How to Create a Monthly Homeschool Schedule
When you’re not sure where to start with homeschool planning, it’s super easy to see how to create a monthly homeschool schedule that will get you off to an awesome start.
If you love these, you’ll enjoy the other homeschool planner printables.
When you have your monthly commitments in your schedule, then you can go onto weekly and daily schedules. You just need to jump right in.
I’ve also added some great printables as well for you to use. You now know what homeschool curriculum you’ll be using and how to get it on a budget.
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Recommended Homeschool Books
Just getting started with homeschooling or need some inspiration or help? Try reading any one of these books that can infuse some much need love or inspiration in your homeschool as you get things planned out for your year.
Homeschool Planning Guide for the Unorganized Mom: An easy-to-follow plan for successful homeschooling when you don’t even know where to startThe Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and LifeThe Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your KidsThe Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at HomeA Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of LearningThe Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child’s Education
Plan your holidays
What weeks will you need off for holidays for the year? Go ahead and set those aside for the year. I know December can be hectic so I plan for a very light December schedule and we take two weeks off at the end of December which by mid-year is a welcomed break.
Remember to add any other holidays you know you’ll take off for the weekend or earlier so that you have time to prepare and perhaps have a lighter day scheduled.
Weeks of school
I’m in Ontario so we don’t have to keep any records but for those that do, how many hours of school will you need to get in for the year. How many weeks does that correspond to? Will you school through the summer or take it off completely? Great things to consider when planning your year.
Examine your curriculum
How many lessons does your math book have or your history curriculum? How many days will you do that subject each week? Can you get through one lesson in one week or will it take two? Figure this out for each of your books so that you have a rough idea of where you should be in the book.
Leave room for interruptions
If you know you’ll have 40 weeks of school this year and you plan 40 weeks of lessons, it’s likely you may get behind and freak out if you’re not on track.
If I’m planning for 40 weeks of school I’ll have 35 weeks of lessons planned. This is because there will be times other than a vacation that will be lost due to illness or other things that pop up due to normal life things.
Use a pencil
If you’re a paper planner then use a pencil, I use my excel sheet to plan our year overview to see if we’re on track. If we do get off track I move things to the next week and it’s not a big deal. I don’t stress it.
Be realistic
You don’t have to do every subject every day, be realistic if you have a newborn, your schedule will look very different from someone that has elementary-aged students.
For more scheduling help, get these homeschool schedule printables to make homeschool planning easy.
If your child will be competitive swimming, then make sure what you’ve planned can be catered to your child and their schedule, it’s about priorities. You don’t want to burn out and you don’t want to put unnecessary pressure on your kids to finish the year either.
Homeschooling is a journey and a lifestyle, it won’t look the same for everyone to find what works for you and your family.
Download the monthly homeschool schedule below
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I hope you have been following along in my 31 Days to a Better Planned Homeschool series where I’m sharing everything that I do to get ready for the new homeschool year.
More Homeschool Schedule Ideas
Free printable homeschool planner
How to Create a Weekly Homeschool Schedule
Homeschool Planner Weekly Checklist by Schooltime Snippets
This is perfect! Having a schedule was actually one of my New Years resolutions so that I can schedule time for everything, including teaching my 2-year-old new things.
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If you want to color-code your schedule (for different kids, for example) you can use Frixion ink pens (by Pilot, I believe?). They are completely erasable.
Thanks for sharing your ideas with us at Merry Monday.
Some great ideas. A very useful resource. Thanks for sharing on #ToddlerFunFriday