Homework planner, a weekly grid and an assignment log.

A homework planner gives a student one place to write down what is due and to see what is done. This page prints two kinds of sheet from your own list of subjects. The weekly grid shows the whole school week at once, with a square for each subject on each day. The assignment log is a plain list in which each line is one piece of homework with a subject, a task, a due date and a box to tick.

How to use it

1. Type the subjects under Subjects, one on each line. Up to 12 fit.
2. Choose a Sheet: Weekly grid, subjects by day, Assignment log, one list or Both.
3. Tick Add a tests and projects box to leave room under the grid for things to remember.
4. Set Week of to a date to show dates on the columns, and Weeks to print a stack of weeks. Weekends are off, which suits a school week. Tick Include Saturday and Sunday to add them.
5. Pick Colour and Paper, then press Save the PDF.

Using the weekly grid

Write the homework in the square where the subject row meets the day it is due, or the day it will be done, whichever your school uses. Tick the small box in the corner of the square when it is finished. Because every subject has its own row, a quick look down a column shows what is left for today, and a look along a row shows the week for one subject. With five subjects the squares are tall enough for a short note. With ten, they are shorter, so write briefly.

Using the assignment log

The log suits long running work. Write a line when the teacher sets something: the subject, a short task, the date it is due. Tick Done when it is handed in. It has a page of lines, and the page has no weeks, so one sheet can run for as long as it takes to fill. If you chose Both, the log comes after the weekly grids as the last page.

Setting up a term

• Print one page for each week of the term by setting Weeks, and put the stack in a folder.
• Put the date of the first Monday in Week of. Every page after it moves along by seven days.
• Use the tests and projects box for exam dates, project milestones and things to bring on a given day.
• Print a spare log and keep it at the front for work with long deadlines.

Making it a habit

The sheet works when it is filled in at the same moment every day, such as just after school. Keep it where the work is done, not in a bag. A parent or teacher can sign the corner at the end of the week if that suits your home. The planner does not track grades or share anything. It is paper, and the PDF stays on your own computer.

For the rest of the week, try the weekly planner and the chore chart. For revision, make cards with the flashcard maker, and keep time with the pomodoro timer.