Tasks Checklists Vs. Lesson Planner

I have tried many planning methods for writing out my lessons and none really ever worked for me consistently until I created my own version of a lesson plan organizer and a grade book all in one. I use the same checklist every week and some weeks when we get behind I just delete what we did complete and save the rest for the current week's checklist (then 'save as' with the current week's date). Each week, I fill in the columns for the new assignments for the week and change any center descriptions. There is a column for the state objective number, the date to be covered, the assignments to be completed and a column for each of the students in that group. The current week's checklist stays in the front of my binder so that I can check off when students have started or completed a task and I can record what grade they receive. I keep the previous weeks checklists behind the current one (for the grading period) so that I can average grades as each week ends and I can also see what a student is missing from other weeks. Basically this is my customized version of a lesson list and a grade book combined into one. I do have multiple checklists each week: 1 for each ability group (4 groups) for math and 1 for science or social studies activities for the week.

Group checklist for this week.

Checklist from last quarter with grades marked.

Center list for the week for all groups.

All of the center lists & checklists clipped together at the end of the quarter after grades are calculated for report cards.

The 'Center Stations' checklist lists the name of the Center Station (the names and the skills to be completed at these centers do not change each week but the material or problems to be completed change with our lessons and themes each week), the center number (helps with organization in the classroom and student punch cards), a column to list the specific center activity at each station for each ability level group, and finally a column to list the materials that need to be copied, collected or created for each center to be completed by the students. This Center Station list is a great reference to have nearby for myself and our teacher assistant so that we can quickly review the directions or the activity to answer student questions.
The weekly checklist has these center stations listed on it (middle to end of page) and when students start a center we draw a line diagonally through the box on the checklist with the date and when the center is completed we put the grade on the bottom of the diagonal line. Since center work is generally done in partners or independently some students are tempted to start many centers and finish none without frequent redirection. I understand this very well since I have many, MANY projects that I start and put down temporarily to work on another project. Maybe I should start putting a time stamp on my projects and tasks as motivation to finish. Nah.