The Busywork Book

The Busywork Book

$19.00

40 ready-to-paste AI messages for the homeschool jobs that pile up after the lessons are done. Use them for field trips, progress notes, meal plans, emails to the co-op and a calm answer for the relative who questions homeschooling.

A 26-page PDF plus a private page with a copy button on every recipe. Works with ChatGPT, Claude or Grok, free accounts included.

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Description

The work after the lessons, in one place

The lessons are only part of it. There’s the field trip to plan, the progress notes for your records, the email to the co-op leader, dinner on a school night, and the comment from a relative that you keep replaying. The Busywork Book gives you a ready-to-paste message for each of those jobs. Fill in a few blanks, send it, and you get back the plan, the list or the email you’d otherwise write at 9 p.m.

What’s inside

40 recipes in six chapters:

  • Plan the extras: a unit study from one topic, a field trip before and after, a light week, a co-op class, a summer rhythm and a read-aloud list.
  • Teach it: discussion questions, a hands-on activity from your kitchen, a way for a younger sibling to join in, a Friday review game and more.
  • Records and paperwork: quarterly progress notes, a high school course description, a cleaned-up book list and what to save for a portfolio.
  • Run the house around school: a chore chart that fits school days, a meal plan for school weeks, a morning routine with a toddler underfoot and a plan for when you’re the one who’s sick.
  • Say it well: an email to the co-op leader, notes for a grandparent covering a school day, a park day invite and a kind way to say no.
  • Think it through: choosing between two curricula, a midyear check-in, a plan for a hard season and goals for next year.

How each recipe works

Every recipe tells you what it’s for and what to have on hand. Then comes the message itself, with [BRACKETS] to fill in. Each one ends with what to check before you use the answer and one follow-up to try in the same chat.

You fill in a short family card once, with your kids’ grades, your curriculum and how your days usually go. Paste it above any recipe, and the AI knows your family without you explaining it every time.

What you get

  • A 26-page PDF to print or keep on your phone
  • A private page on this site with a copy button on every recipe, where your family card is saved so it’s added to each recipe you copy

Written the same way as the free tools

  • It’s for you, not your kids. Every message is written for the parent. You stay the teacher.
  • It tells the AI not to guess. Where facts matter, like book titles, places, prices or your curriculum, each message asks the AI to say when it isn’t sure.
  • It tells you what to check. AI makes mistakes, so every recipe names the part to look over.

Questions

Do I need a paid AI account?
No. A free account with ChatGPT, Claude or Grok is enough.

I’ve barely used ChatGPT. Will this work for me?
Yes. The book starts with a one-page “Start here,” and every recipe is copy, fill in and send.

Is this a planner?
No. For planning your week, use the free Weekly Planning Assistant. The Busywork Book covers everything around the lessons.

Can I share it?
It’s for your own family. Please don’t share the PDF or the page’s password.

What if it isn’t for me?
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