Hey Mama! Planner Reviewed

Review: Hey Mama Planner from The Old Schoolhouse

6/2/2016

There's a new planner in town, it's the Hey Mama! Print Schoolhouse Planner 2016-2017 published by The Old Schoolhouse. Can I let you in on a secret? I am SO not a user of a planner... I actually HATE using planners... but you know what I have?

I have a son who IS a planner, who LIKES having things written out... and the thought of having blocks to cross off actually DELIGHTS him.

Guess what I am learning to do?

YUP... use a planner (even though I'm kicking and screaming all the way). :)

Okay... so perhaps I'm not screaming. :) Seriously I'm not.
What I have before me is a coil bound book that opens flat, can be folded back upon itself without damage and with large blocks to write in, and lists. All kinds of ways of doing your planning.. my son is delighted.

The Old Schoolhouse delivers with this Hey Mama Print planner. It has SO much in it that you will find a boon to your planning life. With room for up to five children to plan for it should fit most homeschooling families AND if you need to copy pages to stick them .. do it for those larger families. (I'd just be plopping a manilla folder in as the planner is big enough for that).

So what all do you get.

Three years of calendars.
Monthly calendars starting with July 2016 running through June 2017.
Hey Mama! Letters of encouragement.
Weekly planners
Monthly Goals
Semester Goals
Yearly Goals
Attendance Records (180 check mark boxes where required)
Books read
Curriculum planning sheet
Homeschooling Contact List
Then you get lists for: writing prompts and story starters, list of the presidents, inventions, USA government, USA States and Capitals.
Helps with creating a transcript.
The planner closes with a list for other courses taken.

What Do I Like?

Throughout the book are writings, called "Hey Mama". Longer ones that start each month, shorter ones scattered throughout. Learning opportunities await, such as this one pictured below. I love these learning times, just adds a homey touch.

I find the paper easy to write on, it's a good solid paper. I will be writing in planner in pencil as things are apt to change, and my lad likes pencil and since this planner will predominately be for him it's all good.

What would I like to see done differently?
As a Canadian I would like to see a broader focus to the information pages. I would LOVE to see the stateside specific information be left out and more generic information be put in like.. weights and measurements, notable people in history, maps to world, different types of government and such like. It would provide a broader feel to the planner and would be good information for all people, regardless of where they live, to have on hand.

If you would like to get your own copy of the planner, you can find out more here. Until July 15th, use coupon code CREWCODE which will get you $10 off the print copy! The Digital version is available through Schoolhouse.com with your membership.

With that said, the TOS crew has been busy working through the planner and they have lots of say about it.. Check them out below.