Elan Publishing CompanyCombination Wide Plan and Record Book: One Efficient 8-1/2" X 11" Book for Lesson Plans and Grades Combines 8WPL and R9310 - (WC-8)

I think this planner will work well for the entire year. This is a great lesson planner and a bit more than I need for my small homeschool class. I love that it has the wide fold out pages providing extra space to scribe out detailed lesson plans daily while also providing additional space on the flip side for weekly planning, appointments and materials needed. The 1st 3 pages contain a lot of information such as classroom procedures, important dates and holidays along with 2 teacher daily schedules. The double sided pocket in the center of the planner is a nice surprise followed by an idea reminder page to jot quick thoughts and ideas. There is a grade calculation chart and 4 supplementary data pages that could easily be used as note pages. This planner contains a lot (35- 3 page foldout sets) of grading pages for 50 students per set. There should be plenty of pages to record grades for the *entire year* if you don't have 1,750 students needing grades logged per quarter. The great thing about all the extra grading pages is they can be used as note pages should you not need them as they were intended. There are plenty of pages to tweak this lesson planner to your needs.

Love Love Love this book. My eyes need wider boxes and everything is well thought out. I only need to plan six periods so I tore out the extra lesson planning sheets and created a pad for my daily to do list. Works for me :-). I appreciate the thoughtfulness of the grade book sheets. It's easy to fold them back so I don't need to rewrite student names each quarter. All of the space is utilized. I've been using online grade books for years but I recently decided to go back to paper because the new online system is a pain. This book is perfect for my needs.

I'm a high-school teacher who files lesson plans online. But I still like to have my own hard copy that I can erase if and when the lessons don't go just exactly as I'd hoped they would. The ELAN planner (with a section for grades as well--MANY grades, many pages) is a really good buy and a very useful tool for teachers. I've already shown it to several of my colleagues who intend to buy one themselves. It has more than enough space to plan for any type of schedule your school runs, places to add notes about class demographics, seating charts, and--as I said--a whole section of grade pages. I would recommend you buy this if you teach in any capacity. I really do love it!

This is the first lesson plan/grade book combination I have come across in nearly ten years of teaching that I like! The foldout pages provide much needed space for both lessons and grades. The "plan for week" pages have been wonderful for organizing my time while at school. I do adjust some of the headings to meet my needs, but the page has been an invaluable asset. The pocket divider in the center is a handy addition as well. The only reason I haven't given this planner five stars is because, for my purposes, there are far too many grade pages - there are 35 foldout pages! Each foldout has 10 weeks listed and a summary page - that's 350+ weeks of grades. Way too many for most teachers even at the high school level. I wish at least half of these pages were blank or lined pages for notes instead. Overall, great quality and well thought out planner!

Love this grade book. I bought this on as a gift for a fellow teacher, because it’s one stop shopping. The balance of planning, a pocket folder and plenty of grade book space makes it worth the money. I have tried other systems of keeping up with grades and attendance over the years, but I keep coming back to the grade book. It’s keeps all your records handy which is great for parent/ teacher conferences. Also, it’s a quick reference when students have questions about attendance or grades, especially if the network is down. I would recommend this gradebook if you need a planner and record keeping capability.

Don’t get me wrong it was just to bug and heavy. It does the job right but it’s to much eight to carry aside from everything else that I have to carry too

I am using this for 2 of my homeschooled kids (equivalent of 7 blocks). We use BJU dvd program and I use this planner to write what I need for lessons and reminders of what to check. (Scroll to bottom for specifics on what this has- Homeschool info in the next paragraphs) I am not required to keep grades for this curriculum but do because my kids want a measurement of their progress for rewards. Excuse my sloppy writing- I am prepping for surgery and rushing plans for the babies. I included photos of each type of page available so if you homeschool, public or private school you have an idea of what to expect.The wide planning pages are amazing! In some subjects I have many notes and this holds it all. There is also a year calendar event overview, seating charts, and areas for grading. For my kids I did supplement one of the formats available for grading. I needed a segment to record each child/per subject so this differs from what most would use this for. It still works and keeps me organized. Without this I wouldn't be as prepared to continue schooling whilst transitioning during a move and a surgery. We have 4 kids but only 2 who are HSed- I feel like if you had more kids homeschooled you would need another book like this so you could write out each subject per kid. With BJU my 3rd grader takes really 5 subjects now but it will be 7 total when we receive the dvd portion of lessons August 1. My kindergarten child only has 2 segments- k5 beginnings and k5 math. If you homeschool consider how you would write out your kids' plans. If you write it per subject per child count the subjects and maybe use more blocks (they are undated) or buy a second identical planner to keep grades and schedules straight.List of what this has:Classroom procedure page, emergency procedure page including a section on students with special schedules or health instructions, special classes or duties, teachers daily schedule page, multiple seat plan pages (3 with 4 block sections per page), supplementary data for special tests 2 pages, overview planning 2 pages, schedule of school events flip calendar style 2 pages, block period wide planning pages that begin with plans for the week, materials needed, appt conference reminders and special event reminders, a reminder page in the back before the grade book for and idea or desired idea and then your action taken to keep you inspired, upcoming educational event page with columns for date time place event and credit or cost, a computing percentage grades graph, supplementary data pages which in photos I used for homeschool kids per subject 4 pages total, many grading sheet pages that allows for recording weekly averages - final grade- total absences- first and second report- first and second meetings- and weeks 1 through 3 with months and dates subject and sections.

I find it very useful. I do wish it had a monthly calendar as well, but it's not a huge issue. It's great for grade record keeping, planning my lessons. Lots of spaces and well laid out.My only complaint is that I do wish that the cover was a bit sturdier, but other than that, it's a great item.