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Amazing Tracking Homeschool Core Subjects and Electives Form

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I have a tracking homeschool core subjects form today. Also, look at my page Homeschool Planner and my 7 Step Curriculum planner page for more homeschool planner forms.

I’m so excited about this latest homeschool planning page which is the amazing homeschool core subjects and electives form.

If you live in a state where you have to track core subjects (a.k.a skill subjects) separately from electives (a.k.a content subjects) you’ll love how easy this form is to use.

Before I go on to explain this form, you may want to be sure you understand the two different types of categories most subjects fall into. Look at Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects: What’s the Difference.

Tracking Homeschool Core Subjects

Look at some of the features of this form.

  • This is 1 Form but you get 2 different color schemes because I love color. Three sections are editable on the form.
  • There is a place at the top right to fill in the Month and Year (editable).
  • There are two parts to the form. The top part has a part for CORE subjects to list with 9 EDITABLE lines. Add General subjects like Math and Language Arts OR add specific assignments.
  • The bottom part has a part for ELECTIVES to list with 9 EDITABLE LINES.
  • Your can use it or your child can. Give it to your child to track OR you add to your 7 Step Homeschool Planner.
  • You can print each month after you type in OR print one each month that changes. It’s a very flexible form.
  • The form is in landscape.
  • The days 1 – 31 run landscape across the top of the page. There is a space to pen in the abbreviation for the day of the week below the date and a place to put a check mark below that when the assignment is completed.
  • In addition, I’ve created it with space at the top and bottom so that you can turn the form portrait to bind your 7 Step Homeschool Planner.

You can grab it today!

Curriculum Planner Pages

You’ll love these other forms and my tips.

Hugs and love ya,

4 Editable Homeschool Planning Pages to Ease Planning

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Today, I’m sharing these 4 editable homeschool planning pages to ease planning. Also look at my page Homeschool Planner and my 7 Step Curriculum Planner for more homeschool planning forms.

Homeschool lesson planning has always been totally exhilarating and totally exhausting – at the same time. How is that possible?

You know my 7 Step Homeschool Planner that you build yourself is one hard working and beautiful planner.

4 AWESOME and BEAUTIFUL Homeschool Lesson Planning Pages to Ease Stress @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

With over 500 free forms, there is just no comparison.

While growing it for the last 10 years, I always have found ways to help you ease homeschool planning.

The four editable homeschool lesson planning pages I have today makes the free 7 Step Homeschool Planner soar even higher. (okay, I’m a bit biased.)

Homeschool Lesson Planning Forms

Look at the features of these 4 editable homeschool planning forms:

  • It’s two pages for each color choice. One left hand side page and one right hand side page. Fill in the subjects or topics you want for the lesson planning pages.
  • Fillable boxes go across both the left hand and right hand side of the form.
  • There is also a vertical box on the left side of both pages to add more information. Generally that is the place you would put your kids’ name, but again this is YOUR form. You use it how you need it. Your imagination is the ONLY limiting factor.
  • Also there is one long fillable text box at the bottom of both pages. Generally, that is the place I both content subjects. Look at this post to understand the difference between skill and content subjects.
  • Of course, the pages are undated. You add the date and lesson plan number as you use them.
  • Don’t forget that you can print only a month’s worth, a week’s worth or the whole year and still change the headings half-way through your schedule.

Look at these 4 beautiful color choices.

4 Editable Homeschool Planning Pages to Ease Planning
4 Editable Homeschool Planning Pages to Ease Planning
4 Editable Homeschool Planning Pages to Ease Planning
4 Editable Homeschool Planning Pages to Ease Planning

Creative Ways to use Homeschool Planning Pages

What makes editable pages so awesome is that you can use them anyway you need to. Look at these other creative ideas in how to use the editable lesson plan pages.

  • You can use them for ONE subject. For example, organize science into subjects like Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and etc. This is especially good if you have younger kids and are not really focusing in depth on one science discipline like you would at the high school level.
  • Use it to break down sub-topics for a unit study. If you’re studying the Ocean, then divide the topic which is huge into plants, animals, sea floor and marine biology jobs.
  • If you have a high school kid, use one set specifically for his very unique core subjects and electives. Check out A to Z List: Middle and High School Homeschool Electives.
  • Use ONE for EACH kid or ONE for ALL of your kids. When your kids are very young, you may not need as much space.
  • The lesson planning pages are VERY versatile and with 4 different color choices, the options are limitless.
4 Beautiful and Awesome Editable Homeschool Lesson Planning Pages to Ease Homeschool Stress @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

I know you’ll love these newest editable lesson planning! Be sure to look in my shop for bigger pictures of the layout.

Look at these other lesson planning tips:

Free 2020-2021 Academic Calendars – Homeschool Planner

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You know I love sharing these homeschool planner forms each year. Today, I’m rolling out the two color choices for the 2020-2021 academic year calendars that go in your 7 Step Homeschool Planner.

CURRICULUM PLANNERS

Don’t forget when putting together your homeschool planner that I have calendar pages like the ones today which are to be used for reference purposes.

Also, I have completely different forms for homeschool planning calendars which are to be used for tracking school week and 2 page per month appointment keepers for tracking appointments.

2020 to 2021 Academic Homeschool Planner Calendars at Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

As mentioned, I do three DIFFERENT calendar type of pages each year.

The ones today are used as a reference page for checking dates. You’ll want to print one or more of them for your planner.

I print one or more in the front of my homeschool planner and I print another one or two toward the back. Also, these calendar pages can also be used for a front cover although I have created AWESOME Front Covers on STEP 1. You decide what works best for your planner.

UNIQUE HOMESCHOOL PLANNER

If you’re wanting to grab an appointment keeper for the 2019 to 2020 school year you can grab them below or visit STEP 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers.

DOWNLOAD COTTON CANDY COLOR HERE and DOWNLOAD LAGOON COLOR HERE.

Look at these other fun planner pages.

2020 to 2021 Free Academic Calendars for Your 7 Step Homeschool Planner. Begin building your planner today at Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

7 Easy Steps to Start Building YOUR One of a Kind – Tons of Options & Pretty Color. Start Today!

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!

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.

I know you’ll love my faith-neutral facebook group. Answer the questions when you click to join my facebook group so I can approve you as soon as possible.

You’ll love these other forms:

How to Know What A Homeschooled Child Should Learn Yearly?

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You’d think having a year by year list of requirements which a homeschooled child should learn would be helpful. Also, look at my page The Dynamics of How to Homeschool Easily and Smarter.

A list of requirements may or may not be depending on your circumstances.

If your child is on a faster track than most kids his age, then such a list could set your child up to be a resistant learner.

How to Know What A Homeschooled Child Should Learn Yearly?

Nobody wants to go over previously mastered material.

On the other hand, if a child needs to stay on a concept longer, then the beauty of homeschooling is allowing him to linger longer.

I won’t leave you hanging though because I know paramount to maintaining sanity is having a guideline or idea of what to teach.

After 25+ years of teaching, I have found easy ways to guide my kids to graduation.

Look at these 3 quick planning tips you need now and I rounded up some resources for you.

3 Quick Planning Tips You Need Now

Skill subjects are the backbone of ALL years from Prek to High School; the skill subjects are math and language arts.

ONE/ ALL subjects can be categorized into a SKILL or CONTENT subject.

Language arts is a general term to including many different subjects depending on your child’s age.

Because language arts includes all facets of English, you want to be familiar with the subjects that fall under the broad term of language arts.

Two of the three Rs — reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic are part of language arts.

Giving your attention first to language arts and math is vital.

While choosing content subjects is important, your child could struggle terribly if skill subjects are not introduced in a sequence.

One example of how important laying foundational steps is learning to read.

You want your child exposed to a wide variety of sounds and have a rich print environment to boost his reading skills.

Look at these subjects that are language arts.

Subjects for Younger Grades

Reading
Phonics
Penmanship
Grammar
Spelling
Poetry

Subjects for Older Grades

Literature
Word Study
Vocabulary
Grammar
Spelling
Composition
Poetry

Oral speaking is also part of language arts.

Some things about language arts like conversations are not specifically taught, but learned through interaction with your kids each day.

TWO/ Instead of focusing on a scope and sequence, glance at the table of contents.

A scope and sequence is how topics are covered in a curriculum.

Scope is the depth or amount of knowledge or information to be covered in each grade level and sequence refers to the order or steps based on grade level.

The idea for sequence is that it builds on knowledge based in previous grades.

In summary, a scope and sequence is an agenda or schedule of what to learn and when to learn it. That’s it.

Kids have the ability to learn facts from two or more grade levels.

Knowing the scope and sequence is helpful, but I find that glancing at the table of contents of any curriculum is an easier tip.

Each curriculum has a different scope and sequence. So unless you stick with one curriculum, I find that taking a closer look at the table of contents has always met with a better fit for my kids.

Focus on the grade level your kids will be on, but more important study the skills on the curriculum that are up one grade level and down one grade level from that same curriculum to ensure a good fit.

Ask yourself these questions while looking at the table of contents:

  • how much of it is review,
  • how many new concepts will be introduced,
  • how many days are lessons assigned, and
  • how much help does it give the teacher.

THREE/ Your state standards can be used as rule of thumb.

This is my least favorite way of understanding what a child needs to learn unless of course you have required subjects required by state homeschool law.

It’s my least favorite because most of us start with our local state standards, but find that we want to cast a wider net of knowledge.

How to Know What A Homeschooled Child Should Learn Yearly?

Many years I’ve let go of grade levels and concentrated specifically on skills or concepts.

This is a helpful tip whether you have a gifted learner, a child who seems to be right on target, or a child that needs more time for concepts to stick.

Also, be sure you’re getting tips from my YouTube Channel How to Homeschool EZ.

Focusing first on skill subjects, glancing at a table of contents, or scanning a scope and sequence will cut your planning stress in half. It’s a simple starting point.

Year by Year Home Learning Resources

However, you’ll eventually become an expert at choosing levels when you also grab a few of these empowering resources.

Home Learning Year by Year is a great resource that has been around for a while.

It’s a very useful guide if you want to glance at what kids are capable of learning each year.

Too, for many years, I used this guide and highlighted concepts we we’re covering.

I love using it when I prepare my unit studies too.

Another series of books that have been extremely helpful to me through the years is What your __ Grader Needs to Know.

You’ll love having a detailed explanation for both content and skill subjects in each grade level.

Also, grab these free downloads which will help you to gauge grade levels to get a better fit for your kids.

Keep in mind that if you make a mistake, it’s all still OKAY.

If a grade level proves too easy, save it for another child or keep the level as a review. You can resell your used curriculum too.

Too, if you chose a grade level that has proven more challenging than you planned, then take the pace slower. Divide the lesson plan into two days until your child’s maturity rate catches up.

6 EZ Homeschool Planning Steps

  • Focus FIRST on Math and Language Arts.
  • Determine if you need to meet state law requirements.
  • If not, glance over one of the above resources.
  • Study the current grade level, the next higher grade level and the lower grade level table of contents. Choose the best fit based on your child’s quest for knowledge and not age.
  • Remember your child can move ahead or go slower. Making a mistake is okay.
  • Enjoy watching your child’s knowledge grow layer by layer because there is a lot of overlapping between grade levels.

You got this!

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Paramount to maintaining sanity is having a guideline or idea of what to teach in each homeschool grade. You’ll love the tips shared by a veteran homeschool mom with 20+ years. CLICK HERE to read these sanity savings tip and grab the resources!
Paramount to maintaining sanity is having a guideline or idea of what to teach in each homeschool grade. You’ll love the tips shared by a veteran homeschool mom with 20+ years. CLICK HERE to read these sanity savings tip and grab the resources!