7 Simple Steps to Create a Personalized Homeschool Schedule

How to Make a Homeschool Routine

You know you need a homeschool schedule to make your life more peaceful and enjoyable. But it can feel like an overwhelming task to create a personalized homeschool schedule. Where do you start? How do you plan for everything you need to accomplish in a week?

Follow these 7 Steps to Create a Personalized Homeschool Schedule

1. Start with a simple weekly calendar.

Divide your day up into blocks like the sample pictured below. You might have more blocks than this or less. Remember, this needs to be personalized to your family! You can get an editable copy of this one below:

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2. Meals

This is pretty easy. Put Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Snack Time on your homeschool schedule. Mealtimes are great for listening to interesting podcasts or audiobooks too!

3. Schedule Your Commitments Outside the Home

Think about co-ops you are a part of. Regular classes your kids take. Are you part of any clubs? Add these to your weekly calendar.

4. Regular Lessons

Especially for younger students, having sit-down lessons in small chunks is advisable. A reading/writing lesson or math lesson shouldn’t take more than about 30 minutes. Only schedule 1 academic subject per block

Older kids and teenagers are able to sit and focus for longer periods. Tailor your schedule to what you know your child can do or would prefer. You can even get them involved in creating this homeschool routine!

5. Special Activities

These are special, creative activities that the kids can look forward to each week! There are so many different things you could do, but here are some suggestions:

Poetry Teatime
Crafts
Painting
Lego Challenge
Hands-on STEM activity
Kiwi Crate Activity
Music Lesson
Cooking or Baking

6. Movement & Play

Plan for some directed movement – whether that’s playing tag outside or doing cosmic kids yoga.

Free creative playtime with toys should also be a big priority for younger kids, so give them plenty of time to explore and learn through playing.

For older kids and teens, free time to explore their interests, read, and play games is important as they develop their sense of self and discover what they enjoy doing.

7. Household Chores

These are important to include in your homeschool routine because they are valuable life skills that kids need to know how to do. I prefer to spread these out throughout the week, but you might prefer to knock it all out once a week in a big block and then just do the laundry and dishes throughout the week.