Kiwi Compass
The printable library · file three of ten
Plan the week you can actually teach
Start with what is already fixed, then place the teaching around it. A plan built the other way round is a plan that fails on Wednesday.
Week beginning
Student
Course / unit
Non-negotiable appointments
Everything already in the diary that will not move: co-op, therapy, work shifts, the afternoon the car is in the garage.
| Day | Independent blocks | Parent-led blocks | Materials | Catch-up space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | ||||
| Tue | ||||
| Wed | ||||
| Thu | ||||
| Fri |
What may move without panic
Decide this on Sunday, in writing, while nothing has gone wrong yet. On Thursday, when something has, you will not be making the decision — you will be reading it.
The Friday note
| Friday question | This week’s answer |
|---|---|
| What actually got done | |
| What we skipped, and whether it matters | |
| Where the teaching was needed most | |
| One thing to change next week |
Leave the catch-up column empty on purpose. A week planned to 100% capacity is a week with no room to reteach anything, and reteaching is the actual job. If the catch-up space keeps getting filled with new material, the pace is wrong — not the child.
Four good days and one honest Friday beats five planned days and a lost weekend.