Templates & Forms Library

One-page overview of all 36 weeks: theme, anchor texts, milestones, and assessment windows.

One sheet per quarter capturing themes, standards, key projects, and field trips.

One sheet per week — Monday through Friday across all four core subjects.

Five-minute morning prep: today's outcomes, materials to gather, hot questions to expect.

Master list of every text, kit, and consumable used this year — by subject. Saves shopping time and supports portfolios.

Track every borrowed item with due dates so nothing goes missing or late.

Plan an academic field trip end-to-end: connection to standards, logistics, follow-up.

Date-by-date attendance and total instructional hours. Required documentation in most states.

Roll up daily hours into weekly per-subject totals to verify balance across the year.

Mark each Grade 5 CCSS-Math standard as Introduced / Practicing / Mastered with a date.

Mark each NGSS performance expectation by status. Tied to lab notebook entries.

Track Grade 5 CCSS-ELA standards across reading, writing, language, and speaking/listening.

Track NYS framework codes 5.1–5.9 (and any state-adaptation additions) by status.

All assignment scores for the quarter, by subject, leading to a quarter average + 1–4 rubric.

Daily independent reading log: title, minutes, pages, and one-sentence summary.

Index of every dated writing sample saved in the portfolio (rubric scored).

Notifies the local district that a parent intends to home-instruct. Required by NYS by July 1.

The full year plan: subjects, materials, syllabi, hours, and assessment plan. Filed within 4 weeks of district response to the Letter of Intent.

End-of-quarter report to the district: hours by subject, material covered, and progress narrative.

Year-end assessment report: standardized test scores OR an approved evaluator's written narrative.

Permanent record of every standardized test taken — date, form, scores, and percentile.

Top sheet for each quarter's portfolio binder — table of contents + signatures.

Two-page narrative summarizing the entire school year: hours, milestones, growth, next-year plan.

One-page profile for the student's cumulative file — used by future evaluators or schools.

Your week (not the student's): meals, work, appointments, prep blocks, self-care.

Three-priorities + brain-dump format. Keeps the week from overflowing.

Track every curriculum expense for budgeting and (in some states) tax purposes.

Log every co-op class, scout meeting, sports practice, and music lesson — counts toward hours.

Contact info + scheduling notes for outside instructors and mentors.