Comments on: A beginner’s guide to scheduling the homeschool https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:24:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jennifer M. https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-345993 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-345993 The scheduler in me loved this post. But the homeschooling mom part of me said, “What about the rabbit trails?!?” If we had done any scheduling this past year, we would never have discovered as much World War II history as we did. We’re still researching it. We’ve made patterns for 1940’s style pants, styled my daughter as Rosie the Riveter, read many historical fiction and non fiction books about childrens’ experience from all over the world during the time, we attended an impromptu mixer with two women from our area who were interned in a Japanese camp, and we put all the books down and enjoyed a Yule School this year, based on the countries we had read about–tying in our family’s traditions with new ones from around the world–we made Christmas crackers, learned to play dreidle, usw. But i get where you are going with this…it just seems like it would stifle delight directed learners or project based homeschoolers.

]]> By: Shaunte Oakley https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-241136 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-241136 I am an OCD Mom and think that I need to get it done that day and that week….I could really use some prayers to help me be less rigid/stressed out, b/c in the long run its just stressing out my kids and at times making homeschooling not so fun like we thought it would be.
Thanks for posting this, I really needed it.

]]> By: shelli : mamaofletters https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-81099 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-81099 I started off thinking I would be very relaxed, but like you, I like being organized and making lists. We’ve recently started a new routine – though a light one – and I think it’s helping everyone in the family, especially since my husband is now working at home full-time. I send my son an agenda by e-mail every morning, and we look at it on his computer. I alternate a reading/math lesson, and then we do some kind of of project, and then book time. By lunch time we’re finished, so he has the rest of the day free. It’s really helped me to think about what we’ll do everyday and send it in advance. I actually feel much more relaxed than I did during the summer when we had no agenda, but we were so busy with summer things and things my son wanted to do. Now I can still let him pursue those things, it’s just a little more manageable, and I have free time too.

]]> By: Lana Wilkens https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-81094 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-81094 In reply to amida.

that really helps cause I bet it comes in handy when there are more requirement for transcript stuff etc in high school. my kids are still little 🙂 so if I’m not doing academic work with them, it’s usually character stuff or just having fun. That makes me feel a bit better! 🙂 haha

]]> By: amida https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-81091 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-81091 In reply to se7en.

Sounds like you have found your family’s rhythm! I get those moments of peace and contentment now and then (more with each year of experience). For those days when I feel I’ve lost it — there’s the list to guide me!

]]> By: amida https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-81090 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-81090 In reply to Jen@anothergranolamom.

Thank you! I also have 4 kids and know how crazy it gets and how easily it is to forget what I meant to do… It will be a great resource to look back at when the younger kids reach the stage of the oldest (or next in line). I can say, oh yeah, we used this book/resource/website and it was great!

]]> By: amida https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-81089 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-81089 In reply to Chessa.

Thanks for sharing! I love hearing about others not being boxed into a definition of any particular style. Yes, you can unschool and PLAN! 🙂

]]> By: amida https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-81088 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-81088 In reply to April.

Yes, I think the scheduling works great for kids in this age group. It puts them in control of their day/week/month. I know my son has lots of interests outside of school work, so this helps him organize his time and get everything done. He still seems to do the “fun” subjects first and leave the rest for later… and I totally leave it up to him. He’ll learn… 😉

]]> By: amida https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-81087 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-81087 In reply to JessT.

I remember donnayoung from waaaaay back. It was a great resource when we were starting out. I also loved the printables for my littles. Thanks for the reminder, looks like I need to revisit!

]]> By: April https://simplehomeschool.net/scheduling-the-homeschool/#comment-81083 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=19272#comment-81083 Nice post! I do something similar–my kids work from weekly schedules, and it’s up to them to manage their time and complete the work. Since we’ve been homeschooling for over a decade now, I’ve gotten a lot better at realistic scheduling than I was in the beginning 😉 However, life sometimes throws us a curveball, and the schedule helps us get back on track when we fall off.

Because the kids are older now (12, 13, and 16–or 7th, 8th and 12th grade), it’s great real life experience in breaking down a larger task into smaller, daily tasks, and it gives them the freedom to fit their work into the flow of having a life. Also, because they are all ballet dancers, there are certain times of the year that are crazy busy with extra rehearsals on top of their regular class schedules. We usually push a little harder in the “off” seasons so that the workload is manageable and everyone gets enough rest during the busier times.

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