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5 Year Holidays List (2016 to 2020) Homeschool Planner Page

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5 Year Holiday List @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Today, I’m updating the 5 year holidays list to include the years 2016 to 2020. The permanent page for the 5 year holiday list is kept on Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers.

Curriculum Page for Planner

This has been one of the most handy reference sheets I have used in my 7 step homeschool planner, blog planner, unit study planner and my free student planner.

Basically, this one page (or two if you want both color choices) fits in any planner.

I created this handy reference page because everybody plans differently and having a heads up notice of holidays and observances helps you plan not only your homeschool day, but to plan your year.

In addition, another way I use it is to plan my long-term homeschool schedule. Having one page to look at 5 years worth of holidays and observances keeps the pages and calendars I need in my planner to a minimum.

Also, some people like to write their own dates on their calendars, like I do.

The bottom line is that this one page holiday page is streamlined and can be used for planning short-term or long-term.

Grab your free copies below!

Download Passion Pink and Turquoise Gem.

 

Hugs and love ya,

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Did you grab my other recent free planner updates?

Free Homeschool Academic Year Calendar – 2016 to 2017
Free Homeschool High School Planning Sheet (and pssst help for high school too)
Free Scope and Sequence Divider Page – Free 7 Step Homeschool Planner

Begin build your FREE and UNIQUE 7 Step Homeschool Planner!

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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10 Things to Include in Your Homeschool Planner – Because Paper Planners Rock!!

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10 Things to Include In Your Homeschool Planner - paper planners rock @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus
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{Note: This is my ultimate unit study planner in the photo above with multiple cover choices.}

Homeschoolers by nature are do it yourself type of people and the homeschool planners we use are no different. I am pretty fussy about mine, which is why I created the free 7 step homeschool planner. And today, in sharing 10 things to include in your homeschool planner, it’s all about making your planner unique and as creative as you want it to be.

Your Homeschool Needs Change Each Year  – So Should Your Planner – Build It!

Look at some of these ideas and the best thing is that most of these things below are free here on my site.

1. Field Trip Tracking/Planning Forms.

Whether you want to track field trips for the year or need to plan them for a group, grab these forms.

Grab the field trip reference chart too so that when planning you stretch yourself to think of places (other than the museum or zoo) outside of your comfort zone.

field trip tracking july to june TDHP 6.1.2013
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2. Inspirational Quotes.

Inspirational quotes are tiny power packing nuggets of energy.

They give me a boost when I feel like falling off the homeschool wagon. Grab some of them to sprinkle throughout your planner and use it for the front and/or back of your planner.

Free Quotes for homeschool planner back cover @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

3. Planning Schedule.

I say this often, but there is no need to try to plan your homeschool year by writing in tiny boxes on a calendar or using the same calendar where you write down appointments.

School Year Around Planning Form @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

You need to have a separate page where you keep your school schedule for the year and track it too. You can grab one from the link above (or Step 5a) or grab this current one above from my blog category for organizational printables, which has all my current ones.

4. Calendars, of course, BUT pretty ones.

No need to give up style when you homeschool. Pretty colors for calendars, please and I have them.

You can choose from academic or physical year calendars each year and I normally give you about two or three color choices each.

Free Academic and Physical Year Calendars @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

5. 2 Page Spread Calendar – Appointment Keeper

The calendar above is for reference, but of course there is no way I am writing around those tiny numbers.

I create and use the two page spread calendar appointment keepers each year and keep all appointments on those pages.

By the way, I have the new year up already, which you can get on that same page.

2016 2 page per month physical year - Dreaming @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

6. Holiday List – 5 Years Worth

I love this page because it is a great reference for long term planning and I update it each year. I have several of them spread out throughout my planner so I can access it quickly.

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Holidays Listed 2015 to 2019 @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus. Over 200 Free Curriculum Planner Downloads and Growing 300x

7. Important Dates.

Everyone tracks differently and I like to keep one area where I can look at a glance at important dates, whether they are blog related, personal or homeschool.

It’s just the way my brain thinks.

Home Management Binder amd Free Important Dates Printables @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

8. Lesson Planning Pages – well of course, BUT . . .

Lesson planning pages come in MANY different forms and I have seen many of them. However, I prefer room to write and prefer daily lesson planning pages.

Undated pages, that is too. Just fill in the current date and move on to the next page instead of feeling like you are behind if you can’t school a day or two because life happens.

I have many different choices of lesson planning pages here on my site.

The link above is my main page with free lesson planning pages where you can learn about the basic differences, but I also have my unit study planner and glam it up pages lesson planning pages.

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9. Journal pages

Then plenty of places to write  down your thoughts, funny moments and yes even doodling is allowed in planners.

Grab plenty of journal pages because I have so many of them.

10. Swoon worthy DIY (yes they’re editable) tabs.

Then because I made my curriculum planner a whole DIY project, even the little things matter like tabs.

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Glam It Up Homeschool Planner s @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Planner

I hope this list gives you an idea of the small, but practical and beautiful things to add to your own homeschool planner.

Are you ready to start building your own homeschool planner?

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!

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!

Hugs and love ya,

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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My Conundrum + Organized Student Planner

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I have had a conundrum (in other words a great big huge mess) over the last few weeks on the Student Planner page. So I have been doing some “cleaning and organizing”. I know, try to contain your excitement.

Create Free Unique Student Planners @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

I just wanted you to know though that I have finished updating the student planner page and have decided to keep the Student Planner at my sister site, New Bee Homeschooler.

Sometimes the curriculum planner can be overwhelming to first time visitors, let alone the Student Planner and Home Management Binder. By keeping them on my sister site, New Bee Homeschooler, I am hoping to keep it organized and simple for visitors by separating my forms between my blog and my site.

I have something else in the works too. Kelley and I have a huge Pinterest party planned on my blog for this coming Monday! We have reached 20K followers on Pinterest and will be celebrating. We thought we would have one more week, but we reached it this week so PARTYYYYY time. We figured you could use the extra moolah. Giving away Amazon e-gift cards the winners could buy what they wanted.

New Bee Homeschooler @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus Reacher 20K Pinterest Followers

Watch for the details to enter!

With all the life updates, blog moving/updates, and social media growing, it has kept me hopping.  But, we have finally started with our first unit study and lapbook for the year.

We are starting our year off with a focus on South America. When we studied the Rainforest quite a few years back, the boys were much younger and we just focused on the Amazon. This year, we want to make a continent study and focus on the countries of the area and maybe a closer focus at the Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu.

That is why I love unit studies so much. Just build on what you have already studied and add more of the fascinating details.

I will be sharing my unit study/lapbook with you gradually after the Pinterest Party.

South America Unit Study @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Watch for the details Monday for the party and I hope that I haven’t completely confused you with my conundrum mess on the Student Planner.

We are actually doing a bit of school today. Have to love homeschooling when you can squeeze some school in on Saturday, but then again I was never one for following too many rules.

Hugs and love ya,

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Free Student Planners _ Covers now EDITABLE

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I started creating my free student planner a little after creating my 7 Step DIY Homeschool Planner that is now on my blog. But I wasn’t blogging when I created either planner so I want you to know I have a Student Planner too.

I know some of you have already started getting ready for the new year so I wanted to point out a few things to you about my Student Planner.

Student Planners and Covers @ Tina Dynamic Homeschool Plus

The most important thing I wanted you to know was that I have spent several days updating the covers to have ALL of them, except one, to be editable.

The editable boxes contain: The school year, grade and name of student for you to type in.

I have over 15 choices in covers and will continue to grow this planner like I have my Curriculum Planner.

3) The updated covers are on THIS blog post only for right now, until I create a page for them on my blog. It takes a while to edit over 15 pictures or covers.

Here are all the covers in a editable pdf and instead of waiting to send them to you with a thumbnail picture so you know what you are downloading, I will let you be surprised as you download each one.  There is a mix of boy and girl covers.

Download here.

Click here to download

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%20012%20orange%20pink%20fg.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%20012%20flower%20power%20g.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%20012%20dyed%20zebra.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%20012%20beyond%20the%20beyond.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%204%20-%20star.pdf

This is the one not editable because of the slanted text box.

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%202%20-%20pink3%20flowers.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%202%20-%20pink%202.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%202%20-%20green.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%201%20-%20pink%201.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%201%20-%20orange.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%201%20-%20blue%201.pdf

http://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/download/step_5_a_unique_forms/Student%20Cover%20%203%20-%20subjects.pdf

I know it’s a lot of printables to throw at you, but I would rather you have them and they be updated than to not have them for when you decide to plan.

I hope you enjoy the new updated editable covers.

The series will rock on and I have more back to school printables coming!

Hugs and love ya much,