Your Ultimate Guide to the Homeschool Planner

Homeschool planners can really step up your homeschool game, whether you’re teaching elementary school students, high school students or both!

What you define as the ultimate homeschool planner is up to you. There are many planner options.

How do I get organized for homeschooling?

As a homeschool mom or dad, you have a lot to balance. A homeschool planner can be a great resource to keep all of your records in one place.

Never again will you have to scramble to find an isolated piece of paper somewhere!

You can keep digital files in a folder in one place on your computer if you choose to go the digital planner route or keep them all in your physical planner, if that’s what you prefer personally.

Some ideas of what to keep copies of in your planner to stay organized would be:

  • Grades
  • Curriculum used
  • Subjects mastered
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Volunteer work
  • Standardized testing scores
  • Work samples
  • A reading list.

What should be included in a homeschool planner?

What you include in your homeschool planner is up to you.

Some people like to keep all records, calendars, field trip notes, learning goals, and lesson plans in their planner.

Others like to keep a combination of some items digitally and some paper, like keeping an online calendar but having lesson plans on paper.

Read about more ideas on planning your homeschool year and questions you should ask yourself when deciding what to include in your homeschool plan here.

Planning your academic year doesn’t have to be a daunting task, either! Check out these ideas.

The fun part of planners is that it is totally up to you! Your creativity is the limit.

How do I create a daily schedule for homeschooling?

Check out these amazing resources here and here for more on scheduling.

Your planner is also a great place to keep a copy of your homeschool schedule.

A schedule will help keep everyone on track. Children with sensory issues especially thrive when they know what’s coming next in the day!

Traditional Planner (DIY)

Are you the creative type? Want to make your own planner?

Grab and binder and start creating! Some supplies to get you started include:

  • Sturdy binder
  • Dividers
  • Page protectors
  • Drilled paper
  • Pens
  • Stickers and fun tape.
    • Color code away! Just because it’s a homeschool planner doesn’t mean that it can’t be pretty if that’s your thing.

Would you rather have a printable?

Check out these resources to find just the right planner for you.

Paid Planners

Free Planners

Any more questions about planning for your homeschool?

There are many options out there for creating a homeschool planner for your family, whether you do online homeschool and prefer a digital planner or if you prefer paper resources for your school year.

We believe homeschooling is one of the best models for educating children, which is why we support parents choosing to homeschool with encouragement and practical resources.

Contact us if you need any help along your homeschooling journey! No question is too large or too small.

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