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Free Homeschool High School Planning Sheet (and pssst help for high school too)

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Today, in sharing a free homeschool high school planning sheet, I am sharing a much needed update to that form and sharing a tip or two when planning so that you too can see how easy peazy homeschooling high school can be. Also, look at my page How to Homeschool High School.

Homeschooling high school can be a scary time, but I created forms that helped me to successfully graduate two of my children and put some of my fears to rest.

Free Homeschool High School Planning Sheet (and pssst help for high school too)

I used my original high school planning forms found here on STEP 5a of my free 7 Step Homeschool Planner. It saved me countless hours of stress because I could plan.

Try to remember too that planning sheets are just that, a plan and not what will probably end up being the final goals.

MUST HAVE BOOK FOR HOMESCHOOLING HIGH SCHOOL

Also, I included some high school resources you may like.

How to Homeschool High School Books & Resources

How to homeschool high school can be daunting at first. With a little help and these great resources, you’ll be a homeschool pro in no time.

Life will affect how you and your teen think, your teen will grow into a young man or lady, complete with very strong feelings of what they want to do and the job market and college scene will change.

However, it is better to plan because it gives you goals to shoot for and I find that putting my plans down in writing cements what we are aiming for.

For this year, I also stuck my editable high school transcript in my planner because it is my blue print of what I am looking for Tiny to do.

By the way, I did that for each year when I had a son reach the high school years.

I would add the transcript and carry the credits from the previous year. Since it’s editable, I updated it and added it to my planner and a few years I wrote my thoughts right on it.

No-Fail Homeschool High School Tricks

Look at these 3 easy tips to remember too as you kick off the high school years.

  • Though you may start off doing most of the planning, your teen needs to be involved more so now in the planning. It’s not that he will have so much feedback about what to do, but you are training him to see this as his responsibility.
  • Also, remember when you include another person, it means you need to be flexible and not insist on everything you want for high school. You are molding your teen to be a unique individual, not a miniature you. (I know, hard to remember because you are spectacularly awesome and they are part of you, but you want your teen to find their awesome, unique self.)
  • Don’t go overboard and step back from all supervising. There comes a point when you feel like you don’t recognize your child and that is because they look like a grown man or woman walking around in your house. They may be pretty independent by now too. Remember, they are not grown yet and more than ever now needs your supervision more closely.

Focus on the end because it comes faster than you want it to and you’ll be planning an awesome graduation party. Read my 10 days of How to Plan a Graduation Party.

MORE HOW TO HOMESCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL RESOURCES

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HOW TO GET THE FREE HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING SHEET

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School Year 2026-2027 Yearly Homeschool Schedule Free Form

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I have the 2026-2027 yearly homeschool schedule free planning forms. And I have two color choices. Grab other gorgeous planning pages on my Homeschool Planner and 7 Step Curriculum Planner page.

Between lesson planning, field trips, activities, appointments, and everyday life, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.

However, this homeschool planning your schedule is not just a calendar. It is a form to both plan and track your schedule.

School Year 2026-2027 Yearly Homeschool Schedule Free Form

Besides, when you create a well thought out schedule you are more effective in your teaching.

Instead of being rigid, a schedule frees your mind of stress.

Next, look at these ways you benefit.

7 REASONS TO PLAN YOUR HOMESCHOOL SCHEDULE

Because the word schedule can have negative overtones, I will give you reasons why my schedule breathes life into our routine.

Look at these 7 reasons to have a homeschool planning schedule.

  1. It can serve as a checklist of subjects which are priority for your day.
  2. Communication is enhanced between you and your children. Yes, we can frustrate our children when we don’t have a direction for the day, week, or year.
  3. One of the most basic reasons I plan is to set goals. It helps me to track progress for the day and keeps us focused. We love rabbit trails and take them but also, we need structure to flow for our days.
  4. In addition, I run from stress. Having a schedule keeps me from racing at the last minute to put a plan in place.
  5. And don’t we all love to study just what we love? We do too but we need to cover other subjects less liked. It lets me see I’m not overlooking any areas or subjects that I want covered.
  6. Creating a schedule to meet my children’s learning personality and learning styles. The schedule is more personalized because I have taken time to think how I will present subjects.
  7. Finally, I hate scrambling at the last minute to grab supplies for an activity or project we want to do. Planning ahead of time I’m sure to have all the important items in the house.
School Year 2026-2027 Yearly Homeschool Schedule Free Form

Next, look at my sample homeschool schedule, so you know how to get the best benefit from it.

HOW TO USE THE PLANNING YOUR HOMESCHOOL SCHEDULE FORM

I have shown you a sample schedule below.

School Year 2026-2027 Yearly Homeschool Schedule Free Form

And although my sample shows an academic year calendar for the schedules I make each year beginning July and ending June, it’s the same tips.

Here are some features and sections it has.

  • 12 months on one page so if you school year round, you can still track;
  • is a calendar where 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; and

It 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.

School Year 2026-2027 Yearly Homeschool Schedule Free Form

OTHER HOMESCHOOL PLANNER PRODUCTS YOU’LL LOVE

EVEN MORE PLANNING FORMS

Look at the free forms for each STEP. Be sure to go to each link to get the free printables offered at each step.

Then you get BOTH color choices in this one download. Above is the Rhyme color option.

And below is the second color choice. It’s the Vista color option.

School Year 2026-2027 Yearly Homeschool Schedule Free Form

HOW TO GET THE FREE HOMESCHOOL PLAN YOUR 2026-2027 YEAR CALENDARS

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Beautiful Free Printable Yearly Calendar 2026 – 2027

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Today, I have two color choices for the free printable yearly calendar 2026-2027 academic year. Grab other gorgeous planning pages on my Homeschool Planner and 7 Step Curriculum Planner page.

I use these calendars as a reference for planning. Remember I prepare 3 different types of calendars every physical and academic year. This is the first set which are for reference purposes.

And in this one download you get both colors schemes.

Beautiful Free Printable Yearly Calendar 2026 - 2027

In addition, as I mentioned I prepare 3 types of calendars and you want one of each type in your planner.

The calendar today is a simple academic calendar to give you a visual of the school year at a glance.

Too, it is a 12 month calendar to help you if you school year round or begin with the month you start your year.

The months begin JULY and end in JUNE each year.

Since you have all 12 months on one page, you can use it regardless of when your school starts.

Too, I love color and variety for my printable planner. Both are essential to keep me motivated throughout the year.

OTHER HOMESCHOOL PLANNER PRODUCTS YOU’LL LOVE


In addition, the second type of printable one page calendars are the homeschool planning calendars which are to be used for tracking your homeschool days and weeks.

The third type of printable calendars are the 2 page per month appointment keepers which have bigger boxes for writing appointments.

4 REASONS TO USE A HOMESCHOOL YEARLY CALENDAR

Next, look at some reasons you want to use a homeschool yearly calendar.

1. The bird’s eye view lets you quickly look for weeks to take off and weeks to plan your family’s vacation.

2. If you do tests formally or just for review, look ahead and plan them now.

3. Looking constantly at my calendar helps me to remember our year better. I don’t like flipping back/forth between my phone calendar and planner. It’s all in one place.

4. And one of my favorite reasons is to reduce digital distraction.

Then, here is the second color choice you get in this free download.

Beautiful Free Printable Yearly Calendar 2026 - 2027

Moreover, here are more planner printables.

EVEN MORE PLANNING FORMS

Look at the free forms for each STEP. Be sure to go to each link to get the free printables offered at each step.

Beautiful Free Printable Yearly Calendar 2026 - 2027

HOW TO GET THE FREE HOMESCHOOL CALENDARS ON THIS PAGE

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Free Homeschool Planner Inside Title Page

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I have a homeschool planner free inside title page. Grab other gorgeous planning pages on my Homeschool Planner and 7 Step Curriculum Planner page.

I am love, love, loving the fact that I have decided to spread my curriculum pages for planner printables throughout the year.  When the mood hits me and it hits often, I have to create and make my homeschool planner printables. 

Free Homeschool Planner Inside Title Page

Sharing the new printables with you too is one of my favorite things to do because I hope you get as excited as I do.

Because my 7 Step DIY Homeschool Planner has been the product of many, many years to refine the core of it, I feel like now I can add those refining touches as it grows larger with more options. 

From the beginning, I never wanted one curriculum planner with all the same pages to share with you knowing that everybody else has the same download.

I love options from year to year and I will continue to add them as I plod along.

CURRICULUM PAGES FOR PLANNER

Today, I have the first printable for an inside title page.  It is one of those refinements or new sections.

I have switched over the years to keeper covers for the homeschool planner which means there are no more dated planner covers. 

This allows you more choices to choose from each  year.

Homeschool Planner Inside title page

With that switch though, I know some of you have wanted some place to put the school year and maybe a few notes near the front of your planner. 

Some of the homeschool planner covers allows you to edit and fill in the school year and some don’t.

Also, because you may want something between your front cover and where your papers actually start, I have created the first inside title page for this new section of the planner. 

I haven’t decided where to place this new section of pages, but I will let you know shortly after I find an organized spot on my blog. 

Probably, I will keep them on the same page as the front covers and back covers.  It kind of makes sense to keep them there.

7 STEP DIY HOMESCHOOL PLANNER

The inside title page has a page for you to fill in the current school year and a place for your name.

You can use the lines below that to add other personal information or emergency contact information and/or to add some of your favorite quotes for the year.

  I kind of left it generic meaning you may prefer to add other items and I didn’t want to hem you in to what I thought needed to go there.

And like all my forms, the inside title page will eventually have many font choices and colors and here is my first form.

Hope you like it.  I can’t wait to create my planner for next year, but by starting early now and adding the new forms, we will have plenty to select from.

Look at these other homeschool printable products that I know you’ll love!

Whoa, it’s been a while since I shared an inspirational quote.  You know how much I love them because they pack a punch of energy and I want my everyday filled always with lots of it.  I heart this one today.

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle, or you can live as if everything is a miracle.”

~Albert Einstein~

So true!

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Day 5 Creating Unit Study Objectives 10 Days of Diving Into Unit Studies by Creating a Unit Study Together

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Today is day 5 creating unit study objectives. Also, look at my page Best Homeschool Unit Studies. I’m doing 10 days of diving into unit studies by creating a unit study together.

Head on I want us to tackle another myth or challenge about creating unit studies which is that they are hard to grade and even harder to satisfy educational standards. 

That doesn’t have to be the case with unit studies.  But like any creative teaching tool, you need to put measured steps in place.

Day 5 Creating Unit Study Objectives 10 Days of Diving Into Unit Studies by Creating a Unit Study Together

Satisfying the educationalese of a state or country if you live in one that requires stricter record keeping is important.  Even if you don’t live in a state or country that requires strict planning like I do, it is very important to decide what you want to extract from any unit study.  A unit study is only beneficial if it serves your goals or objectives.

If you want to include goals or objectives, then you will want to do them at this point in your planning.

10 DAYS OF CREATING A UNIT STUDY TOGETHER

Exploring Unit Study Goals & Objectives

Goals and objectives are technically or educationally speaking two very different things.  I won’t bombard you with too many educationalese, but it helps to understand a bit about them so you can chart progress.

Objectives are tiny measured steps.  It is hard to boil down about what objectives are to a few sentences, but at the same time I don’t want you to think there isn’t a simple explanation either.

Objectives in the educational world are precise, measurable and specific steps or what you want your children to learn.  Taking this one step further you want a clear objective because lesson plans are based on an objective.   The lesson plan is the explanation of how you are going to accomplish that very specific outcome you described in the objective.

Make sense?

On the other hand, a goal is just a broad sweeping statement about what you are going to study.  It is not about how you are going to do it.  A goal is like a mission statement.

Having a non-public school teacher background helps me to appreciate that I can either set objectives first or like I did with you here, choose the sub-topics first and then create objectives. 

The second option may seem probably weird, crazy and far-fetched for a public school teacher who plans normally the other way around.  In other words, standards are in place first. 

So they would plan a course description or goal and then jot down specific, measurable objectives to reach those standards.

Unit Study Goals & Objectives

I don’t want to cloud the difference for you.  We have freedom as home educators when it comes to preparing objectives or goals of a unit study. 

We can choose child-led learning by focusing on unit study topics and sub-topics and not objectives. 

Then, write our goal and objectives. 

This is perfectly sane, unique, and creative because you are putting the needs and interest of your family ahead of meeting standards. 

If however, you want to write standards for each grade and plan the other way like a public school teacher, it is fine too.

Overall, the nifty tip to being a technical teacher when you have to be and you don’t have a public school teacher background is knowing that a transition into creating objectives can be done by choosing sub-topics first.

Look at my goals and objectives on the Ocean Unit Study that I started below.  I divided my objectives into 2 general grade levels.

My Goal for the Ocean Unit Study

“To provide a learning experience showing the importance of oceans to all life on our planet.”

That’s it! Easy.  I could stop there because it is simple enough. 

But, I also want to add in “To marvel at the vastness of the ocean and the creation in it.” 

In other words, I want to remember that one of my goals is to build in my sons an appreciation for creation too.

Extracting Unit Study Objectives

Now, look at some of these objectives I came up with.  Remember, the key to creating your objectives is to be very specific and describe what your child is expected to do by the end of the unit.

Lower/Elementary level

  • Students will know the approximate size of the ocean.
  • Identify the oceans of the world.
  • Students will identify some animal and plant life that lives in the ocean.
  • Compare and contrast the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  • Tell what coral is.

Middle/High School level

  • Using hands-on ideas students will identify how water moves around the world.
  • Build a model showing the tidal zones.
  • Identify the composition of seawater, currents, tides, waves, and marine life.
  • Analyze ways to protect our ocean resources.

This is certainly not all I would want to add, but I wanted you to get a running start in how you could create objectives and be technical if you ever needed to be.

Unit Study Goals and Objectives Sample

I hope I didn’t lose you in all this.  My mind goes to  details of planning and I just wanted to arm you with some technical background in case you have been timid to take the leap into unit studies.

Unit Study Day 5. Creating Unit Study Objectives. 10 Days of Diving Into Unit Studies by Creating a Unit Study Together.

Also, I have created an easy planning page for you when you need it.

Understanding that you can have both goals and objectives while you savor the engaging interactive part of unit studies helps the teacher mom in all of us.

Are you going to create objectives with your unit study? I think we are just about ready to start pulling resources together now.

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10 Days of Creating A Unit Study Together

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