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You know that day, when you woke in the night and knew something was off. Dozed back off and woke up with your alarm, but you had that feeling of doom? You are sick, fever, chills, tired, sore throat and achy all over. Your children however, are all fine, dandy bundles of energy. Do you have a plan…besides calling daddy, or your mom? Are you going to feel up to keeping up with the chores?
No, me neither, and after a few times of the above scenario, I came up with a Mommy Sick Day Plan.
First you will need some heavy duty pocket folders. I like the ones that are plastic and can go in a three ring binder. You will need one or two for each child, I use a different color for each child. 
I gather lots of fun worksheets, pages, crafty type things, and a few recipes for each of my children and place them in their own folder. The recipes are things we have made before, and are located on the back cover of the binder.
There is a different colored folder for each child filled with worksheets.
I then put the folders into a Sick Day Binder, that is easily located on a day when mom is sick. This will help my children keep up with daily tasks, school, chores, and meals, without making my head hurt, you know with the endless questions. I am sure you understand what I mean…Mommy is sick, what do we do…
The older children help the younger children as they work through their folders on a mommy sick day. They school, cook and chore together. They make daddy a grocery list, and keep in touch with him. I am here, but normally if I am sick enough to not be able to do school, I am just here in body.
Places to find worksheets and other fun pages/activities:
Currclick
Guest Hallow
For our binder, I have more than one day’s work in it. This way, I have breathing space if I am sick longer than I hope to be.
Our chores are pretty much the same as every day and posted on our refrigerator.
By having a Sick Day Binder ready for your children, easily located, and filled with a few days worth of fun work, your children won’t have to miss out on a day of school when you are under the weather.
I keep our binder on our manipulative and resource/game shelf.
How do you plan ahead for a mommy sick day?
Awesome idea! Going to work this into our system. I am already doing red, green and yellow folders that go with how I feel
This is a fantastic idea that I could have used a few times in the last 3 years of homeschooling. Usually I would just have my children work on the things they could that were listed on their weekly lesson plans.
Thank you for this wonder idea. I am making one this year.
Thanks alot. I will be making one of these folders.
aloha leila
Such a smart idea! For us, if mom is sick then independent work still needs to be done but all together work gets put off to another day.
Wow, this is a cute and smart idea.
I love this! I will try making this at home!
I will be making up one of these binders here too!! So smart! =}
this is genius I tell ya! I’m sharing it with the world!! Love, love, love.
That is brilliant. Thus far my Mommy Sick Day plan has been: All the planning flies out the window and please, children, just watch TV all day.
Love this!! I will definitely be making us a folder. Thank you for sharing this idea!