Weekly family activity planner
Choose workshops and your own activities for each day of the week. Keep a plan on this device, change it as you go and print a copy.
Pick a workshop or enter an idea of your own. Entries stay in this browser on this device.
Plan a week you can change
Put in a library visit or local group at its fixed time first. Add one project that can be started and put aside, then let each family member choose one small activity. Leave some days blank. A child who returns to yesterday’s bridge design is already bringing a question to the table.
For a paper version, write the seven days across a sheet. Under each, leave space for a morning idea, an afternoon idea and something you want to revisit. A star next to an unfinished activity can carry it into the next week.
Try a flexible three-day plan
This is a fictional example, not a recommended timetable or a record of a family we have worked with.
| Day | Fixed arrangement | One optional idea | Question to return to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | An already-confirmed library visit | Look for pictures of bridges | Which shapes seem to support a load? |
| Tuesday | Leave travel and other commitments visible | Fold one paper bridge | What changed when the fold changed? |
| Wednesday | No new outing added | Revisit the bridge if anyone wants to | What would we keep, change or ask next? |
Put the fixed arrangement in first. Use the activity field for a short note such as “Paper bridge — return to Tuesday’s fold”. A finished-looking week is not the aim: leave room for rest, practical responsibilities, changing interests and a second attempt. Confirm a real visit with its organiser; adding it to this planner does not book a place.
A paper plan and a short review
Copy this blank record into a notebook or print the page. Repeat a row for the days you need; there is no requirement to fill a whole week.
| Day or time | Confirmed arrangement | Optional activity | Materials or adult help to arrange | Revisit or change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ |
| __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ |
| __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ |
At the end of an activity, ask: What did we notice? What question is still open? Do we want to continue, change it or stop? A drawing, a sentence or a conversation can hold the answer. This is an organising aid, not an assessment of a child or proof that a particular education requirement has been met. Keep names, medical details and other sensitive information out of a shared-device plan.