There is a lot going on in my head a lot of the time. I write everything down, otherwise, I lose whatever information I need. Google Sheets has been very helpful. Homeschooling and online schooling families want flexibility. They want the freedom to work when they want, where they want, without being tied to a desk in a classroom. One tool that can help provide that flexibility is Google Drive.
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Keeping Track of EVERYTHING in Google Sheets
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I have a number of different sheets in my Google Drive. Some of them are:
- homeschool curriculum choices for the coming year
- blog posts – no doubles please
- online courses I have purchased for myself – plus log in info
- online courses for my kids – plus log in info
- and more!
How to Use Google Sheets
All you need to get started with Google Sheets is a Gmail account. If you have any experience with Microsoft Excel then you’ll know exactly how to use Sheets.
How to Use it for Homeschooling
Keeping Track of Curriculum
I had a spreadsheet set up while I was figuring out what curriculum I wanted to use for this coming year, for each of my kids. I like to color-code it so that at a glance I can see what is going on. (And this is not complete for the coming year.)
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Keeping Track of Chores
Use it to keep track of everything that you have going on each. This can be keeping track of:
- Tracking community service hours for your children
- Budgeting for you and your children
- Trip planning
- Rewards system/payment for chores etc
- Use it as a planner for your lessons
FAQ
I put together this FAQ for Google Classroom to hopefully help you figure everything out when it comes to using Google Classroom in your homeschool.