Hey, busy mama! Do all of your responsibilities have you stretched thin? Do you spend your days caring for your kids, husband, school, farm animals, finances, garden, and home from the time you wake up until the time your close your eyes at night? Is homestead planning taking the backseat at this point in your life?
When you lie down at night, do you realize that you haven’t had the time or energy to care for yourself?
I feel ya, girl! I have been in the very same tired and worn out shoes…
What you need is an efficient system to keep up with everything that you have going on in your day to day life. Let me help you find your footing in the midst of homesteading, homeschooling, and homemaking with a guide full of worksheets, reports, charts, schedules, and more made especially for my fellow homesteading mamas!
The Homestead Mama Planning Pack Will Kick Your Household, homeschool, and Homestead Planning into High Gear!
The Homestead Mama’s Planning Pack isn’t just for your homestead planning… It is packed with resources and record-keeping sheets for your household and homeschool as well!
So are you ready to simplify and organize your home, farm, and school while increasing your efficiency and productivity?
What will you find inside the Homestead Mama Planning Pack?
The Homestead Mama Planning Pack contains the entire Homestead Management Binder, the All-In-One Homeschool Planner, AND the Household Management Notebook!
Homestead Planning Pack Section 1: Homestead Management Binder
The Homestead Management section includes the Livestock Management Binder, Garden Planner, Homestead Goal & Project Planner, AND the Farm & Homestead Finance Tracker.
Homestead Goals & Projects
The Seasonal Homestead Goal Sheet is separated into the four seasons. Jot down your goals for each season so that you don’t get overwhelmed with one huge year-long list.
Homestead Projects in Progress is a spreadsheet to keep track of projects, their completion dates, and notes about each project.
Homestead To-Do List is a simple sheet to brainstorm and cross-off your daily or weekly to-dos. You can laminate this one to reuse with a dry-erase marker as needed.
Weekly Homestead Tasks is separated into lists for each day of the week. Write down the tasks that need to be done every week here. For example, if you need to muck a stall two days/week, choose two days to assign that task to and write them into the correct slots.
The Monthly Homestead Goal Sheets are to be used in the same way as the Seasonal Homestead Goal Sheet except it is broken down a little bit more into months of the year.
Livestock Management
The Livestock Management Binder includes the following livestock record keeping sheets:
Goat Record Book
- Goat Identification
- Medical Treatment
- Deworming & Immunizations
- Breeding Record
- Kidding Record
- Milk Production
Cattle Record Book
- Cattle Identification
- Medical Treatment
- Deworming & Immunizations
- Breeding Record
- Calving Record
- Milk Production
Pig Record Book
- Pig Identification
- Medical Treatment
- Breeding Record
- Farrowing Record
- Dress Out Record
Horse Record Book
- Horse Identification
- Medical Treatment
- Deworming & Immunizations
- Breeding Record
- Foaling Record
Livestock Guardian Dog Record Book
- LGD Identification
- LGD Medical
- LGD Breeding
Rabbit Record Book
- Rabbit Identification
- Medical Treatment
- Breeding Record
- Kindling Record
Chicken Record Book
- Flock Record
- Egg Production
- Medical Treatment
- Hatching Record
Honeybee Record Book
- Honeybee Apiary Information
- Hive Inspections
- Honey Yields
The Livestock Management section also includes these General Livestock Info sheets:
- Additions & Losses
- Feed Schedule
- Livestock Expenses
Garden Planner
USDA Hardiness Zone Guide
- Do you know what USDA Zone you are in? Use this resource sheet to find out.
Sowing Schedule
- This sheet allows you to write in the seeds that you sow, the sowing date, the planting depth, whether they were started indoors, direct, or transplanted, the seed spacing, and the days to germination.
Garden Planning Grid
- Design your garden’ layout on this grid. Make sure to companion plant for better production.
Seed Inventory
- Keep track of all of the seeds that you have in stock with this form.
Harvest Log
- Record your harvest bounty on his sheet.
Garden Compost Guide
- Do you know what items are safe to compost? Use this guide for proper composting.
Farm & Homestead Finance Tracker
The Farm & Homestead Finance Tracker includes the following financial record keeping sheets:
Annual Expenses by Tax Category
- Keeping your expenses separated by tax category will make your accountant smile from ear to ear. It will also help you know where your dollars are going so that you can maximize profit in the next year.
Annual Income by Category
- Income tracking by category is another great way to help you focus on your homestead’s most profitable aspects and maximize profit.
Income & Sales
- Track your farm & homestead’s sales and income on this sheet.
Annual Farm Finance Review
- This sheet gives you an at-a-glance view of your homestead’s overall annual profits.
Farm & Homestead Financial Goals
- Use this sheet to keep track of all of your financial goals for your farm & homestead.
Farm Savings/Operating Fund Log
- Each time you deposit or withdraw money from your farm account, track it on this sheet.
Miscellaneous Expenses
- Keep tabs of all farm & homestead expenses outside of the garden & livestock expenses using this sheet.
Garden Expenses
- Use this sheet to write down each time you spend money on your garden.
Livestock Expenses
- Use this sheet to write down each time you spend money on your livestock.
Farm & Homestead Debt Tracker
- Use the lines on the barn as specific dollar amounts according to the level of your current farm & homestead debt. Fill in a new line each time that amount of debt is paid off.
Homestead Planning Pack Section 2: Household Management
COVER PAGES
This cover sheet can be placed on the front of your binder. I use a binder with a clear front pocket, but you can also laminate and tape or glue the cover to a binder without a pocket. There are also covers for each section: Cleaning, Maintenance, Kitchen, and Finances.
THE CALENDAR PAGE
This page can be used for any month of the year. Just print it out and fill it in.
THE DAILY ROUTINE
My daily routine is split into three sections…morning, afternoon, and evening. I have stopped using specific times for each task because I was feeling down when I would do my dishes at 7:00 PM instead of 6:00 PM. If specific times help you, then by all means, use them, mama! I just prefer to keep my time frame set up with only the morning, afternoon, and evening deadlines. This way I can adjust as needed without feeling like I have ruined my day.
THE TO-DO LIST
You have certain things that you have to accomplish each day and you probably have a running list of those tasks in your mind. I promise you that you could complete these things in a much more effective manner if you had them written out on a pretty piece of paper that is made specifically to hold those tasks for you.
| CLEANING |
THE WEEKLY CHORE LIST
It is so easy to forget about the chores that are not completed every day. When we do remember we often feel like we just do not have time to do them. That is where this list comes in. There is a section to write specific chores for each day of the week. For example, on Monday I clean out my car as well as the oven and microwave. Tuesdays are
for weeding the garden and cleaning the garage, porch, and patio. This really helps me to keep the bigger tasks in check. You can even give the kids their own customized chore charts!
This pack includes a blank Weekly Chore list that you can fill in with your own chores and tasks as well as a Weekly Chore list that is already pre-filled with tasks. Choose which one works best for you!
THE MONTHLY CHORE LIST
I said that it was easy to forget about the chores that aren’t completed on a daily basis, so how much more difficult is it to remember the ones that are only completed monthly or even yearly?? You guessed it, I have a list for that.
This pack includes 2 Monthly Chore Lists. One is blank for you to fill in with your own monthly chores and tasks and another that is already pre-filled with tasks. Choose which list works best for you!
SEASONAL CHORES
Use this sheet to keep track of the chores/tasks that only need to be completed seasonally.
CHORE CHART
Fill this chore chart in with your child’s name and their daily chores. Give them a check mark or a sticker under each day that they complete.
| MAINTENANCE |
HOME PROJECTS
I like to keep a running list of homestead projects, home repairs, homeschool project ideas, etc. I don’t want these items cluttering up my daily to-do list when I know they won’t be completed for another month or more so they are kept on this separate list.
SEASONAL PROJECTS
Projects that need to be completed during a specific season go on this list.
HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE LOG
When you make repairs, complete routine maintenance, or have any other work done on your home you can list it here.
HOUSEHOLD INVENTORY
List your valuable items on this sheet. This is helpful in case of a fire, flooding, or any other type of disaster that could lead to an insurance claim.
SERVICE CONTACTS
Keep track of your service contacts (cleaning service, utility companies, etc.) on this sheet.
| KITCHEN |
THE WEEKLY MEAL PLAN
Use this sheet to plan your family’s meals throughout the week.
THE GROCERY LIST
Laminate this grocery list and use a dry erase marker so you don’t have to reprint it each time you need to grocery shop. Jot down food or household items that you are running low on throughout each week. When grocery shopping day rolls around, your list will be ready to go.
RECIPE CARDS
Write your favorite recipes out on these recipe cards.
FAVORITE FAMILY MEALS
List your family’s favorite meals for an easy-access master list that will make meal planning a breeze.
PANTRY STAPLES CHECKLIST
The Pantry Staples Checklist is a list of foods to keep in your pantry to be able to make from-scratch meals anytime.
| FINANCES |
FINANCIAL GOALS
List your actionable and attainable financial goals for your family on this sheet.
BUDGET
Write out the monthly expenses for your household to set a budget. List your bills, donations, savings, and payments toward debt.
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Keep track of your family’s income with this spreadsheet.
HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES
This sheet can be used to help balance your checking account/cash envelopes.
DEBT TRACKER
Fill in a new circle each time you reach a new debt payoff milestone.
SAVINGS TRACKER
Fill in a new circle each time you reach a new savings milestone.
Homestead Planning Pack Section 3: Homeschool Management
COVER PAGES
This cover sheet goes on the front of my homeschool binder. I use a binder with a clear front pocket, but if you have one without this pocket you can tape the laminated cover to the front.
| PLANNING |
MONTHLY CALENDAR
SEMESTER LEARNING PLAN
The Learning Plan has columns for each subject, the title of the curriculum used, and the total number of lessons within the course. I like to divide the number of lessons by the number of days that we plan to study each subject to be sure that we will be able to complete the course within our school year.
HOMESCHOOL GOAL SHEET
Each month I set new goals for our homeschool on the Monthly Goals sheet. These goals could be academic (i.e. Child’s name should read # of books per month) or mental and emotional (i.e. Show more patience and grace when teaching math).
WEEKLY LESSON PLANS
The Weekly Lesson Plan sheet is where I write down what we plan to accomplish on each day for each subject. As we finish a lesson, I check it or mark it off of the sheet so I have a visual of where we are for the day and for the week.
TO-DO LIST
| RECORDS |
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
I keep an attendance log for each day that we do school work, go on field trips, or do community service work. This page has numbers 1-31 with a star beside each number. Check, cross-out, or fill in the stars next to the dates that you “did school” You can print one for each month or print one and laminate it to reuse for each month. I print a new one for each month so that I can keep them for my records.
GRADES
READING LOG
We are working hard to increase the number of books we read in our household. To help with this, I keep up with each completed book in this reading log (one per reading-aged child). When it is filled up, the kids get a special treat to celebrate!
COMMUNITY SERVICE LOG
The Community Service Log Sheet contains all volunteer work completed by the school age kiddos. This is helpful if you have a community service requirement or if you just want to keep track for your older children’s resumes.
FIELD TRIP LOG
Anytime we go on a field trip, vacation, or complete community service work I write down the date, where we went, what we did, and what the educational purpose was for our records.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed by our extracurricular activities so I created a form to help me keep track. Soccer, Piano, Baseball, 4-H, Trail Life, etc. We only do one extracurricular activity per child per season right now, but we still have a lot going on with three kiddos involved so this sheet is definitely a sanity saver.
DOCTOR VISITS
Our family doesn’t visit the doctor often, but when we do I forget which kid had what within three months. The doctor visit form helps me to keep track of any illnesses and medications that my kids have throughout the year without having to keep a mental file.
SAFETY DRILL LOG
It is ALWAYS a great idea to practice safety drills (fire, tornado, earthquake, etc) with your kids. I use the Safety Lessons and Drills Form so I can easily see when we are due for a refresher.
| FINANCES |
HOMESCHOOL EXPENSES
CURRICULUM RESALE
The Homestead Mama Planning Pack includes the entire Homestead Management Binder, the All-In-One Homeschool Planner, and the Household Management Notebook–> a $74 value for only $60!
*Do not replicate to sell. This product was created by Faithful Farmwife (Jessica Quinn) and is for personal use only.
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