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School Year 2022-2023 Homeschool Planning Schedules Beautiful Forms

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I have the color choices for the 2022 to 2023 homeschool planning schedules. Build your homeschool schedules from this form.

Long range planning is key to sticking to homeschool, so I know you’ll love getting these color choices early.

Homeschool Planning Schedules

Remember, I create both academic and physical year calendars to help you build your homeschool planning schedules.

Although the homeschool planning schedule calendars may seem similar to plain calendars, let me assure you they are not.

I create 3 different sets of calendars each year.
One set is a homeschool planning your year calendar;
one set set is a regular calendar for reference;
and one set is a two page per month calendar which have big boxes for writing in.

When you take a closer look, you’ll see that each calendar has a different purpose.

School Year 2022-2023 Homeschool Planning Schedules Beautiful Forms

Dynamic Homeschool Planning Schedule

First, keep in mind the PERMANENT home for this homeschool planning form each year is Step 5a. Choose Unique Forms JUST for You.

I release it first to my followers getting my updates in their email. If you want the forms first, remember to follow me by clicking here to sign up and confirm in your inbox.

Look at the features of this hardworking dynamic homeschool planning schedule calendar. The dynamic homeschool planning schedule calendar

  • has all 12 months on one page so if you school year round, you can still track;
  • is a calendar where you want to highlight weeks you plan to homeschool and mark out weeks you take off;
  • is used to track each day and total weeks by writing down;
  • can be used to prior plan detailed, loosely, or note on it as you school each day;
  • has a comprehensive key box at the bottom of the form for you to note things like first day of school, holidays, quarters, and goals for days and weeks to homeschool.

Important Note: For this school year I went back to starting the forms on July and end June. 

Of course, it doesn’t matter when this form begins because you can start planning with the first month you begin.

As a side note, plain calendars I create (okay, they are not so plain) are just for noting dates and for your reference.

I don’t create them with room to write appointments on them OR to track your school.

Curriculum Planning Pages

So the other two calendars I created are the plain calendars are always on Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers and the 2 page spread appointment keepers which are for appointments and have room for writing.

DIY Homeschool Planner

Also, the form today is to plan your homeschool year with days off, teacher planning days and holidays to take off like I mentioned, but it gives you a glimpse of your homeschool year. Plan and track your school year on it.

If you need to see how to use it go to that step Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You! to look at my sample copy.

Grab the free and fun homeschool planning pages below:

Download Here Beach Color Choice

Download here Petal Color Choice

Homeschool Planning Form

School Year 2022-2023 Homeschool Planning Schedules Beautiful Forms

Plus, look at these other pretty forms I have to make your DIY 7 Step Homeschool Planner unique!

7 Easy Steps DIY Homeschool Planner – “Tons of Options & Pretty Color” Begin building your planner

Step 1. Choose a Pretty Front/Back Cover

Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers

Step 3. Choose Goals/Objectives

Step 4. Choose Lesson Planning Pages Right For You!

Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You! Not a kazillion other people

Step 5b. Choose MORE Unique Forms JUST for You!

Step 5c. Choose MORE MORE Unique Forms Just for You!

Step 6. Personalize It

Step 7. Bind it! Love it!

Free and Useful Editable Movie Report For Homeschool

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I’m so excited to share this free printable editable movie report to compliment the free Homeschool Planner and 7 Step DIY Homeschool Planner and other learning forms I have here.

Although I feel we need to teach our kids how to write a book report or two, some of the same learning concepts can be done assigning a movie report.

Don’t misunderstand me, I didn’t assign a lot of books reports.

Free and Useful Editable Movie Report For Homeschool

However, a required book report or two helped my kids to prepare for literary analysis in high school.

The same can be done with an oral report. It’s great to have choices is my point.

So I think you’ll love adding this free editable movie report to your language arts curriculum.

Editable Movie Report for Homeschool

Look at how I created it:

  • There are two versions of the same copy. One version has color and if you need to preserve your ink, one version is grayscale.
  • Both versions are editable. If you want your kids to practice his beautiful penmanship, just print without using the editable fields.
  • If your child prefers to use the editable form, type to fill in and then print.
  • Also, I created more of a book-ish type of report meaning I encourage writers through my form to think deeper than what is happening on the screen. That is how we want to sneak in a bit of critical thinking through the fun of watching a movie.

Movie Review Form

Movie reports are not only fun, but have a way of reviving a love lost in writing or analyzing.

Too, if a child has special needs, he may not able to read without great difficulty or write well. Still, he certainly can be encouraged to express himself in beautiful language.

An editable movie report form can help him to jot down fascinating facts and still think about the elements of literature.

Through a movie, his thoughts can be formed in a visual way instead of reading the pages of a book.

In addition, on the last page I have a place for a writer to draw his or her favorite scene/s.

This page is unnumbered so that your writer can decide if he wants to illustrate more than one scene and print the same page multiple times.

On the other hand, he can divide the last page into 4 squares using his pencil and illustrate more than one scene on the one page.

Your writer decides if he wants to illustrate one scene per page or various scenes on one page, or print one page per scene.

I love options while teaching and I know you do too.

Also, adding the unnumbered last page in this download allows you the freedom of including your youngest learner. He may be at the drawing pictures stage right now.

This way your youngest learner is part of language arts instruction for the day.

Another important component I added to the form to help with older learners is a comparison between the movie and the book.

Because this section simply asks the child to compare the two, you decide which literary elements of the book and which movie parts you want your child to compare.

Lastly, the movie report shares some of the same literary elements or the elements of fiction included in a book report like:

  • plot;
  • setting; and
  • characters.

Another important distinction I made in this form because my kids had a hard time with it too is making the distinction between the plot and the theme.

Teach with Movies

So I have both a Main Idea (more like the theme) section and Plot so that your kids can learn the difference too. It helps them to think critically when filling out these parts.

Free and Useful Editable Movie Report For Homeschool

Some kids do understand the difference between plot and theme until the teens years which I find is normal.

And filling out the section about what is advertised as the main idea about the movie, versus what are the plot and theme (Main Idea on form) can lead to many interesting observations about the movie.

Free and Useful Editable Movie Report For Homeschool

Analyzing literature is something I’ve tried to make fun in our house; analyzing movies is another way to bring fun to language arts.

I hope you’ll love this form. Do you see other ways you can use this form?

HOW TO GET THIS FREE MOVIE REPORT

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That means when you sign up to follow me, you get my emails in your inbox and you get this freebie.

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2021-2022 Beautiful Homeschool Planning Forms

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I have the color choices for the 2021 to 2022 homeschool planning forms ready today.

Homeschool Planning Pages

Long range planning is key to sticking to homeschool, so I know you’ll love getting these color choices early.

Remember, I create both academic and planning calendars. Although they may seem similar, they are not.

I create 3 different sets of calendars each year.
One set is a homeschool planning your year calendar;
one set set is a regular calendar for reference;
and one set is a two page per month calendar which have big boxes for writing in.

When you take a closer look, you’ll see that each calendar has a different purpose.

The form today (STEP 5A) is for you to PLAN your school year and track the number of days and weeks your kids are doing school.

Remember the PERMANENT home for this homeschool planning form is Step 5a. Choose Unique Forms JUST for You if you miss it when I release them each year on my blog.

Curriculum Planning Pages

I have all 12 months on one page which means you can start on any month that you begin homeschooling and move forward to plan your year.

Important Note: For this school year I started the forms on June and end May instead of July and end June. Of course, it doesn’t matter when this form begins because you can start planning with the first month you begin.

Plain calendars (okay, they are not so plain) are just for noting dates and for your reference. I don’t create them to write appointments on them OR to track your school.

Plain calendars are always on Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers. 

The 2 page spread appointment keepers are for appointments and have more room for writing.

DIY Homeschool Planner

The form today is to plan your homeschool year with days off, teacher planning days and holidays to take off. It gives you a glimpse of your homeschool year. Plan and track your school year on it.

Because this form is not a calendar but more of a planning tool, I keep it each year at Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You!

If you need to see how to use it go to that step Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You! to look at my sample copy.

This form today is NOT the 2 page spread calendar. You can grab that too. Plus, look at these other pretty forms I have to make your DIY 7 Step Homeschool Planner unique!

Grab the free and fun homeschool planning pages below:

2021-2022 Beautiful Homeschool Planning Forms
Download Here Color Choice Petal
2021-2022 Beautiful Homeschool Planning Forms
Download Here Color Choice Cliff

Homeschool Planning Form

7 Easy Steps DIY Homeschool Planner – “Tons of Options & Pretty Color” Begin building your planner

Step 1. Choose a Pretty Front/Back Cover

Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers

Step 3. Choose Goals/Objectives

Step 4. Choose Lesson Planning Pages Right For You!

Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You! Not a kazillion other people

Step 5b. Choose MORE Unique Forms JUST for You!

Step 5c. Choose MORE MORE Unique Forms Just for You!

Step 6. Personalize It

Step 7. Bind it! Love it!

7 Super Easy and Free Nature Lapbooks Guaranteed to Beat Boredom

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Nature studies revive the most listless learner and teacher. Today, I have 7 super easy free nature studies and lapbooks guaranteed to beat boredom.

Free Nature Studies

Hands-on learning is best because it actively engages the brain. And getting outside is always a way to ground my kids (ha ha corny pun intended.)

I know it’s not always easy to get outside, but whether you live in a snow covered or snow bare area like I do here in Texas, one or two of these nature lapbooks will work.

7 Super Easy and Free Nature Lapbooks Guaranteed to Beat Boredom

With boys it can be hard to separate the feeling of being refreshed and letting off energy while being outdoors and the same positive feeling they get with exercise. They’re synonymous right?

3 Benefits of Studying Nature

I don’t try to separate the two anymore because being outside or studying nature has a way to revive and renew you and your child’s sluggish feelings.

Look at these three benefits of studying nature and why I was focused on adding more to our year

1. Nature-based learning reduces over stimulation.

It’s easy to fall into a rut of being inside and doing book work. It’s simple. Kids can be over stimulated by being contained indoors.

2. Nature-based learning increases motivation, curiosity, and creativity.

As educators we also can fall int our own rut. We may think that unless we can put a letter grade beside a skill, it may not be important.

Nature has a way of shifting focus and increasing creativity.

When a kid can study the patterns in nature, not to mention see the colors and sights it gives them a natural shift in focus. A shift in focus spurs creativity.

Creativity spills over into academic skills that we can put a letter grade to like writing and math.

Also, be sure to check out a lot of the activities at Ellen McHenry’s Basement Workshop. We love a lot of their fun ways to keep learning engaging and fun.

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3. Nature-based learning can reduce anxiety and stress.

Let’s face it. Homeschooling can be just as stressful for our kids as it can be for us as the educator.

We know it shouldn’t be like and in our anxiousness we can over push.

Studying nature allows our kids to step back and focus on the natural wonders of the world.  There is something calm about watching the waves whip up onto the shore. It can reduce stress and clear your kids’ mind.

There are more benefits to nature-based learning or being outside so I know you’ll love these free nature-based unit studies to add to your curriculum.

Too, don’t forget that if you have a backyard, you have a place for nature study.

Backyard Science ebook

7 Free Nature Studies and Lapbooks.

Additionally, I know you’ll love the nature studies and lapbooks below to help your kids beat the boredom.

Above & Below: Pond Unit Study, Hands-on Ideas, & Lapbook

One/ Above & Below: Pond Unit Study, Hands-on Ideas, & Lapbook.

Super Seashore Watching Unit Study and Beach Lapbook.

Two/ Super Seashore Watching Unit Study and Beach Lapbook.

Foraging and Feasting Nature Unit Study and Lapbook.

Three/ Foraging and Feasting Nature Unit Study and Lapbook.

Wildflowers Unit Study & Lapbook.

Four/ Wildflowers Unit Study & Lapbook.

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook.

Five/ From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook.

Colorful Winter Bird: Northern Cardinal Lapbook & Unit Study.

Six/ Colorful Winter Bird: Northern Cardinal Lapbook & Unit Study.

Free Arctic Ground Squirrel Lapbook & Unit Study Resources

Seven/ Free Arctic Ground Squirrel Lapbook & Unit Study Resources

Lastly, the unit study resources have been linked above, but the free printable nature lapbooks are a subscriber freebie.

How to Download the Lapbooks.
They are Subscriber Only Gifts.

From time to time, I do Subscriber Freebies only. This lapbook is a subscriber freebie. I do this to show my appreciation and because I want you to follow me and give me a chance to make a difference in your homeschool.

Too, when you join my email list, you get access to my Subscriber’s Only Exclusive Library of Freebies.

This is how you get access to this form quickly.
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2) Go to to your inbox and confirm your email.
3) Look for the automatic reply giving you the password to the private subscriber’s area. You should have it soon.

IF you are already a follower/subscriber, PLEASE do NOT email me asking how to find it. You may not want to wait on me replying since I get bombarded with emails.

IF you’ll find the MOST RECENT email from me, the password and link to the Subscribers Area are ALWAYS at the bottom of every email. Look for the most current email since I change the password frequently.

How do you add nature-based learning to your every day?

7 Super Easy and Free Nature Lapbooks Guaranteed to Beat Boredom. Nature studies revive the most listless learner and teacher. Grab these beautiful printable lapbooks and hands-on unit study nature study ideas at Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus!

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Whether your kids are having winter doldrums or you feel like your kids learning has become stagnant, nature studies can revive the love of learning. CLICK HERE to grab these 6 Free Nature Study Unit Studies and Lapbooks!

.Whether your kids are having winter doldrums or you feel like your kids learning has become stagnant, nature studies can revive the love of learning. CLICK HERE to grab these 6 Free Nature Study Unit Studies and Lapbooks!

Homeschool Colorful Reading Journal to Motivate Kids

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A reading journal should go far beyond listing books. When my children were little, I made a reading journal to help them track the books they read.

However, it was so much more than just a tracker.

They answered comprehension questions, put their thoughts down on paper, and tracked their reading. I’m so tickled to finally have prepared a reading journal for you.

I plan on adding more forms to it so you can build it much like you do my Free 7 Step Homeschool Planner.This free homeschool colorful reading journal is a great start to motivate your kids to read.

reading journal

One of the best features is that the log pages on each reading journal are created to track reading time in 15 minute increments.

Life is busy and like me, you probably have some avid readers and some that are not so much.

Reading Journal

By tracking 15 minute increments instead of tracking chapters or complete books, it breaks the reading process down into bites.

Before I get into explaining more about my newest forms that I’m so giddy to share with you, I want to remind you about the smokin’ hot reading logs I have right now.

I created very detailed and specific reading logs that track by chapter and genre of the book. We really need specific forms as we plan.

Find them on STEP 5A Choose Unique Forms Just for YOU – 7 Step Homeschool Planner (Option 7 on that page).

When I created the detailed reading logs my mindset was to have them for planning purposes.

reading journal

Homeschool Reading Journal to Motivate Kids

I’ve used them for years as I’ve planned and tracked. I have 7 options which match the weekly planning pages on that step. I have to have color options and I know you like them too.

Here is what I have on STEP 5A Choose Unique Forms Just for YOU – 7 Step Homeschool Planner which explains my process in how I created them.

Purpose of Form: To List and Track Reading of Each Child.

A short personal story here: When I started homeschooling I pored over a book written by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell. It was about how to teach reading and it listed books by genre. As wonderful as it was in helping me to see I needed a balanced reading program, I learned that I didn’t need to know how to teach reading to 30 children only my 3.{quit stressing} So I put the book aside, but remembered the wonderful key they used to classify books by and have used it since I started homeschooling. I have incorporated that key, which is a code to the types of genre, in this form.

Even though the key is intended to be used up through 6th grade, I believe it has merit all the way through school. Do you know how to classify genre?

The bottom line is when reading we need many different types of forms to use in a child’s reading journal.

reading journal

Create a Unique Reading Journal for YOUR Kid

Today, I have 4 more options on this newest reading log which serve a very different purpose.Look at these tips about how I created this reading journal.

  • I created the pages with no goofy looking clip art. That’s right. Even you can use this as a way to track your reading time if you’re trying to increase it.
  • I have three colorful color pages to choose from. Nothing baby-ish looking. Oh yes, you can use it for younger kids too because what is inside is what counts. Add coloring pages for younger readers. Too, I wanted a journal that could be used for older reluctant readers.
  • As I mentioned, I love the pages so much because they track reading times by 15 minute increments.
  • I have 3 colorful cover choices and 4 reading logs as choices to build your reading journal.
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reading journal

Reading Planner for Your Child

The beauty of creating your own reading journal for your kids is that you can create one for the year, for a semester, or just print a page for week.

Look at some of my tips on how to create one for your kids.

  • Choose one of the covers I created OR have your child design his own cover if he wants to be artsy.
  • Choose one or more of the reading logs. I have 3 colorful reading logs and one that is black and white if you don’t want to use too much ink.
  • Print it for the year and be sure you print front and back to save paper; you don’t want a thick journal. If you print front and back, then you’ll have 26 pages as a starter journal. (26 weeks x 2 = 52 weeks)
  • Print one in color to act as a divider for the beginning of the month and then print three in black and white if you need to conserve ink. I’m naughty and love color; our journal will be all in color.
  • Coil bind it so it lays flat.
  • Remind your students that each circle represents an hour and is divided into quarters. One quarter represents 15 minutes of reading time. I feel this is more encouraging to track reading time instead of pages and whole chapters.
  • In addition, there is a box for each week if your child wants to jot down pages of words he likes or write s word or jot down a question. This is his guide, so allow him to use it in the way he likes. Yes, this means he should be able to doodle on it too.
  • Mix the specific and detailed pages and the ones I have today which track by minutes to create a planner.
  • Add plain notebook page or pastel color paper.

Reading and Writing Resources for Older Children

Furthermore, look at this post Put Together a Homeschooled High School Writer’s Notebook & Free Resources to add some other useful and handy pages for this reading journal.

A lot of reference pages used for a writing notebook are the same ones that are useful for a reading journal.

All About Reading

How to Download These Awesome Reading Journals

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