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Year 2024 Homeschool Planning Schedule Beautiful Form

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Today I have the 2024 homeschool planning schedule for your homeschool planner ready early.

My homeschool planning schedules allow you to plan your year whether you homeschool year-round or not.

The planning schedule begins January 2024 and ends December, 2024.

Year 2024 Homeschool Planning Schedule Beautiful Form

Remember, I create both academic and physical year calendars.

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

3 Different Homeschool Calendars

And I create three different types of calendars each year.

The three different types of calendars I prepare each year are.

  1. Regular calendar for reference. I normally put two or three in my planner.
  2. A planning schedule like I have today which I create both an academic and physical year.
  3. Then the two page per month calendar for tracking appointments.

Too, look at some of the planner pretties.

15 Gorgeous Homeschool Planner Supplies

Whether you add a bit of eye candy or consider it essential supplies, you'll love some of these ideas.

More Homeschool Planner Printables

Also, look at these other homeschool planning schedule printables.

Year 2024 Homeschool Planning Schedule Beautiful Form

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

Year 2024 Homeschool Planning Schedule Beautiful Form

Homeschool Planning Schedule

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.

Look at my samples below in how to use the planning calendar.

School Year 2023-2024 Homeschool Planning Schedules Beautiful Forms

Finally, having a plan to begin your homeschooling year with sets you up for success.

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

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The Day is About Your Graduate Home Graduation Ideas Day 5 of 10 Days

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Today is Day 5 home graduation ideas remember the day for the updated 10 days series for planning a homeschool graduation. Also, look at more ideas on my how to homeschool high school page.

By this time in the stage of planning, I am feeling better because we have hired a baker for the cake, a caterer for our chicken and prime rib dinner, had invitations ordered and a place to hold our graduation.

Now came the nitty-gritty details of planning for the big day and for the fun part – decorations.

The Day is About Your Graduate Home Graduation Ideas Day 5 of 10 Days

Here were some of the ideas going through my mind for the events of the big day.

  • How would my son want his diploma given to him?
  • Did we want a table showcased with his achievements, hobbies and interests?
  • How comfortable was my son with a slide show presentation of our journey?
  • Did he want to give a graduation speech?
  • Did he want to play the piano?

Surprisingly, my son wanted it pretty simple for the day.

He wanted a dinner, give a short but gracious speech, have lots of pictures taken and reflect back by looking at pictures from previous field trips and events.

Home School Graduation Ideas

The Mr. gets emotional only on a few occasions, but wanted to give my son his diploma in private so the could tell him how he felt. I couldn’t have asked for anything more.

A lot of our friends are homeschooled too and have been with us from the beginning, so they know his achievements.

The Day is About Your Graduate Home Graduation Ideas Day 5 of 10 Days. Today is Day 5 home graduation ideas remember the day for the updated 10 days series for planning a homeschool graduation. Also, look at more ideas on my how to homeschool high school page. By this time in the stage of planning, I am feeling better because we have hired a baker for the cake, a caterer for our chicken and prime rib dinner, had invitations ordered and a place to hold our graduation.

Would my son feel differently or want something more elaborate if we had started homeschooling in high school?  I don’t know.

I do know that I learned that my son was not affected by the things of this world like I am because I went to public school. He didn’t have any preconceived ideas of what a graduation was suppose to look like.

Was I still trying to do things the public school way, even on his graduation?

Remembering that the day is more about what our family wanted, I started planning to keep it simple, but fun for the night.

Understanding that my son wanted pictures at the party more than a slideshow focused on him, I started preparing a photo collage.

The Day is About Your Graduate Home Graduation Ideas Day 5 of 10 Days. Today is Day 5 home graduation ideas remember the day for the updated 10 days series for planning a homeschool graduation. Also, look at more ideas on my how to homeschool high school page. By this time in the stage of planning, I am feeling better because we have hired a baker for the cake, a caterer for our chicken and prime rib dinner, had invitations ordered and a place to hold our graduation.

I started at one small corner by making letters of his name. Of course, you know my love affair with washi tape, so it has to go on anything I make. It can’t hurt.

Home Graduation Ideas

After slowly adding more pictures I think I had something that Mr. Senior 2013 would allow at the party. Boys! They have to be sure everything is not too girly looking or too big.

ME? I wanted a whole wall of pictures, but restrained myself to a smaller display.

Homeschool High School Photo Collage

Fast forwarding you to the day of the party. What do you think?

The photo collage turned out to be just enough of his accomplishments, but focused on friendships we built through the years.

But oh no, I couldn’t stop there with decorations.

I had way more ideas. I will show you another project or two we did with the help of hubby and some more ideas for THE day.

More Homeschool High School Graduation Planning Resources

Every family and teen is different too.

It’s not like I didn’t already know that, it just became more of a reality check when planning the graduation.

The Day is About Your Graduate Home Graduation Ideas Day 5 of 10 Days

As I stopped trying to follow what I think our special day should look like or be according to everyone else and started planning for an occasion unique to my family, things started to fall in place.

If you missed the other posts in this series, you can catch up below:

Planning a Homeschool High School Graduation 10 days day 1 Start the Planning thumb Day 4. Menu & Venue. 10 days of Planning A Homeschool High School Graduation
Day 2 Senior Portraits and Senior Cap and Gowns Tinas Dynamic Homeschool Plus thumb Day 4. Menu & Venue. 10 days of Planning A Homeschool High School Graduation
Day 3 Homeschool Graduation Invitations Which Words Matter Tinas Dynamic Homeschool Plus thum Day 4. Menu & Venue. 10 days of Planning A Homeschool High School Graduation
Day 4 Menu Venue of 10 Days of Planning a Homeschool High School Graduation CP Tinas Dynamic H2 Day 4. Menu & Venue. 10 days of Planning A Homeschool High School Graduation

High School Homeschool Graduation Invitations Day 3 of 10 Days Planning a Graduation

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Today is Day 3 high school homeschool graduation invitations for the updated 10 days series for planning a homeschool graduation. Also, look at more ideas on my how to homeschool high school page.

You would think it would be easy.

Pick out some homeschool graduation invitations and have them printed or ordered online. What could possibly be hard about that?

High School Homeschool Graduation Invitations Day 3 of 10 Days Planning a Graduation

When it got close to the time of having to pick them out, the do-it-yourself homeschooler in me kicked in. 

The words mattered to me because we have traveled a different road for almost our whole journey.  

Why should I end up with something normal when it matters the most now?

I admit it, tears came with mulling over and searching to find the right words of how I felt deep down. You know not the surface wording we are suppose to say on an invitation.

But words you keep tucked away low down, because if they surface people may think you have lost it.

Planning Homeschool High School Graduation: Invitations – Which Words Matter (Day 3). You would think it would be easy. Pick out some graduation invitations and have them printed or ordered online. What could possibly be hard about that? When it got close to the time of having to pick them out, the do it yourself homeschooler in me kicked in. Why should I end up with something normal when it matters the most now? Click here to get ideas for wording for your homeschool graduate's invitation!

I wanted to express how grateful his father and I were that we had the privilege to homeschool Mr. Senior 2013. I wanted to thank the Creator for the blessing of having him in our life.

Heart Felt Words Meaningful to Your Family

Tears streamed as my hands typed.

Knowing the quiet, dignified demeanor of my son (he doesn’t take after me, must be his father) I knew right away he would be, to say the least uncomfortable by what I had already drafted.

Remember, what I said earlier about this not being just your party? It’s true. Mr. Senior 2013 cared about the details of the party including the invitation wording.

I had always thought because he was a boy, he might leave some of that up to me, but he didn’t.

I think that it is one of the privileges of homeschooling – teaching kids to care and being responsible even about little things.

Front Side of Mr Senior 2013 Homeschool Graduation Invitation | Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

So after realizing that much of my wording was way too sentimental for an invitation and that it wasn’t a Thank the Lord invitation for his life, I was able to pick out words that expressed how we felt without scaring away my guests.

Too, by this point you will have decided if you will do a group graduation, which we decided not to. 

We really wanted something private where we dictated the events for the evening.

More Homeschool High School Graduation Planning Resources

Look at some of these ideas for wording for both individual and group graduations.

Homeschool Graduation Invitations

  • “Join us as we celebrate the homeschool graduation…..”
  • “The Class of 20__ proudly announces the homeschool graduation from (use the name of your school).”
  • “We have accomplished our God-given assignment and proudly announce the homeschool graduation of…”
  • “Mr. & Mrs. You are proud to announce the graduation of …….from their homeschool education.”
  • “With thanks to God for his guidance, the parents of ….. announce the homeschool high school graduation of……”
  • “…….will be receiving his high school diploma from (name your school) Homeschool Program.”
  • “As our final years come to an end, we pause to reflect on the joy and memories. Please join us as _____ celebrates his homeschool high school graduation.”
  • ‘We celebrate the blessing of our homeschool journey by announcing the high school graduation of……”
  • “Please join us in honor of ____’s graduation from (your school name)”
  • “It is with great pride that we announce the graduation of our son………..from ………”
homeschool graduation invitation back side @ Tinas Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Do Save the Date Text or Email

Deciding to do a double-sided card also allowed room for more wording on the back which was important to us.

We were able to express our thankfulness for Mr. Senior 2013 and keep his dignity. Looking above I was able to get in all the details on the card.

Just as a side point to remember, I did send out a save the date email/text way early to my guests.

Especially if you plan a graduation in the summer, you will want to do this way ahead of time even if you don’t have all the details worked out.

I know our friends appreciated the save the date email/text so they could make vacation plans.

Homeschool High School Graduation Invitation Wording

Though saving money was not the main driving point for me preparing his invitation, it was a nice side advantage.

Two ways I have saved money so far, but felt like we were still having a unique experience are:

  • I had 2 photographers. One was not quite so professional where I had more time to devote to the photo shoot. The second one I knew exactly how long I would have him and had a list of photos for him too which I will tell you about in an upcoming post.
  • I designed my own invitations and only paid for printing/envelopes. Even if you don’t have the skill set for creating graphics, a lot of homeschoolers do. It is possible among your local group that you may find a homeschool teen or parent that can do this.

In the end, choosing invitations mattered more than I realized, and I didn’t want to leave the words that mattered most up to a stranger.

High School Homeschool Graduation Invitations Day 3 of 10 Days Planning a Graduation

Whether you homeschool the whole time or a few short years, it is is a treasured time and there is no substitute for expressing your heart.

The other words that I have for my son as his mom stayed where they should be and that is with him.

But those are not the only ways I unexpectedly saved money.

The venue or location to have our graduation was equally important and by accident I stumbled across another way to save money on this part of the planning too.

In my next post on this series, I will give you some tips on how we chose a venue.

More High School Help

How to Homeschool High School

Feeling vulnerable and being concerned that you are not going to adequately prepare your children for life can be gut wrenching. I’ve been there so here on my how to homeschool high school page I’m sharing my expertise to ease your fears. Here at Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus you’ll find tried and true high school tips.

How to Homeschool High School

Curriculum, Credits, and Courses

Transcript

Next, look at these tips to help you prepare your unique transcript. Preparing your first one is the only hard part of this.

Tips for Teaching Teens

High School Planner

Homeschool Science

Language Arts for High School

How to Homeschool High School

High School Electives

Math High School

History and Geography

Planning a Homeschool Graduation

Over 200 Beautiful and Free Homeschool Planning Pages (Some Editable)

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I have over 200 beautiful and free homeschool planning pages and I have more for you on my homeschool planner page.

One of the most important parts and the largest part of your homeschool planner are the lesson planning pages.

It’s important that you have the right lesson planning pages for the way you plan to set you up for success.

When I began homeschooling, there was not anything available for me to create my own planner.

Over 200 Beautiful and Free Homeschool Planning Pages (Some Editable)

Because I had unique circumstances each year, I created the free 7 Step Homeschool Planner.

I take you Step by Step in preparing your own unique homeschool planner with my free pages.

Along the way, you have the option to pay for upgrades too.

More than 10+ years later, the free forms and customized forms have grown by the hundreds.

Free Homeschool Lesson Planning Pages

Today, I’m sharing what I call my original lesson planning templates.

Too, in this one download, you will receive 3 different types of lesson planning pages.

  1. I have 180 page original lesson planning pages.
  2. I have an editable 2 page spread for the day and week number of the year. Remember to fill in the subjects you need and print exactly what you need to.
  3. And then I have an editable 2 page spread for the Lesson Number and day. Same thing here, fill in what you need then print.

Each year your needs will change and so should your planner.

For example, one year you may be homeschooling one child and have to add your next child.

Or maybe you have a child going into middle or high school.

I have every form you need right here on my site to make your planner unique your dynamic circumstances.

Over 200 Beautiful and Free Homeschool Planning Pages (Some Editable)

However, you will want to know how to best use these planning pages and planner.

As I mentioned, I’ve used many planners and created this one after using many.

6 Features of the Free 7 Step Homeschool Planner

For example, look at these features that set apart my planner and lesson planning forms.

  1. It is a DAILY planner. There is NOT enough room for me to journal what we did on a weekly lesson planning page.
  2. The pages are NOT DATED. Why? The VERY first thing a planner can make you feel is behind when you miss a day. YOU fill in as you school. This makes homeschool adjust to life as it should.
  3. It is a 2-page spread. The other pet peeve I have besides not having enough room to write, is not having enough space to put other subjects or topics we learn about. Having the 2-page spread to write across gives me plenty of room to look at each day.
  4. it’s coil bound. NO 3 ring binders to hurt your wrist when writing AND the most important reason is to NOT keep adding forms. Organization is about creating a simple system and using it, not constantly recreate a perfect page. One of the best things is that it lays flat.
  5. You print at home using the double-sided feature. To keep the lesson planner thinner, just use regular paper and use it on both sides. My pages are all created for a two page spread. Then all you need to take it to Office Depot or other office place is to coil bind. That is unless you have a coil bind machine at home.
  6. Lastly, the two page spread leaves enough room for multiple ages. You can divide the page however you want to get all of your children (yes even large families) on one two page spread.
Over 200 Beautiful and Free Homeschool Planning Pages (Some Editable)

Moreover, look at these other planner pages you’ll love.

Planning Pages for Homeschool

this is where I list other printables that go with this in some way – maybe it is more of the holiday, more of the skill, related skills, etc

Over 200 Beautiful and Free Homeschool Planning Pages (Some Editable)

How to Get the Free Homeschool Planning Pages

Finally, how to grab the free lesson planning pages. It’s a subscriber freebie.

That means when you sign up to follow me, you get access my subscribers library and this freebie.

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