DIY Homeschool Planner

I have been feeling all over the place lately when it comes to planning homeschool. I wanted to make a one-stop planner that I could use to help focus my plans.

With a 2yo and a 5yo, I want to be sure I’m staying on track with each of their developmental needs while still focusing on my 5yo’s progress. I also needed something I could change out because I change templates and plans so often depending on what’s working and what’s not. Scroll down for templates!

Supplies Needed:

-Manila hanging folder
-2 sheet protectors
-glue stick
-scissors
-colored paper

I just folded each side of a manila folder toward the center and pressed down to create new creases. I cut the three-hole punched sides of two sheet protectors off and used a glue stick to glue one on the inside and one of the back. On the outside flaps I put the Dolch Pre-primer and Primer sight words list since we’ll be focusing so much on reading this year. I organized them by 2-letter words, 3-letter words, etc. The other lists I saw were in alphabetical order which the librarian in me can appreciate, but I plan to start with 2-letter words and work my way up. Scroll down for templates!

On the inside I put a skills checklist for each child and my circle time cheat sheet in the middle. On the back, I inserted my weekly planner. I plan to write on the sheet protectors with dry erase marker so I can just reuse each week.

Here are some templates that I use for my kids. I adjusted my skills checklists to mirror my children’s abilities and our specific goals. Some are a bit advanced for some children of that age. For more basic skills checklists, you can visit the CDC.gov milestone lists for children 2 months to 5 years. Happy homeschooling!

Dolch Sight Words Pre-Primer and Primer ListsDownload

Two-Three year old and Five-Six year old Skills ChecklistDownload

Three-Four year old Skills ChecklistDownload

Family Homeschool/WFH ScheduleDownload

Homeschool Weekly PlannerDownload

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