{"id":1843,"date":"2010-12-21T13:46:12","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T20:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2017-05-30T20:16:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T20:16:28","slug":"homeschool-planning-the-peaceful-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/homeschool-planning-the-peaceful-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeschool Planning the Peaceful Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Long ago I requested feedback for a planner cover, and now can show you some finished planners. The <a href=\"https:\/\/everyday-education.com\/peaceful-planning-system\/\">Peaceful Planning System<\/a> is a unique, small-booklet based system that is quick and easy to use, portable enough for military or missionary families, and flexible enough for any style\u00a0of schooling, from Charlotte Mason to traditional textbooks. The small size of recordkeeping spaces helps to remind you that recordkeeping can be simple\u2014you don&#8217;t need to write a book!<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"p1\">Peaceful Planning helps you focus on things that matter.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/everyday-education.com\/peaceful-planning-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2809 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/everyday-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PeacefulPlanning.net_-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"The Peaceful Planning system makes homeschool planning and record-keeping simple.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"2809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/everyday-education.com\/peaceful-planning-system\/peacefulplanning-net\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/everyday-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PeacefulPlanning.net_.jpg?fit=735%2C1102&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"735,1102\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PeacefulPlanning.net\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/everyday-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PeacefulPlanning.net_.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/everyday-education.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PeacefulPlanning.net_.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>Many years of homeschooling taught me that planning and record-keeping tools had to be simple and streamlined, and preferably, easy to carry. The Peaceful Planning system closely resembles the simple records I created when we were homeschooling, except that the original versions were hand drawn in a notebook. I hope you\u2019ll find\u00a0these little booklets a helpful tool for peaceful planning.<\/p>\n<h2>So far, the available planners include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/everyday-education.com\/product\/12-year-planner\/\">12-Year\u00a0Planner<\/a><\/em> booklet (Need only one.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/everyday-education.com\/product\/k-8-student-record\/\">K-8 Student Record<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(One for each student.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/everyday-education.com\/product\/high-school-student-record\/\">High School Student Recor<\/a>d<\/i>\u00a0(One for each student.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/everyday-education.com\/product\/lifetime-reading-list\/\">Lifetime Reading List<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(As desired.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p2\">The Peaceful Planning System also uses:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">1 <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2m47SCJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expandable pocket folder <\/a>(2\u201d size works well)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">1 large <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2m3Gi71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3-ring binder with tabs<\/a> (the 12-year cumulative record)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2mmDNzg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>binder <\/a>(for your yearly paperwork)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Calendar or personal planner<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">You can read an overview of how it works and how to use each piece at <a href=\"https:\/\/everyday-education.com\/peaceful-planning-system\/\"><em>The Peaceful Planning System<\/em> at Everyday-Education.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doingwhatmatters.com\/planning\/\">More articles on planning<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m trying to choose a cover for the new Making Time for Things that Matter Life Planner. 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