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Handy Tools for Homeschool Planning

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I love homeschool planning time! It is so much fun hunting for free curriculum links and digging through my Pinterest homeschool boards for great ideas.

Here are some free planning tools to organize your next school year:

Start by printing out a free homeschool planner. There is something for everyone on my huge round-up list!

Map out your weeks on my favorite school year calendar.

Save some money by keeping a running curriculum list.

Compare prices with this curriculum price comparison sheet.

Buy or sell some used curriculum.

Include the little ones with this tot school planning form.

Find time for extras like crafts and nature study with a theme of the day.

Make use of your games & supplies by filling out an activity grid.

Print out a good morning guide to start your school day.

Do you want to step away from boxed curriculum? I show you how in my Create Your Own Curriculum series.

Find more ideas on my Homeschool Organization Pinterest Board!

 

A Christmas to Remember *FREE Printable*

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We are getting into the Christmas spirit at our house – crafting, cooking, singing, and giving thanks for a Savior in a manger!

As the kids get older and the weeks get busier, I’ve learned to focus on a few meaningful activities that they enjoy. We want to remember the peace of the season, not the frantic craziness. I created a Christmas to Remember printable for my kids to fill out with their holiday favorites.

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Print it out for your kiddos and have yourself a merry little Christmas instead of a weary one!

–>Download a Christmas to Remember<–

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Our 2013-2014 Curriculum Plan

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{This post contains a few affiliate links. Thank you for purchasing through my site!}

It is always a relief to get to this point every year, where the the courses are nailed down and the books are ordered! I will post a break-down of each subject and how I tackle each one in an upcoming post. I love to see how families work it all out!

We will add in our Theme of the Day Activities using this schedule:

  • Monday with the Masters
  • Creativity Tuesday
  • Around the World Wednesday
  • Poetry Tea Thursday
  • Nature Fun Friday

Our students: dd16 (11th), dd14 (9th), ds10 (5th), dd8 (3rd), dd4 (PreK)

Because I overlap curriculum for several ages, I am listing by subject instead of grade.

~ Bible ~

~ History ~

~ Geography ~

~ Science ~

~ Math ~

~ High School Electives ~

~ Writing ~

~ Grammar ~

~ Spelling ~

~ Lit/Reading ~

~ Handwriting ~

~ Pre-K ~

Note: We don’t complete all of these free lessons. I pick & choose whatever goes with our studies.  Didn’t want you to think we homeschool 24/7! ;)

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Homeschool Theme of the Day

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We had great success last year with our Theme of the Day Chart!

With 5 kiddos needing my attention, it was hard for us to fit in the fun stuff like crafts or artist studies. Adding them to our morning homeschool routine allows us to stay on track without the extras slipping through the cracks.

I am changing it up just a bit this year by using Wednesday to focus on Geography instead of Writing. Last year’s Theme of the Day Chart is still available if that suits you better.

{All of the links below are FREE, but that could change so double check!}

~ Our 2013-14 Theme of the Day Chart ~

~ Monday with the Masters ~

~ Creativity Tuesday ~

~ Around the World Wednesday ~

~ Poetry Tea Thursday ~

~ Nature Fun Friday ~

–> Download the 2013-14 Theme of the Day Chart <–

{Note: You need to choose the landscape setting when printing}

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Tools for Planning Your New Homeschool Year

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tools for homeschool planning

Every April I get the urge to start planning the next homeschool year. My printer starts humming as I hunt for free curriculum links and browse Pinterest boards for ideas.

Use these free planning tools to organize your new year:

Start by printing out a free homeschool planner. There is something for everyone on my huge round-up list!

Map out your weeks on my favorite school year calendar.

Divide your child’s work into quarters with the easiest record system ever.

Make sure you stay on track with color-coded progress lists.

Save some money by keeping a running curriculum list.

Compare prices with this curriculum price comparison sheet.

Use those computer files with this handy idea for organizing your ebooks.

Find time for extras like crafts and nature study with a theme of the day.

Do you want to step away from boxed curriculum? I show you how in my Create Your Own Curriculum series.

Find more ideas on my Homeschool Organization Pinterest Board!

 

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