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How to Choose the Perfect Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students

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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.

How to Choose the Perfect Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students

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

  1. Will you homeschool year-round or use the same calendar months used by public school?
  2. Do you want assignment sheets to be filled out by you or will your students be filling out assignment sheets?
  3. What are the advantages of putting together my own versus buying one premade?
  4. Do I live in a state which requires more stringent record keeping and thus need more recording keeping pages?
  5. 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.

How to Choose the Perfect Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students

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.

How to Choose the Perfect Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students

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.

How to Choose the Perfect Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students

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.

How to Choose the Perfect Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students

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.

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

3 Beautiful and Free Homeschool Planner Covers

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Choosing a homeschool planner cover is one of the best parts about creating a homeschool planner. And because I love homeschool planner covers with quotes, I have 3 new planner covers. Mix and match them with the covers I already have on Step 1. Choose A Pretty Front/Back Cover.

In addition, whether your planner is for elementary, middle, or high school grades, the homeschool planner covers can be used for any age.

These quotes for planner covers are all in color because I love planners which are not all matching pages. Run wild with choosing colors on all my planners because all the pages are different.

Homeschool Planner Covers

Because quotes are inspiring, I have chosen three quotes to inspire you about homeschooling.

This first unique homeschool planner has a bright orange-ish pink-ish color.

3 Beautiful and Free Homeschool Planner Covers

And it has the following quote:

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

Nobody likes making mistakes, but making mistakes is how we all learn to do things differently. Embrace mistakes to become a better homeschool educator.

Homeschool Planner Cover

Second, this next beautiful homeschool lesson planner cover page has bright turquoise and purple hues.

3 Beautiful and Free Homeschool Planner Covers

Then, this quote I took a bit longer to find; I feel it embraces exactly how I feel many years while homeschooling. After all, I didn’t homeschool to be like everyone else and I know you’re not either.

Here is the quote:

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Finally, this third planner cover with a quote I love is this blue-ish pink one.

I’m not normally a pink girl, but I am a lover of bright colors. So, I do love the brighter pinks and included this planner cover as another color option.

Homeschool Planner Covers

Quotes for Homeschool Planner Covers

This last choice has the following motivational quote:

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Yes, that quote comes from Mary Shelly, author of Frankenstein and I love it.

We are fearless when it comes to homeschooling our kids and there is no stopping us until we find what we need for them. Powerful!

The Best Printer and Supplies for Planners

Too, I have used a lot of printers through the years.

Currently, I’m using CANON PIXMA iP110 Wireless Mobile Printer. I think a good home printer works beautifully for your planner.

In addition, do not use cardstock because your planner will be too thick. I use regular all-purpose paper like this Hammermill Printer Paper.

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Homeschool Planner Covers

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The Best Colorful Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

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When I created my original 7 Step DIY Homeschool Planner it grew in popularity quickly and it’s still going strong; I knew the key to creating a daily homeschool planner is to create one which works for you THIS year.

Early on I recognized several of the key problem areas with daily homeschool planners.

Look at some of the problem areas with homeschool planners and how I met the challenge with my homeschool planners.

The Best Colorful Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

  • One of the BIGGEST pet peeves with printable planners is DATED lesson pages. All my homeschool lesson planning pages are UNDATED. When life happens, you don’t need to feel behind. Life comes first. So penciling in your next lesson number is key to sanity and making school fit life.
  • Another one is paying for “fluff pages” like calendars. Not that calendars are fluff pages, but paying for one that does NOT fit the way you plan THIS YEAR can be a waste. All my homeschool planners give you the power to decide which types of calendars you need. I prepare 3 type of calendars each year. One is for appointments and it’s a two page monthly calendar. The next one is for planning your school year and the last one is a plain calendar. You decide which one, two, or three calendars go in your planner.
  • Next at the very heart of an awesome daily homeschool planner are flexible lesson planning pages.

Because each homeschool family is unique, you need homeschool lesson planning pages which can be adjusted to your needs as your children grow.

Squeal, I’m so excited to share my most recent daily homeschool planner, The Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner.

Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

Look at these features.

  • It is letter size. I want ample room to write and a letter size planner gives you lots of room for writing.
  • It’s an ALL color planner. I LOVE beautiful designs and I know you do too.
  • You print and bind it with coil. This allows the planner to lay flat and with no BIG rings in the center of the planner to get in the way of writing.
  • Because it’s an undated planner, you write in the date daily. If life happens and you skip a few days, just pick up with the next school day. No getting behind because it’s YOUR schedule. Homeschooling adjusts to YOUR life instead of you feeling behind if you miss a day. There is NO erasing because you didn’t get behind. You don’t buy a dated planner each year and waste money.
What the dynamic homeschooler planner contains

Then look at these other features which makes my newest homeschool planner dynamic.

Unique Daily Homeschool Planner Pages in One Download

  • You get 3 beautiful homeschool planner covers to switch out each year.
  • It has 4 FLEXIBLE EDITABLE homeschool lesson planning pages which are two pages each. (Look at the templates below.) You fill in the subjects and students’ name and then print the number of lessons you need. By providing you two pages, you do not waste ink. What I mean is that some states require 130 lessons each year and others require 160 or 180 lessons each year. By giving you two editable pages you print EXACTLY the number of lessons you need for each year. Besides, younger kids may need less lessons while teens may require 180 for a school year.
  • Also, I have 3 beautiful inside pages to match the cover. Gorgeous.
  • There are 3 pre-homeschool year planning pages to match the covers. As educators, our planning year starts before our kids begin school. Having a place to jot down your plan works.
  • In addition, some families prefer LIGHT monthly lesson planning. There is a set of 12 months pages to pencil in your thoughts for the day. This is great to use for unit studies, younger children, or teens who don’t need a lot of direction.
  • Two beautiful Year at a Glance Pages so you keep on task for your yearly goals.
  • Reflection and Goals Setting Divider Page
  • Teacher Improvement & Keep it Real Page
  • Student Goal Setting Page
  • Teacher Focus Page
  • Monthly and Yearly Planning Divider Page
  • One Attendance Record Tracking by the Physical Year (one student on one page)
  • Two Editable Attendance Records Where You Fill in Beginning & Ending Month (different colors & one student on one page)
  • 1 Editable Attendance Page with 4 students on one page. (Just print another one for large families)
  • Two Books To Read List
The Dynamic Homeschool Planner 43 page download with 3 covers by Tina Robertson

Homeschool Planner

Additionally, to make this newest dynamic daily homeschool planner fit your needs each year, add other free pages from my original and awesome 7 Step DIY Homeschool Planner.

For example, update the dynamic daily homeschool planner each year by adding the current year two page monthly calendar.

Furthermore, add high school planning pages or a grade keeper if you have to track grades.

Add in editable teacher and student schedules to this current planner if you have the need for it too.

Likewise if you need preschool readiness or a kindergarten evaluation, add them to this newest daily planner.

The beauty of any homeschool planner should be adding homeschool pages and adjusting the planner to your unique needs.

4 Flexible Editable Homeschool Lesson Planning Pages

Too, you’ll love the four flexible editable two page per day homeschool lesson planning pages you get with the dynamic daily homeschool planner.

Look at them below as I explain about each one.

Lesson Planning form 1.

Note: You get two pages so that you type in the editable boxes and then print as many lesson planning pages as you need.

This format is one of my original formats with space at the top to put the subjects and vertical text on left side for names of your children.

The boxes across the top can be used for the same subjects your kids cover.

It has a natural division for three kids, but you can divide the space up anyway you need.

In addition, if you want to use it for one kid just fill in the subjects across the top.

The bottom box I used for projects we do together or to note electives or subjects we learn together.

The Best Colorful Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

Lesson Planning form 2.

This second lesson planning has more editable boxes. It can be designed to use for one or more kids depending on how you use the boxes.

In addition, the boxes across the top can be subjects for each kid and works when your kids have various subjects and not all the same.

Remember, this is a daily planner, so you don’t need a lot of room to write in one daily lesson under each box.

Again, YOUR planner, YOU decide best how to organize your daily planner by typing in the boxes what you want.-

The bottom box I used for projects we do together or to note electives or subjects we learn together.

The Best Colorful Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

Lesson Planning form 3.

This next one is another color choice.

You can use one color for one set of kids and another color for your other child. In addition, you can use this color layout for half your year and another color for the second half.

Remember I LOVE color and like my planner to rock color and choices during the whole year, I give you these 4 different lesson planning pages in the one download.

The Best Colorful Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

Lesson Planning form 4.

Like the second lesson planning page above, you have multiple boxes and another color scheme to mix and match pages.

Your homeschool planner should be as unique and as flexible as you need it to be each year.

The Best Colorful Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

You can grab this newest dynamic daily homeschool planner today!

Best Homeschool Planner

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The Best Colorful Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

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I value your business and value you as a follower. I stand behind my products because they are actual products I use and benefit from too. Though I cannot refund purchases after you have been given access to them, I will do what I can to be sure you are a pleased customer.

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

Colorful and Editable Homeschool Student Attendance Record

Your needs change each year so should your planner. My 7 Step DIY Homeschool Planner gives you control to build it each year, but I know many times you want a framework for a super flexible planner.

The Dynamic Homeschool Planner fills that need. 

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One of a Kind 7 Step Free Homeschool Planner – More Front Covers!

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What makes my 7 Step Free homeschool planner one of a kind besides the awesome color choices is the number of options I have at every step.

The options for my homeschool planner continues to grow each year and it’s up into the hundreds now.

Curriculum Pages

Today, I’m excited because I’ve added two more free homeschool planner covers to the growing list.

To see all of the free and premium front covers, back covers, and inside title page go to Step 1. Choose A Pretty Front/Back Cover.

7 Step Free Homeschool Planner. Choose an AWESOME free cover and build your UNIQUE planner with hundreds of free forms | Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus!

What also makes the 7 Step Free Homeschool Planner so unique is that each year you create it specifically for your current needs.

There is no one huge download of pages which you may not use because you selected all of the forms from ones I’ve created at each step.

By choosing from the many options at each of the 7 Steps (pages) you have exactly the planner you need for the current year.

Whether it’s elementary, middle school, or high school you’re covered with forms you choose at each step as you build and print your planner.

I think you’ll love these two newest homeschool planner covers. You know the only way I roll is with lots of color because I have to have a colorful planner. Both of these newest covers reflect my love for color.

My planner is not matchy-matchy either because I want to keep it edgy, unique, wild and free of uniformity. When creating my forms, I pull from things I love and hope you love them too.

One of a Kind Homeschool Planner

Too, even when you use my printables over and over, you’ll not ever have a planner that looks the same each year because I love variety.

These newest covers I have put on my Facebook Group Homeschool Dynamics by Tina Robertson because I want to hold some printables back for loyal followers of my social media.

7 Step Free Homeschool Planner. Choose an AWESOME free cover and build your UNIQUE planner with hundreds of free forms at Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus!

I appreciate you following me here on my site and on my social media.

When you join my facebook group, you have access to these newest covers.

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7 Step Homeschool Planner – Top 10 Favorites

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When I started creating the 7 Step Homeschool Planner quite a few years ago and before I started sharing with you, I had no idea that other homeschoolers had the same needs that I did.

Before I share the 7 Step Homeschool Planner – Top 10 Favorites of my readers, I wanted to take a minute to explain how to use it so that you are getting the most benefit from it.

Homeschool Planner Favorites

What makes the 7 Step Homeschool Planner so UNIQUE?

The top feature of the planner is that YOU pick exactly what you need each. 
Your needs change each year and so should your planner.

No downloading one huge .pdf of forms that may not be what you need for this year and laid out in way that works for somebody else. You are in control. (I love that word.)

7 Step Homeschool Planner – Top 10 Favorites

The nightmare of paying and downloading a planner that is set up to suit the needs of somebody else never works exactly the same for you.

The other top feature is that I guide you STEP by STEP through the 7 Steps or sections needed in a planner. I got you covered so that way you don’t miss something significant for the year.

I take the guesswork out of it for you.

Too, though I suggest that you put them in the order that I explain, a huge advantage to you hand picking each form is that you get to arrange the order of the sections.

Everybody has a method to their madness and your planner should speak volumes about the way you prefer to organize.

Although I could go on about how I add forms each year, give you tidbits on organizing along the way and tell you there are free forms at every step, which is another perk, the last advantage is that each planner is unique because my pages are not matchy-match.

The mix and match style keeps your planner just plain awesome. Your planner will always be unique because of the pages you choose each year

You can read some more key features of my planner on the 7 Step Homeschool Planner main page.

Without making you wait any longer, here are my readers’ Top 10 Favorites of my 7 Step Free Homeschool Planner.

Going from dazzling to totally awesome order, I started with number 10 on the list.

My teacher’s schedule gives you a glimpse of at least 3 kids at one time.

Tina Robertson Homeschool Schedule

10.  Teacher’s Schedule.  Look here on STEP 5b, Form 13.Class & Teacher Schedules to find  this form.

9. Then, you loved the planning sheet when planning for multiple children.Look here on STEP 5c, Form 2. Planning Sheet for Homeschooling Multiple Children to find this form.

And you can read about how I use the planning sheet on 5 Days Of The Benefits & Challenges of Teaching Mixed Ages Together – Day 4: Embrace Homeschooling Multiple Grades.

Look here on STEP 5c, Form 1. Community Service Record to find this form.

I love forms created out of a need because they are always the best instead of a fluff form for the sake of busy record keeping.

8. Then the community service tracker was created out of my need to track my highschoolers community service projects and apparently some of you were in need of it too.

7. Then like me, you also liked the 5 page holiday reference page in your planner.It is perfect in any planner and print off as many as you like.  You were really fond of the turquoise luv (me too.)

Look here on STEP 2 Option 5 Holiday Reference Page to find this form. 

Be sure you check out my Ultimate Unit Study Planner and Glam it Up Planner because each one serves a different purpose just like each of my unique forms do.

Look here on STEP 2, Option 5 Long Range Planning to find this form.

6. Then you know I am big on long range planning and goals because otherwise we just meander through homeschool with no plan. So you took it to heart too because the Long Range Planing form was number six.

Homeschool Lesson Planning Forms

5. Then you chose a back cover for one of the forms you used this year.  I think this means I need to create some more choices too since you are using it like I am.

Look here on STEP 1 Choose a Homeschool Planner Pretty Back Cover to find this form.

Look here on STEP 4 Daily Homeschool Lesson Planning form to find this form.

4. Then the daily lesson pages which are undated, thank you, so we don’t feel like we are behind from the beginning came in at number four.  A lot of you are using this lesson planning set up.

3.  Then there was a real need to clearly identify which curriculum resource was needed for which term and which child.  So the Curriculum Resources page was in your top 3 choices as a way to track curriculum resources.

Look here on STEP 5a, Form 4. Curriculum Resource Checklist – Editable Too! Up to 4 students on one page to find this form.

Look at these other fun planner pages

2. Then number 2. This is the beautiful 2 pages per month calendar with bigger boxes to write in for appointments.

Look here on STEP 2 Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers to find this form.

and then drum roll please . . .

Curriculum Pages for Planner

1. Weekly General Planning page came in at first place with 8,384 of you downloading it.

Look here on STEP 5b, Form 17. General Weekly Planning Page.  You can choose the free version or I have made the paid version editable with a WHOPPING 74 boxes.  Of course since it’s undated, it’s a one time purchase.

A lot of my other forms were neck in neck with these, but these showed the top number downloaded. Did your favorites make the list?

Remember too, I always, always take your suggestions for new forms because this is planner is for me AND for you.

7 Step Homeschool Planner – Top 10 Favorites

I am so glad that I have a place here where I can share all my homeschool planning forms.

Are you seeing what I have already created free for this coming school year?

Click here to go to my Free Organizing Printables category to grab them.

Hugs and love ya,

7 Step Homeschool Planner - Top 10 Reader Favorites

Ready to start building your own UNIQUE planner?

{The only thing quick here are the steps because this free planner has grown to over 500+ free downloads spread throughout the 7 easy steps and still going strong! Grab your cup of caffeine, coffee!}

7 Easy Steps – “Tons of Options & Pretty Color”

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!

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