I start out by loosely planning our entire year. Need some help calming the chaos? Need some time to breathe? 6 weeks on, one week off (Sabbath scheduling).6 Days a Week, with each being a shorter day.Some examples of a yearly schedule would be: Older students may have a different schedule than younger children. You do not need to follow your local public school calendar, but can if you wish. There are many different homeschool schedules that you can follow. I am going to share how I go about making our homeschool schedules, in the hopes that it will help you out a bit.Ĭreate a Homeschool Schedule For Your Family: I’m a big fan or erasable pens and washi tape! You may need to consider important activities for your family in your scheduling or a holiday or vacation coming up.ĭon’t be afraid to change the schedule as needed…yes, I said that even as a type A personality. Consider the season you are in and schedule with that in mind.

If you are schooling for 36 weeks, you may want to only lesson plan for 32 weeks to allow for margin.īe realistic in your planning. Make sure you schedule in breaks and keep your curriculum in mind. Do not schedule your time minute by minute. Leave plenty of white space…by this I mean plan for the unexpected but normal life happenings. Things to keep in mind when you are creating a homeschool schedule: If you need more encouragement and tons of resources to help you plan an implement a great homeschool year, I also have an entire section on Homeschool Planning and Organizing on the blog, with plenty of helpful printables.Īnd if you would like to make it even easier on yourself, grab the SIMPLE HOMESCHOOL PLANNER here and have everything you need to plan and implement a successful homeschool year. If y0u are interested in a tour of our homeschool room, you can see that here. The important thing is to create a schedule that works for your family, for your season. If you are in a season where you have only little ones, your schedule will look quite different from mine. I know we will get back to it when we can. Of course, now that we added our 8th baby to the mix and our 10 year old was diagnosed with leukemia, our routine has been thrown off for awhile and that is fine by me. My children know what is expected and when and I appreciate knowing what is coming next. We may not always start school at 9am, but we start with that goal and just keep the routine going from there.

I say routine, because I am still flexible. Our house just functions better when we are all on a routine. However, as I have added more babies and more students into the fold, I have become more of a routine and schedule person for my sanity, as well as my children. Now, there have been times and seasons where I am just flying by the seat of my pants, and we have gotten by just fine. It doesn’t have to be, though! I love all the planning and scheduling that goes into our homeschool… maybe that’s just me? Creating a homeschool schedule can feel like a daunting task, especially if you are a newer homeschool mom.

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