The Perfect Homeschool Planner
As we enter our sixth year of homeschooling, I am here to tell you, a homeschool planner can make or break your homeschooling year.
When I started off homeschooling, I was only teaching two of our boys. One year later we pulled our then 5th-grader half way through the year to come home and learn with us. Then a few years ago our youngest started kindergarten at home.
Eventually, we will likely add two more boys to our homeschool schedule as Luke Henry (who we are adopting) and potentially Jack (who we are caregivers for) will eventually be old enough to start learning at home as well.
With so many children focusing on different elements of learning, with different educational goals, task lists, and curricula, I need help sorting things out and managing our school year.
Plan Your Year Homeschool PlannerÂ
My friend Pam Barnhill has been homeschooling for many, many years. She has three children and has a knack for taking big tasks and breaking them down into bite-size, manageable pieces. Â I need this in my life, now more than ever!
The Plan Your Year kit covers everything from attendance record tracking (which I do not have to do in Texas but I know many states have to), to goal setting (according to each child’s needs), lesson planning, multiple scheduling options, daily dockets, curriculum resource pages, book list creation, reading log tracking and even unit study preparation pages.
Having a homeschool planner that I can personalize to each of my kids’ needs is really helpful.
Homeschool Lesson Planner
One of Pam’s saying is:
“You would not homeschool your neighbor’s kids. You want to give your kids a personalized education.”
Boy does this ring true!!
Her planner is a great reminder that we all homeschool for different reasons and equally so, we all have reservations about homeschooling for different reasons.
While homeschooling for our family was my husband’s idea, once I was invested (and experienced success with teaching our kids at home) I could very quickly see things through a different eye.
I always knew we were not raising standardized children, and in Texas the standardized testing is huge. I have very specific desires for each of our children and each child is different and learns differently. Each child brings their own strengths and gifts to our home as well. Of course we are not going to teach them in a cookie cutter way. An effective homeschool planner helps me make this happen!
If you are in need of lesson planning help for your homeschool year, you should get your hands on this kit as soon as you can. In the Plan Your Year kit you get:
- 79-page planning guide
- Over 40 editable planning forms
- Audio workshops with Sarah Mackenzie and Mystie Winckler
- Free lifetime updates and bonuses
- Free Facebook community
I am here to tell you that over the years of homeschooling we have had amazing years and we’ve had years with struggles and lots of distractions. I am coming off of two years of harder homeschooling. Pam’s resources and encouragement have really been key for helping me keep my focus on our homeschool and family. Her community has helped me realize I am not alone in this journey and that managing homeschool planning can be done in bite size pieces!
No matter your season of homeschooling, this kit is for you!! Grab it here for $24.00. The price is going up to $29.00 June 20th.
I was not paid to write this post, but it does contain an affiliate link.Â
That sounds like a great planner. I’ve never homeschooled before. I’m not sure I’d have the patience for it. I can see how this would be a big help to those who do.
That’s an excellent planner. I can see how anyone homeschooling would need a very well thought out planner and guide for lessons. It’s a lot of responsibility to teach your own kid.
Oh my word…I need this in my life! As we finish up and close out this school year I’ve been trying to come up with ways to make next year an even better year! I know a planner is definitely something I need to add to my school supply list for next year! Thanks for sharing!
Mandee- you should grab it before June 20th because it is going up $5. Either way its a great deal!
Wow this kit seems to have everything you could need! I can only imagine how much prep time and organization it takes to school a few kids. Great work!
I am so happy to see homeschooling has come a long way since I was doing it for my kids. I faced so many challenges and criticisms. I am sure that criticism still exists but now there are whole organizations and groups supporting homeschooling moms AND great planners like this! It sure is cool of you to put this together for homeschooling moms and dads of today!
What an awesome organizational tool for any homeschooling parent. A friend of mine plans to do a semi-homeschool program with her son next year, so I will be sharing this planner with her for sure!
I have a good friend that home schools her daughter. She needs this planner. I am sure that she needs something that can help her stay organized.
It always helps to stay organized. Sounds like you have a great way to keep track of everything. This would be a good way to keep up with lessons.
What a thorough and detailed planner. I do not choose to homeschool, but I can see how something similar to this would have come in handy when I was teaching in public and private schools.
This is a great resource. I have high respect for parents who homeschool their kids because I don’t think I could do this.
My daughter is only 2 so I wouldn’t need something like this yet, but keeping a planner regardless of what for is always ideal so you can stay on course! Thanks for sharing.
I don’t have kids or home school but I know plenty of Moms who do! I will definitely pass this post off to them!!
This is awesome information for those wanting to home school their children. The Plan Your Year kit sounds amazing and I love it has an attendance record in it too. Thanks for sharing the information.
Now, this is something my sister needs. She’s been homeschooling for years now and is always looking for ways to keep her organized and on track.
Do share this with her. I am 6 years in on homeschooling and this planner really is a keeper!
A homeschool planner sounds like a great solution to keep organized and on schedule. I need to work on being more organized!
Being organized is so important when it comes to providing teaching lessons and educating kids. These seem to be a nice tool for home schooling parents.
This is a fantastic planner and an awesome deal! Thanks Crystal! I hope all of my homeschooling friends scoop this up!
When I was homeschooling my daughter, my planner was everything. When I enrolled her into public school when we moved to a great district, I needed it to prove the work she had done.
I don’t homeschool, but wanted to do some work this summer. This could help me get organize and started for the summer.
I think planners are a wonderful thing to have. I don’t homeschool though. I still think this would be great for those that do homeschool. I’m sure it would be useful for them
If I homeschooled my kids I would have to use this planner. It’s so helpful and would keep me and the kids on track.
My boys have a half day of school left and I can’t wait. I haven’t even considered worrying about next year yet other than buying the school supply pack for next year. I figured I would get a jump on it and skip trying to find all of the stuff at the store.
This planner sounds so great! I can imagine that homeschooling isn’t always the easiest, but with a tool like this it has to make it all the more easy to stay organized!
This looks like a great Homeschool Planner. Heck, I think it would be good for a lot of people. 🙂
I love planners. It is a part of how I keep track of what is happening in my life. I could only imagine how useful this planner would be for homeschoolers.
We don’t homeschool, but a close friend might be doing it for her kids in a year or two instead of going to the public school nearby! If she goes that direction, I’ll have to tell her about this!
I’ve never tried homeschooling before. I admire parents who do, I think it’s amazing! It’s also nice to have a planner like this, it keeps you and the kids on track!
Homeschool Planner is really useful, this one looks really awesome and it would be helpful too to others.
I don’t homeschool my son, but I love that idea because I love it when things are organized. Bet parents who homeschool their kids would love that.
Even though I’ve toyed with the idea in the past, I have never home-schooled before. I can see how this would be beneficial for parents who home-school, though!
This is so great! I love planners, and they’re so necessary for school! I’m thinking about homeschooling our kids, but we haven’t decided on that yet. It’ll come when the time comes!
I am so glad i found this! we are looking at starting our homeschool journey soon and leaving public schooL!
This is a fabulous resource for those that homeschool! I love planners too so I can see why this is so appealing to me. Maybe I should start homeschooling so I have an excuse to use this?