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31 Popular and Free Homeschool Planner Printables

June 20, 2022 | 2 Comments
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If you’re looking for free homeschool planner printables or a complete homeschool planner, you’re sure to find one here.

A DIY planner consists of many sections like a front cover, back cover, lesson planning pages, attendance forms, evaluation forms, grading forms, calendars, and schedules.

However, what makes your planner unique are the various printables you use.

31 Popular and Free Homeschool Planner Printables

Forms which are not only beautiful but easy to use helps to keep your day organized.

So, look at the sections below for a hardworking planner.

  • front and back covers
  • inside pages
  • numerous lesson planning pages
  • attendances pages
  • evaluation pages
  • grading scales
  • high school forms
  • teacher and student schedules
  • field trip forms and

MANY more forms to make it perfect.

Why Coil Bind Makes the BEST Binder

Also, because I believe your planner is best when homemade, you need to know why coil bind works best.

One of the best reasons to use coil is that your planner lays flat.

When writing you want the planner to be as flat as possible.

I see some pictures with notebooks and while I love notebooks, they don’t even make it in my top choices.

Why? There are three huge reasons I don’t like or use notebooks.

  1. First, the O rings get in the way of writing.
  2. Second, the planner cannot bend back. That is important if you print only a semester planner and want to use part of the paper for a pad to write on.
  3. Third is that a notebook binder encourages you to keep organizing.

Organizing is about accepting a system and making it work. It’s not about constant change through the year and never using your planner. Adding or deleting pages adds to the stress. Using what you’ve created and making it work albeit not perfect is how organized people roll.

In addition, coil uses very little space on the margin for the coil to go through.

Did I mention how many different colors coils come in?

Some colors are beautiful, but most office supplies business will have basic white or transparent which are always my top choices.

31 Popular and Free Homeschool Planner Printables

Whether you buy a coil binding machine or take your planner to an office supply place, you won’t ever regret using coil.

Curriculum Pages for Your Planner

Add these Printables to Your DIY Homeschool Planner ♥♥

You'll love these popular forms to make your planner uniquely yours.

A Homeschool Beginner’s Guide to Figuring Grades and Saving Time

Not all assignments need grades, but in middle and high school you may need to track grades. Grab this Middle School Descriptive Writing Grade Record.

More Front Colorful Covers

You'll love these beautiful covers. Just print .

4 PRE-Homeschool Year Planning Pages (and tips to use them)

Planning doesn’t begin when your school year begins. It begins 8 to 6 weeks BEFORE your school year. Grab this pre-planning page, scheduling your year plan, holiday list and school year goals.

Week At a Glance Form

Gorgeous Week at a Glance for an overview of your week because sometimes you don't need to plan day by day.

Homeschool Memorization & Tracking Form

Memorization Tracking & Planning page for passages or poetry.

Goals Form

I have 2 color choices for you today - orange or blue for goals for your school year.

Community Service Planning Record

Homeschool community service record for your teen. Tracking your teen's time to add to the high school transcript is easier with this beautiful and useful form.

Homeschool High School How To Prepare THE Transcript

Editable High School Transcript. Once you know the basics, it's easy. Be sure to grab my other tips for high school.

Photo Credit: hessunacademy.com

Weekly Time Blocking Schedule for Kids and Adults

Use this weekly time blocking schedule to keep track of your week down to the hour!

Photo Credit: www.hopeinthechaos.com

Student Planning Pages

Student planning pages to help kids learn how to plan their homeschool days, weeks, and months.

7 Step Planner Inside Page - Color Choice Miss Ya

This color choice is named Missed Ya because it has been a while since I shared some of my favorite color combinations which are orange and pink. You'll love this BEAUTIFUL inside page.

Photo Credit: rockyourhomeschool.net

Get Organized with These Portfolio Checklists

Need to put together a homeschool portfolio? Use these checklists to help you make sure you have everything you need (and skip the rest!) 

Useful Editable Movie Report For Homeschool

EDITABLE movie report in two color choices.

Homeschool Curriculum Cover - Purple Haze Color

Beautiful purple color cover.

Homeschooled Teen Job Performance Evaluation Form

Give your teen a job performance evaluation to compliment his high school transcript.

Back Cover Pages

Grab these 4 beautiful back cover pages with quotes.

Year At a Glance Form For Moms Buried in the Organizing Details

I have a gorgeous year at a glance form for you.

Summer Loving Curriculum Planner Cover

You'll love the color scheme in this cover named Summer Loving.

Free Library Resources List

Use this library list to keep your library finds in one place in your planner.

Back Cover Curriculum Planner

One Mother Teaches More than a Hundred Teachers back cover page.

Bright Green Cover

You'll love this bright green cheery homeschool planner cover.

Beyond Museums and Zoos Homeschool Field Trip Form

You'll love this field trip reference page to keep when planning field trips.

Another Navy Blue Cover

Grab this GORGEOUS navy blue front cover for you planner.

Updated Homeschool Attendance Forms

Gorgeous and beautiful attendance forms.

School Year Goals Form

More of This and Less of that simple goal page.

Free Student Planners _ Covers now EDITABLE

Choose from many Student Planner Covers to create a Free Student Planner.

Homeschool Co-op Tracking Form

Track the progress of your homeschool co-op with this tracking form.

Inside Title Page

Another inside title page with a pretty color scheme.

Photo Credit: rockyourhomeschool.net

How to Cultivate & Enjoy a Relaxed Homeschool Routine

Easily put together a relaxed homeschool routine with this free printable planning page. Includes 1 page to write on and 1 page that you can directly edit!

Photo Credit: www.intentionalinlife.com

IIL VIP Freebie Hub

Looking for creative ideas and tips to cultivate the love of learning in your home? This 12 page planning pack is filled with ideas, tips and planning pages that will help you incorporate more hands-on learning experiences in your home.

Photo Credit: homeschooling4him.com

Free Printable Homeschool Attendance Sheet

With this attendance sheet, you can keep track of the whole homeschool year on one page. Use it for record keeping and reporting, or for your own piece of mind.

Look at these other posts you’ll love:

  • Colorful Reading Journal to Motivate Kids
  • Field Trip Journal Pages
  • Also check out my Planner page on my Amazon Shop for gorgeous accessory options.
 31 Popular and Free Homeschool Planner Printables

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How to Choose the Perfect Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students

June 19, 2022 | 4 Comments
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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.

How to Choose the Perfect Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students

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

  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.

  • 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.

More Homeschooling Multiple Ages Tips

  • 65 Best Teaching Tips for Embracing Homeschooling Multiple Ages
  • 5 Days Of The Benefits & Challenges of Teaching Mixed Ages Together – Day 5: Tips For Homeschooling Multiple Grades
  • How to Choose the Perfect Homeschool Planner for Multiple Students
  • 26 Free Nature Unit Studies for Multiple Ages
  • 5 Days Of The Benefits & Challenges of Teaching Mixed Ages Together – Day 4: Embrace Homeschooling Multiple Grades

Print exactly what you need HERE at my 7 STEP DIY HOMESCHOOL PLANNER

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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12 Great Options of High School Literature Curriculum

May 3, 2022 | 3 Comments
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Next to math, deciding high school literature curriculum for my first high school teen was scary for me. Today, I will share practical pointers in choosing high school literature curriculum. Also, look at How to Homeschool High School for more ideas.

Looking back after three homeschooled grads, I’ve learned you need to be absolutely clear of your goal.

Choosing curriculum versus stand alone components was confusing as well.

So, I want to help you make a better choice.

12 Great Options of High School Literature Curriculum

First, confusing to me in the beginning was what to teach from high school literature.

Also, how to transition from teaching your child reading to literature wasn’t clear.

Quickly, I learned there is a shift in high school to not just reading a variety of literature, but to analyzing it.

What to Teach With High School Literature

As you can see, the elements you look for in a high school literature curriculum will vary depending on your goals.

If your teen is on a college track, analyzing literature is a basic requirement for most colleges.

However, if your child is on a career track, you decide if analyzing literature will benefit your teen.

That was the part that confused me. My English teacher in high school taught me like I was in an AP Lit class. I was not, but her love for literature was obvious.

The very basic reason why you teach high school literature is to move your child beyond the reading is fun stage. Appreciating why literature moves us, how to be involved in the great conversation, and how to analyze literature is one goal.

Another goal is to help your child appreciate the variety of genre. Think about it.

You have doing this all along as you taught your child to read.

Teaching a love of reading doesn’t stop in high school, but you want your child to now dig into the literature.

In addition, one more thing to be aware of before choosing curriculum is to decide if you need the other components of language arts.

Besides literature, grammar, vocabulary, composition, and writing are other components of language arts.

Teens are normally all over the place on each component of language arts, I encourage you to try to choose just literature curriculum.

High School Literature Curriculum Goals

One huge advantage to choosing just high school literature curriculum which is not tied together with the other components is to save time.

I don’t think teens should get bogged down with the other components when focusing on beautiful pieces of literature.

However, some options I share below is curriculum which does not make deep dives into analyzing.

That too has been a great option some quarters in high school when your teen needs a change of pace from analyzing in depth.

Covering all the components together may be your goal.

The point is your teen, your choices, and your goals should stay front and center when poring over options.

Furthermore, tying literature to history is another fun way to bring both subjects to life.

This is a slant that many teens enjoy.

On top of that, some choices will be more faith-based and others with a secular focus.

Keep all those facts in mind as you compare curriculum below.

12 High School Literature Curriculum

Finally, look at these twelve high school literature curriculum.

  • BJU Press Literature for Junior and Senior High. This is one of my favorite because it’s so comprehensive in the variety of genre.
  • Memoria Press is another one I’ve used and although they’ve updated through the years, I still love their guides.
  • Stobaugh is another keeper which has been around for years. It’s comprehensive and takes more of a classical approach.
  • Lightning Literature has been another mainstay by homeschoolers. I love their choices.
  • Windows to the World: An Introduction to Literary Analysis. Although the topics covered are comprehensive, there are short passages. So it makes for a great option.
  • Illuminating Literature is one by Sharon Watson. I’ve used her other writing and love them because of their step by step guidance.
  • Beautiful Feet we used when we wanted to cover literature analysis lightly. Focusing on our history love, we could include a framework of analysis with the literature choices.
  • Progeny Press is another favorite because of how many activities they have and ease of use.
  • Learning Language Arts Through Literature is not as well know today as it used to be. I love it because it’s gentle and has a Charlotte Mason flair. Some years, we just needed light language arts and literature. So, I’m listing it as option. There is both American and British literature options. It’s just a beautiful option
  • Sonlight has been around for years. Started by a homeschool family like some of other companies, it too has a comprehensive language arts program.
  • Total Language Plus is just what it says. All the components of language arts when you want to cover them at one time. We love this curriculum as well.
  • The Art of Poetry is a resource we just absolutely loved. If your teen is wanting to dive deeper into poetry, you’ll love this resource. In addition, this resource can be used for middle school kids too.

These are not all the resources available for you, but they are ones I know will work.

They give your teen guidance; And the best part is they create a love of literature and push your teen out of his comfort zone.

Which ones have you tried?

12 Great Options of High School Literature Curriculum

Look at some more posts which will help you:

  • Best Homeschool High School Literature Suggestions For Teens
  • Modern U.S. and World History High School Literature
  • 3 Beginner’s Tips: Homeschool High School Literature
  • How to Choose the BEST Homeschool Middle and High School Language Arts Curriculum & Options
  • Homeschooling High School: Curriculum, Credits, and Courses
  • Free Homeschool High School Planning Sheet (and pssst help for high school too)

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A 20+ Year Homeschool Mom’s 5 TOP Tips for First Time Homeschoolers

April 25, 2022 | Leave a Comment
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Nothing compares to being equally excited and equally needing encouragement than beginning to homeschool. In my 5 top tips for first-time homeschoolers, you’ll get my BEST tips in my 25 years of homeschooling.

Oh sure, I have way more to tell you, but this is about the TOP tips’ you don’t get weighed down with too much information.

Too, in conducting in person workshops with new homeschoolers for 10 years, my set of tips will look different than many you read. Why? They work.

And it’s hard to get all your concerns answered for the next year in one or two conversations with a seasoned veteran.

Don’t miss opportunities to discuss with others, but take time to educate yourself as well.

See, what happens is that first-time homeschoolers can overcomplicate the beginning. How? You can bring rigid standards on you and your kids which are not implemented by your local law.

A 20+ Year Homeschool Mom's 5 TOP Tips for First Time Homeschoolers

First Time Homeschooler

Over scheduling, over buying, over planning can be avoided by know exactly how to meet your state law. After that, it’s freedom to set up your day like you choose. Do NOT begin by buying curriculum just yet but by being familiar with your local law.

Look at my 5 top tips for first-time homeschoolers.

1. Knowing your local law is not enough as many veterans tout.
You need to know how to meet it EASILY.

For example, if you live in a state with less laws and not much record keeping required, you can choose what is best for your children. If you live in a state with more stringent record keeping, then you can easily meet that law by using laid out curriculum.

See, other seasoned veterans may say you don’t need curriculum at all. Eventually, that could be your goal.

However, for your first year when you have so many things to adjust to, it can be less stressful to follow a laid our plain and tweak it to suit you.

HSLD which has a clickable map to explain your local homeschool law is a good place to start.
Too, you can comment here, and I WILL reply and help you understand that part first.

Next, homeschooling is a completely different approach than public school.

You’ll love my video What You REALLY Need to Know When You Begin Homeschooling where I take you through more steps.

2. Do not recreate public school at home and bring unneeded stress on your family.

I made this mistake when I started homeschooling. Although my children were all very young, I tried to run my homeschool like a public school. Remember there is NOTHING you have to prove to anybody.

It will take time to adjust to the freedom you get with homeschooling. There is a line between relaxed and rigid. Relaxed is not lazy.

I failed in learning that and sent my Kindergarten son to public school. A year didn’t even go by before I pulled him out and had to train myself to relax and trust the process.

New Homeschooler Tips

Then, over buying curriculum is the next top mistake to avoid.

3. Do buy JUST a framework of homeschool curriculum like math and language arts or use free online curriculum.

Most new homeschoolers feel more comfortable with laid out curriculum. Buying curriculum can wait until you have time to research it.

I have some ways to help you understand first how to choose curriculum.

My video How To Easily Choose and Distinguish between Homeschool Educational Approaches will help you to narrow down how to homeschool.

My point is do NOT buy a lot of curriculum in the beginning until you have time to get to know your children. Save some of your budget to buy the fun things or do classes your children are interested in taken.

Overbuying curriculum almost seems a rite of passage, but avoid overbuying.

New to Homeschool

Math and language arts are essential subjects needed all the way to high school. However, there are many ways to meet each of the needs of your children. Below I have some posts which will help to give you a starting point.

  • How to Build Elementary Homeschool Curriculum Directly From Amazon
  • How to Build Middle School Curriculum Directly From Amazon
  • How to Build High School Curriculum Directly From Amazon

In addition, you can use free online curriculum until you decide if you want to purchase curriculum. Easy Peasy all in one by Lee Giles was created years ago. It’s a great way to start.

A 20+ Year Homeschool Mom's 5 TOP Tips for First Time Homeschoolers

Another one of my TOP tips for first-time homeschoolers is understanding how to deschool.

4. You ABSOLUTELY have to deschool.

It’s hard to deschool when you don’t what it is or why. Even families whose kids will never go to public school need to deschool. Definitions will vary; here is mine.

It’s the time to unlearn what you think education should be as taught from a public-school mindset and to be open to new, natural, and creative ways to teach your kids.

It’s realizing that taking your kids out of school one day and doing the exact thing at home the next day which wasn’t working in public-school is the definition of insanity (ouch).

It’s letting go and letting in something new in your life; it’s accepting the homeschool lifestyle which is opposite of the public-school lifestyle.

Girl, I want to learn from a homeschool expert instead of taking years to learn the in/out of homeschooling.

In short, deschooling is a tool both for the first-time homeschooler and long-term homeschooler. When you first begin to homeschool, you need to rethink your view of education. As you homeschool longer, you are subject to burn out and need to return to your deschooling habits.

As I mentioned even if your children will never go to public school, you still need to adopt your view of what is homeschooling. That takes time. The amount of time each family deschools will be different.

How to Deschool – Are You Doomed If You’ve Never Deschooled is another video I have for you.

If your kids have been in public school, you need to take time to educate yourself to what is available in the homeschooling world.

Sure, you can research, but through my many years of teaching new homeschoolers in person I created a course focused just on the unique needs of first-time homeschoolers.

If you don’t want to wait on the ins/outs of how to homeschool, look at my online self-paced KickStarter course. You’ll be in the KNOW NOW.

What Is Included in the Homeschool Kickstarter Course for
First-Time Homeschoolers

MODULE 1

 What I DIDN’T Learn From My Homeschooling Mother, But Should Have
(1 workshop & Printables)

Support is important and you should trust your ability to teach. You’ll walk away from this workshop knowing you’re capable of teaching your kids and why you’re capable. The nuggets in this workshop are golden for the beginner.MODULE 3

How to Choose Curriculum (Wisely)
(9 workshops & printables)

The BIGGEST mistake new homeschoolers make is buying curriculum without knowing how to buy it other than the looks good method. Avoid stress two or three months into your journey by knowing EXACTLY what to choose for your children.MODULE 5

How to Organize it ALL 
( 5 workshops & printables)

Finding balance with all the new hats you’ll be wearing and time management are not easy. Using the AWESOME sample schedules in this module and the step by step plan, I walk you through creating a routine or schedule UNIQUE to your family. Beginning homeschooling by stuffing it into an already busy life is not the way to begin. Did I mention as an organized person I have many tidbits of organization help sprinkled throughout the workshops?MODULE 2

Diving In (Leave Your Public School Mindset Here)
(3 workshops & printables)

If you’re struggling with your public school mindset or that there is one right way to succeed you’ll understand what it means to homeschool and why it’s not public school at home. Homeschooling is a superior approach for a reason.MODULE 4

Teaching the Stages of Homeschool 
(8 workshops & printables)

Jammed packed with great information on understanding the transitions children go through from PreK to High School prepares you to homeschool for the long run. Each learning stage is broken down for you so that you gain the best tips for how to teach and what to teach.MODULE 6

Facing Your BIGGEST Fears Not If But WHEN They Happen 
(1 workshop & printables)

There is a GREAT BIG list of wrong things you’re focusing on in your first or second year which will suck the life out of your homeschool journey.
Begin your journey with the wisdom of the past which has worked successfully for thousands of homeschool families who have gone before you.

Girl, I want to learn from a homeschool expert instead of taking years to learn the in/out of homeschooling.

Lastly, my fifth top tip for new homeschoolers is learning when to say yes and when to say no.

5. When to say NO and when to say YES is a must learn quickly your first year.

And it’s not easy to know when to say yes and when to say no. So, here a few tips to help you use your time wisely and focus on what is important.

  • When completely curriculum suddenly becomes the focus instead of your child’s needs, it’s time to say no.
  • Trying to right all the wrongs of public school by putting your children in every enrichment activity available is a huge no. You will have time to understand the homeschool world, but you need time with your children to heal. Especially if your child was bullied, has anxiety, or is flat out exhausted, your healing time should come first.
  • Say yes to seizing unplanned moments in your year to learn like packing up the books and heading to the park for a beautiful day outside.
  • Another yes is when your significant other has off from work, savor that time because it’s family time.
  • Taking time to educate YOURSELF is another huge yes. It’s easier and smoother your first year when you know how to schedule more efficiently, learn how to choose curriculum, and know how to teach to your children’s learning style. There is no need to take years doing that. If you want the fasttrack, I am here to help you through my Kickstarter program for first-time homeschoolers.

IF you have any questions email me at tinahomeschools at gmail dot com. I am here for you!

Look at these other tips you’ll love:

  • How To Start Homeschooling the Easy No Stress Way (Maybe)
  • Dear New Homeschooler – Are You Making this BIG Mistake? (I Was)
  • New Homeschooler – Mustering the Courage to Face THE 4 Homeschool Biggies – Part 1.
  • Top 10 Tips For New Homeschoolers – Curriculum, curriculum, curriculum – Isn’t that how to begin homeschooling? Part 1
  • When You Don’t Know Where to Begin in Homeschooling. The 3 R’s for New Homeschoolers. Part 2

Hugs and love ya,

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The Best Colorful Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

January 8, 2021 | 4 Comments
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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!

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The Best Colorful Undated Dynamic Daily Homeschool Planner

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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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