Using a Planning Wheel for
Assignments
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Family Home Evening Resource Book, Making Home Evenings Successful, Using
a Planning Wheel for Assignments, 164
Many home evening discussions must be
prepared well before they are given. There is no substitute for good
preparation, and home evenings are more effective and enjoyable if all
family members participate in their preparation.
Making a planning wheel similar to the one in
the illustration can be an enjoyable family project and can help you make
assignments. This sample planning wheel is for a family of two adults and
six children. However, make your wheel to fit your own family.
Begin by using a piece of heavy paper or
poster board to make the background chart. Out or heavy paper, make a
wheel that you will attach to the chart. On the chart, outside the borders
for the wheel, write all the assignments you normally have as part of your
home evening (see the illustration). On the wheel write the name of each
family member, as illustrated. Attach the wheel to the chart by pushing a
round-headed prong fastener through the center (see illustration). This
will allow the wheel to turn freely. Children too young to accept
responsibility on their own should be paired with a parent or an older
child.
Rotate the assignments each week. For
example, if Mother and Kirk have the assignment to plan an activity this
week, then next week they will take care of the musical numbers for the
home evening.
Making a planning wheel would be a good
family project to start off the new year of family home evenings.
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