At the beginning of the school year, I plan out each subject, noting how much material should be covered each quarter.  However, I do not make the quantity of the work my primary goal.  I wish to emphasize the quality of the experiences my children have; experiences teach much more effectively than books.

At my home school, I can’t tell what I might be doing one day to the next.   We do many surprise ‘field trips’ and other activities that take us away from the day to day seat work we normally do.  Between doctors, dentists, optometrists, allergists,  sick days, family outings, and other special occasions, it is hardly worth my while to plan too far in advance.  On average, I plan assignments a week in advance. Each Monday morning, I sit at my computer and make sure all my records are up to date.  As I look at each subjects completed assignments for the previous week, I create the assignments for the current week. Not planning to far in advance also gives me the option to move incomplete  assignments to the following week without too much hassle.