FREE Homeschool Planning Resources {How To Homeschool For Free}

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FREE Homeschool Planning Resources {How To Homeschool For Free}

In my opinion, one of the best things you can do for finding peace of mind about your homeschool choices is to set goals and write them down. I've had years when I didn't keep track of any thing (gasp!) and years when I had daily checklist. My children learned though all of those years, in spite of my organizational skills, or lack of them. I do know, though, that my own peace of mind during the years that I planned things out were the least stressful for me. This past year, I bought a planner that everyone was raving about. I spent too much money on it for how often I use it. I tend to do most of my planning online, so I rarely get it out.

Before you buy an expensive planner, I suggest trying one of these free planner links below! You can make it fancy with a personalized scrapbook-like cover and get it laminated and spiral bound at an office supply store. Maybe you would rather put it in a 3-ring binder. The great thing about these planners is that you can put them in the format that works for YOU! You might opt for the online planners that are available instead. Whatever you want to do, here are some free choices.

Five J's

Joy over at Five J's, has several helpful resources for planning out your year.  Here is a Weekly Assignment Planner and a gradebook for free download. Check out more of her homeschool planning posts here, including a great post for Home School Inc, which is worth the time to check out.  You'll definitely want to print out anything that Joy made herself – she is an excellent graphic designer!!

Homeschool Skedtrack

Homeschool Skedtrack is a free online lesson planner, scheduler, and tracking system rolled into one. One of the main features is their automated scheduling of activities. If you miss an activity, Skedtrack frees you from the headache of rescheduling everything. I think this is something worth paying for, but it is FREE! It meets so many needs in one place. You can keep track of high school transcripts, courses, grades (by automated calculations!) and so many other things. You really need to check it out i...

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