Kindergarten Homeschool Schedule

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Our kindergarten homeschool schedule is very relaxed, I follow their interests and keep things light and fun while focusing on the basics: math, reading and writing. For more scheduling help, get these homeschool schedule printables to make homeschool planning easy.

School for my kindergarten student can take anywhere from 1 hour to 2 hours a day. You can see what we used for our kindergarten homeschool curriculum. I have a curriculum for reading and math which I can’t do on my own. For writing, I take sentences and copy them down on large lined paper for my son to copy.

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Recommended Homeschool Books

If you’re just getting started in your homeschool journey, you want to start off on the right foot. Any of these books would be a great read to learn more about homeschooling.

Homeschool Planning Guide for the Unorganized Mom: An easy-to-follow plan for successful homeschooling when you don’t even know where to start The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child’s Education

Our day may look like this for 4 days of the week:

calendar and memory work – 15 minutes
reading – I read aloud every day for up to 1 hour and again at bedtime
math – 15-30 minutes
writing – 10-15 minutes
science lapbook – Magic School Bus or Bill Nye videos
computer games – free education online games (20-30 minutes)

I love lapbooks and notebooking for the early years so we’re always working on one. I let my child choose the topics so we did some on bugs and we’re now working on a dinosaur one for the first grade. I love how it’s a visual for them to look back on and they’re so proud of their work.

I don’t do history in kindergarten other then library books. I have a sketch book where my son likes to use several times a week. He’ll also add in some writing. I know with boys, it’s hard to get them to sit and write so I’ve been more lax with him and getting him to learn his letter formations on a dry erase board which is a lot more fun for him.

There are some wonderful online educational games that are free for my son to work on.

On the 5th day it looks like this:

reading
math games
writing
science project
art project or craft

I like to get all of my messy projects done on one day, it makes clean up easier and gives our Friday a more lighter feel although we may be doing school just as long. I definitely believe in getting hands on but I also believe in maintaining my sanity so you really have to find a balance and what works for your family.

We take our projects from our library books or from Pinterest, are you following on there? It’s homeschool heaven.

Recommended Kindergarten Calendars

Make morning time a breeze with one of the cool calendars to get your child to learn the days of the week, weather and more.

Melissa & Doug My Magnetic Daily Calendar, Seasonal & Religious (Daily Magnetic Calendar, Fabric-Hinged Dry-Erase Boards, Great Gift for Girls and Boys – Best for 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 Year Olds) Learning Resources Calendar & Weather Pocket Chart, Classroom Organization, 136 Piece EAI Education Daily Math Calendar Pocket Chart My First Daily Magnetic Calendar | Weather Station for Kids | Moods and Emotions | Preschool Learning Toys | Classroom Calendar Set |Usable on Wall or Fridge

I created a super cute dinosaur schedule that you can use with your child. It’s a simple checklist printable that you can place in a sheet protector and use a dry erase marker to set up your schedule each day. Once your child is done, then they can check off the box.

It gives them a great sense of how the day is going and how many tasks they still have to complete before they are done.

If you don’t have a dinosaur fan, there is one in an animal, unicorn and floral theme too.

Homeschool Schedule for kindergarten in a dinosaur and animal theme on a desk

If you need more help with homeschool planning, the Homeschool Planning for the Unorganized Mom ebook is now available.

Homeschool Planning Guide for the Unorganized Mom

Want a simple homeschool schedule for your kindergarten student? Easily print these out, laminate them, and you can use them daily and they can check off what they’ve completed.

You can also take a look at my toddler schedule as well.