The ONE thing that I haven’t changed in over 10 years of homeschooling… is using my Google Sheets Homeschool Planner!
When I first started homeschooling, I found that no planner fit me. Some didn’t have what I was looking for and others were too complex and complicated for me. I wasn’t sure if I was looking for a needle in a haystack or completely in left-field with what I wanted. Either way, it didn’t stop me. I create what I don’t find.
If you’re looking for a homeschool planner, where you can map out your homeschool curriculum for the year in order to get an idea of what will be done, while knowing full-well you’ll be writing down what actually gets done, this one’s for you!
FREE Homeschool Planner Using Google Sheets
First, I do need to say, that I plan our curriculum in April/May for the next school year. There are often great sales and discounts to take advantage of at that time. Funny enough, even though our homeschool year is ending when I start planning, I get so much energy from planning next year’s curriculum! Often, I’ve thought about our curriculum or made some purchases already by the time I start planning.
Annual Calendar (Printable)
When I think about the annual calendar, I start off with our homeschool start date and end date. From there, I mark off holidays, vacations, etc. This gives me an idea of the number of days/weeks we’ll have for the year.
Annual Calendar (Digital)
I transfer the information of our start date and put it into a digital spreadsheet. From there, I update the number of days of school each week and have my totals.
Curriculum
I then think about who will be learning what, and if it’s done together or separately.
Altogether/Separate Curriculum (Digital)
I appreciate when my kids can learn together when possible. About half of our curriculum is done together, the other half is spent doing it separately. That said, I like seeing how the curriculum works out for the year in both cases. So, I fill in the lessons that I think we can do each week using the Altogether tab and Student tabs in my Google Sheet planner.
Weekly Lesson (Printables)
Having an idea of what can be accomplished in the year, I print my weekly lesson sheets for the year. I don’t record anything on the weekly lessons printables until each week actually happens. This is where I record what we do, not what we’ve planned.
Get your Google Sheets Homeschool Planner!
I’m happy to pass along what’s worked for me; hopefully it'll help you, too! Here's some instructions on how to use the Google Sheets Homeschool Planner.
I’ve been where you are, and there are easier and better ways to do things without overwhelm.
Anchored in Christ,
Melanie
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