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August 7, 2017

Managing Kid’s Busy Schedules {FREE PRINTABLE}

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I was just trying to simplify things for myself, but ended up simplifying things for everyone. Sometimes that’s the side effect of getting organized – we help a lot more than ourselves.

A few years ago, I was losing my mind trying to keep track of when my three elementary girls had their different school specials. What days should they wear tennis shoes for PE? Do they need their library book today? Each day, all three have different specials than each other, and the schedule changes regularly. It is a lot to track! Teachers send home these schedules every week, but then every morning I would have to find those papers to make sure everyone was prepared for school. That got old quick.

I posted a simple sheet of paper with everyone’s names and schedules. I put it up near the back door/ shoe area so I could help everyone in the morning. I imagined myself using it each morning to check everyone was prepared for school. Then an interesting thing happened … the girls read it themselves and prepared themselves. I lost my place as the middle man! I didn’t expect that, because they are still little (in my eyes), but it has been great!! And then when I made the paper dry-erase, an even cooler thing happened, they used the papers from school to fill out their own schedule. I can not emphasize the stress relief of this system, mornings are so much calmer.

This was the paper I used years ago (previously published 3/15/13)Β –

How to keep up with lots of kid schedules

I’ve given this form a big update, though I still suggest laminating it if the schedules change frequently!

Materials needed to create schedule sheet

These are the new forms that have a little more info. (Download your FREE PRINTABLE.)

I have our lists up on the door to the laundry room. When I get a bulletin board up in the laundry room, I’ll probably move this. BUT —> washi tape on a door works for now!

May your school year run smoothly!! Good luck!

From my home to yours,
Mary

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  1. Michelle says

    March 19, 2013 at 8:07 pm

    Great idea!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      July 14, 2013 at 12:02 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  2. Wendy G says

    March 21, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    Great organizing tip! 3 kids’ schedules – which change daily – can be really stressful. Good job on creating this management tool, Mary! Think I will pin this…

    Reply
    • Mary says

      July 14, 2013 at 12:02 am

      Thanks, Wendy!

      Reply
  3. Emily says

    March 25, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    This is a great idea. I only have one in school, and I still struggle to keep up with his extracurriculars and specials in school!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      July 14, 2013 at 12:03 am

      1,2,3, or 10 … it is a lot to keep up with!

      Reply
  4. kristinsalazar597020196 says

    April 1, 2013 at 3:36 pm

    Fabulous Ideas!! I need to do this πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Mary says

      July 14, 2013 at 12:03 am

      Let me know how it goes!

      Reply
  5. Melinda says

    July 3, 2013 at 9:50 am

    Great idea! I have 4 kids in elementary school and keeping track of who needs to wear tennis shoes or bring library books is constantly a thorn in my side.

    Reply
    • Mary says

      July 14, 2013 at 12:01 am

      lol! Yes, I have 3 in elementary school, I can imagine that 4 would be even more hectic!!

      Reply
  6. Kellie says

    January 22, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    This is such a great idea!! I am making one today!!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      January 23, 2014 at 9:00 pm

      Great! Good luck!

      Reply
  7. Jenn says

    August 10, 2017 at 8:09 pm

    Love the idea and your blue doors !!!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      August 10, 2017 at 10:53 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  8. Sara says

    August 13, 2017 at 5:05 pm

    This is perfect for my four kids! Your pictures show that each child has their own 8.5×11 page in landscape format but the printable comes out two children per page in portrait format. I would love to have the bigger version. Is that possible? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      August 13, 2017 at 10:13 pm

      The pages hanging on my door are the same exact ones in the printable – I used the printable to print them. 2 kids per page – those sheets on my door are half sheets. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  9. Brian says

    August 19, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    Argh! I can’t print landscape like all of your pictures. The filoe is password protected. Please let me know how to make changes to the layout so we can print bigger. Four kids and crazy schedules. We need this.

    Reply
    • Mary says

      August 23, 2017 at 1:44 am

      The pages hanging on my door are the same exact ones in the printable – I used the printable to print them. 2 kids per page – those sheets on my door are half sheets. πŸ™‚

      If you want to print bigger, you can always magnify in your print settings. Just an idea.

      Reply
  10. Paula says

    August 23, 2017 at 8:19 am

    Very good idea, Mary! I have 10 kids in school this year, and they all have different schedules. I have a large family wall calendar, but even those large daily squares aren’t big enough to keep track of all of us. This printable may be a life saver!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      August 23, 2017 at 1:28 pm

      Thank you! I hope this helps!

      Reply
  11. Paula says

    August 23, 2017 at 9:31 am

    Mary, I tried to download this free printable, but it tells me I need to log in. When I click that, it takes me to my DropBox account, but I still can’t access the printable. What am I doing wrong?

    Reply
    • Paula says

      August 23, 2017 at 9:42 am

      Mary, I asked on the DropBox forum, and they said that maybe you posted your personal link to the file, not the shared file. They suggested sharing this link with you: http://www.dropbox.com/help/167

      Thank you!
      Paula

      Reply
      • Mary says

        August 23, 2017 at 1:27 pm

        It is definitely a shared link and has worked for thousands of downloads. Maybe try a different browser?

        Reply
    • Mary says

      August 23, 2017 at 1:28 pm

      I’m not sure what is happening. Can you try from a different Internet browser?

      Reply
      • Paula says

        August 23, 2017 at 10:41 pm

        I think my DropBox account had been inactive for too long. It is fixed & I was able to download and print with no problems. I look forward to using these with all of my kiddos in school this year! Last year I never knew who was staying after school for Creative Writing or 100-Mile Running Club. Now I will know whom to pick up and whom to leave behind!

        Thanks for all of your great articles and printouts!

        Reply
        • Mary says

          August 24, 2017 at 12:26 pm

          Glad it worked out!

          Reply

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