Printable planner · 115 pages · Undated
you can do this
Everything a brand-new homeschool family needs to plan, run and record a calm, joyful first year, in one printable planner.
Checklists to get started the right way, daily rhythms that actually stick, planning pages for every age at your table, and simple records, all made by a homeschool mom with a busy brain.
One-time purchase. Instant PDF download. Undated, so you can print it again every year.
Sound familiar?
You don't need more information. You need a plan you can actually follow. That's this planner.
A note from Gigi
I grew up in my mom's kindergarten classroom, curled up in the reading corner with a stack of library books. The biggest lesson she taught me wasn't on any chart: the best teachers are the most curious ones. You don't need to know everything. You need to be willing to say, "I don't know, let's find out."
When my own two kids came along, they were the kind of bright that keeps a parent on their toes. They finished things fast, asked a hundred questions before breakfast and needed to be busy. Our whole family has ADHD, so I learned quickly that a beautiful plan only works if it bends.
This planner is the toolkit I wish I'd had in my first year: the checklists that keep you legal and organized, the rhythms that make days feel calm, and the pages that turn one good book into a week of real learning for every age at your table.
Step right up, Gigi
Peek inside
115 pages in five parts, in the order you'll need them. Print what helps, skip what doesn't.
Part 1
Go from "maybe" to a happy first week, step by step.
Part 2
A simple weekly rhythm with routine blocks, not clock times, so your days bend without breaking.
Part 3
Plan big once, plan medium a few times, plan small every week, in about an hour.
Part 4
Just enough record keeping to feel confident, and a keepsake of your year.
Part 5
Because the grown-up running the show matters too.
Extras
Pages families love most
Our favorite planning trick: one picture book carries a whole week of reading, writing, science, a hands-on project and Show & Tell Friday.
Minute-by-minute schedules break the first time someone loses a shoe. Blocks bend, so your day still flows.
Some days the tent wobbles. This page gives you a simple script to follow, in order, so you can start the afternoon fresh.
One planner, the whole family
Most planners assume you're teaching one child. This one was made for a table full of different ages.
A sample day of 30 to 45 minutes of focused lessons, picture schedule cards and a reading shelf to color in.
A sample day of 60 to 90 minutes, a daily checklist they can finish on their own and a reading log.
A sample day of 90 to 120 minutes, a plan-my-own-week page and a project planner.
Our five-day rhythm
Use it as is, or change it to fit your family. Either way, everyone knows what's coming.
MONDAY
Start the week with a great book.
TUESDAY
Words, stories and spelling from the book.
WEDNESDAY
Questions the book sparked, explored.
THURSDAY
Make, build, bake or create.
FRIDAY
Everyone shares what they made.
Is it right for you?
Everything you get
$22 one time
Instant PDF download · US Letter · Undated · Print for your family as often as you like
Questions
THE LITTLE DETAILS
No. Every page is undated, so you can start any month and print it again next year.
Please don't! Pick the pages that help and leave the rest. Many families print Part 1 first, then add planning pages as they go.
US Letter (8.5 x 11 inches). It prints beautifully at home in color or black and white. You can also write on it in a PDF annotation app on a tablet.
Yes. The rhythm, planning, records and Care for You pages work in any year. The Getting Started section is a lovely reset if your first year felt bumpy.
No. It's your planning, rhythm and records toolkit. If you'd like the lessons planned for you too, that's what our Lesson Plans and Book Plans are for.
Yes. Print as many copies of any page as your own family needs. Level pages are included for Littles, Middles and Bigs.
It's a digital download. You'll get your PDF right after checkout. Nothing ships.
Want the lessons planned too?
Lesson Plans cover all three levels for $22. Book Plans cover one book for one level for $11. New ones every month. No subscription.
step right up
Print the roadmap tonight. Plan your first week this weekend. Start Monday knowing exactly what comes next.
One-time purchase. Instant PDF download.
P.S. If you only print one page, make it "Worries, answered." Almost every new homeschool parent has the same handful of fears, and that page has a gentle answer for each one, plus room for your own.
