Homeschool planning tips are on the top of your mental list right now. I know, because it's that time of year again. Everyone is pulling out their homeschool resources, calendars, weekly planners and teacher's guides, and filling them in for the coming school year.
If you're at a loss for where to start, need some excellent planning tips or just want to hear how others have planned their curriculums, their school rooms and their schedules. I know you'll find plenty of inspiration in today's post. (post updated 5/10/16)
40+ Awesome Homeschool Planning Tips:
Anne of My Learning Table shares tips for
Erin of The Usual Mayhem shares
Wendy, a long time homeschool mom of many shares these tips:
- Five Ways For Dad's to Participate in Homeschool
- Using Pinterest as a Homeschool Curriculum
- 4 Tips for Homeschooling High School
Victoria from HomemakingWithHeart.com shares about
Stacey from LayeredSoul.com shares lots of printable lists for organizing your year and assignments
Heather from LifeofaHomeschoolMom.com shares ideas for
- Making the First Day of (Home)school Memorable
- 5 Things NOT to do on the First Day of School
- 7 Steps to Planning Your School Year
Angela at HomeschoolingaChangeofHeart.com has a great free planner! (this is awesome for teaching second grade and above to be more independent!)
Looking for Middle School help? Marcy at BenandMe.com
And for high school – Laurie at OurAbundantBlessings.com
Connie from TheDaisyHead.com also has lots of great high school planning tips
- High School Planning, part 1
- Getting your teens to help with Record Keeping
- Keeping High School Records with College in Mind
- School without a School Room
- Guiding Your Teens Through Social Media
From Joy at AJourneyofJoy.com
Bridget from WhileonthisSide.com made her dining room the school room
Caroline from TheModestMomBlog.com has some encouragement to share
DaLynn from Biblical Womanhood shares about taking much needed breaks
Steve and Tricia form Hodgepodge.me share tips for large family homeschooling
Yvie from Gypsy Road has special needs tips
Shelley of Steam Powered Family share
MaryEllen from ImperfectHomemaker.com shares some great administrative tips
Crystal from ServingJoyfully.com shares how you don't need a “room” to homeschool
Jill at BlessedBeyondaDoubt.com shares some great tips for planning/starting the year off well.
- The How and Why of making a Homeschool Mission Statement
- Free Homeschool Planners
- Homeschool Boot Camp 101
- How to start school on time every day
- Easy Homeschool Record Keeping
Amanda from ThePelsers.com has a great post on history curriculum!
Shan from the How To Guru tells us
Planning to study Shakespeare or Van Gogh? Visit Chis at CampfiresAndCleats.com for some great ideas!
- Shakespeare Unit Activities
- Van Gogh resources and activities
- Watercolor activities
- Encouragement when homeschool feels less than perfect
Here at Paradise Praises we have some great homeschool resources for you as well. And I'd love for you to follow my homeschool Pinterest boards.
- Summer Learning Series
- 4 R's of a Successful Homeschool Day
- Free Homeschool Printables
- Free Homeschool Resources
- 31 Days of Homeschool Spanish
- Christmas Around the World
- Mexico Geography
- Book List by Topic
- What to Read Wednesday Link Up
- Free Homeschool Helps – weekly post on a different subject each week
Do you have a planning/organizing tip you'd like to share. We'd love to hear about it. Please leave a comment!
Chris says
What sensational tips!
I can’t wait to have a little down time so I can settle with a cup of tea and your post on my laptop!
Thank you for compiling such an extensive and comprehensive list!
God bless
Megan Soires says
What an awesome list of tips and resources! Thank you so much Katie!!! Pinning this so I can go back through all of this goodness. xo
Lisa says
Wow! What a fabulous comprehensive resource for homeschooling families. Thanks for sharing. This is awesome! I’m pinning this.
Katie Hornor says
So glad it was helpful! Thanks for stopping by!