How to choose the perfect homeschool planner for multiple students can be easy when you have the right tools. And a homeschool planner should have unique sections to use for multiple children.
Besides keeping you organized, a homeschool planner for multiple children should include distinct lesson plan templates.
Too, I will show you exactly how to choose the almost perfect homeschool planner for multiple children without breaking the bank.
Besides, using a teacher planner which is used for 30 students is not the same as creating a unique homeschool planner for multiple kids.
Don’t adjust your unique lifestyle to a premade planner that is not created for our homeschool lifestyle. Teacher planners are created for classroom use and not family use.
Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students
First, learn what you need exactly in your homeschool planner for multiple kids.
Look at 5 questions you want to consider before you purchase or put a planner together.
5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Or Put Together a Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students
- Will you homeschool year-round or use the same calendar months used by public school?
- Do you want assignment sheets to be filled out by you or will your students be filling out assignment sheets?
- What are the advantages of putting together my own versus buying one premade?
- Do I live in a state which requires more stringent record keeping and thus need more recording keeping pages?
- How important is room to write which is directly related to the size of the planner you want?
So, after you have your clear goals in mind, whittle down your choices.
For example, when you’re teaching multiple students, you need a choice of lesson planning templates.
I used lesson planning templates when my kids were younger and when they are older, I did a mix and match of forms.
Using an editable lesson planning page allows me to pick and choose the subjects I want to fill in each year for each child.
I’ve created unique lesson plan templates which can be used for at least 4 if not more children when you use the two-page spread.
Because almost every line is editable you can fill in with your student’s name or a subject. You need lots of flexibility when you have multiple children because you have multiple ages.
Having multiple ages creates problems for most planners. They will either have something too young-ish or templates not flexible for young children as well.
Homeschool Planner to Use for Multiple Ages
I’ve found making my own has been the key to getting that perfect homeschool planner
Also, I use a combination of either a DIY Student Planner OR a weekly checklist. You may need both in your planner.
In addition, if you’re trying to save ink (me not so much because I love color) I have an editable form for a 180 lesson plan template.
You can find black and white lesson plan templates here at Step 4. Choose Lesson Planning Pages of my 7 Step DIY Homeschool Planner.
Moreover, a lesson plan template created for homeschool use should have spaces for you to pen in lesson plans for you to teach your children together.
This lesson planning template I create for 3 or 4 kids.
It also has room at the bottom to pen it topics or subjects your kids learned together.
You don’t really need that much room to write skill subjects in when kids are real young. Jotting down main ideas is what I noted at younger ages.
By the way, if you have 4 kids and one or two of your children are in PreK or K grades, you can divide this template where you list your children’s names with a light pencil.
All my forms have so much flexibility so take your time choosing.
Unique Forms for a Multiple Children Planner
Although lesson planning pages and weekly checklist are the heart of keeping your organized, there are other forms you may want for multiple ages.
- If you live in a state where you have to keep records or you have a high school teen, you need to track attendance. This Colorful and Editable Homeschooled Student Attendance Record has 3 color choices.
- Whether you want to keep grades or not is another section to add to your planner for multiple students. The editable grade keepers are here on Step 5b. Choose MORE Unique Forms JUST for You!
- In addition, field trips are a huge part of homeschooling whether you have multiple children or not; you can find field trip tracking forms also at Step 5b. Choose MORE Unique Forms JUST for You!
- Lastly, goals are a huge part of planning for multiple ages. You’ll love the goals forms I have here at Step 3. Choose Goals/Objectives.
Organized the pages for a unique homeschool planner to use with different ages does not have to be complicated, but it should be unique.
Again, don’t try to adjust your unique needs to a planner which may have a bunch of useless forms.
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What else would you add to a planner for multiple children? Look at these other planners and tips
- Also check out the Ultimate Homeschool Planner and you can read about it here on my post Ultimate Homeschool Planner.
- Add in calendars and grab these beautiful ones here at Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers
- Pre-Homeschool Year Planning Checklist – 7 Step Homeschool Planner
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