Step 4 of creating your Go-To Resource book is actually the easiest to set up, but the hardest to maintain because it’s all about the kids.

Use and label one 3 ring tabbed divider for each child. Also include 5-7 clear protector sheets per section.

Ideas for what goes in each child’s section:

• Monthly lunch menus
• Class lists
• School supply list (in case you have to replenish during the year)
• Teacher announcements/notes
• Sports practice/competition schedules
• Other activity schedules, rosters, information

Now the challenge comes in keeping each child’s section up to date. Set aside one day a week (this should only take 5 minutes total) to quickly review the items in your book and trash items that are out of date or no longer needed.

The goal of this book is to keep the important information in your daily life at your family’s fingertips. Try not to let this book get too bogged down, and only keep information that is relevant to the whole family in it. I keep my schedule, passwords and more personal information in a different place.  This should be a book that you could leave on the counter for the babysitter, your spouse or the kids to use.

Just in case you missed it:

• Creating a Go-To Resource Book - Step 1
• Menu Plan Monday and Go-To Resource Book - Step 2
• Go-To Resource Book - Step3 - The Big Picture
• 5 Back to School Sanity Savers

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