Homeschool Weekly Lesson Plan Forms

This web page has a selection of some of my weekly homeschool lesson planner forms. Be sure to view the Homeschool Planner Sets to see more planner options. Also see my aritcle on How to Make a Homeschool Weekly Planner Book. Some of the forms have examples so you can see how one might use them. The PDF versions are meant to be filled out by hand. Most, but not all, of the forms on this page are included in DOC or RTF format in the word zipped package download.

If you are new to making lesson plans, please visit this page: Homeschool Planning Help to learn how to make very simple plans from different types of books.

It is important to note that donnayoung.org has more weekly planner files than the ones listed below. See also Coordinated Sets and Column Planners.

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One-Page Weekly Lesson Planners

Basic Unlabeled Weekly

weekly planner

pdf Weekly Planner 5x8 This is the basic weekly home school planner which has 5 columns and 8 rows. The header space has a place to write the child's name, grade and year.
pdf Weekly Planner 4x8
pdf Weekly Planner 4x8 - No words in header
doc Basic Weekly 5x8 [doc]
rtf Basic Weekly 5x8 [rtf]

Weekly "Class" Type-able PDF: This form is very similar to the one above except it is type-able. Caution: Adobe Reader will not save what you type. This form must be filled out and then printed.
From Homeschool Portfolio Lesson Planner

Not Quite Basic Weekly Planner

weekly lesson planner

pdf Weekly Log The header reads: Weekly Log. This form has the standard 5 columns and 7 rows. One of the rows is extended and ruled. That larger ruled row could be used for Language arts.
doc Weekly Log [doc]
rtf Weekly Log [rtf]

Weekly Log Type-able PDF: This form is very similar to the one above except it is type-able.
Caution: Adobe Reader will not save what you type. This form must be filled out and then printed.
From: Homeschool Portfolio Lesson Planner

The Loved Edwardian Planner

pdf Edwardian Ruled Weekly Planner
This ruled weekly planner has 5 columns 8 rows and check-off bubbles.

text file Edwardian Ruled Weekly Planner [361 KB]
A typeable version - This file will probably not save what you type.
To Use: Type in the fields and Print.

Edwardian 6-Day Planners

pdf 6 Columns, 7 Rows
pdf 6 Columns, 8 Rows
pdf 6 Columns, 9 Rows

Some of these files may be purchased separately at Edwardian Planners

Plan List - A Row Planner

pdf Plan List A journal type of planner. This planner has a large square at the top with a list along side the square and the bottom portion of the page has 5 rows for planning the 5 days of the week.
word plan_list_5.doc
word plan_list_5.rtf

Margins 1-Page

The "Margins" planner contains open sided boxes in the margin areas. The left margin is labeled Classes. The right margin is unlabeled.

Margins One-Page Lesson Planner

pdf 5x7 - 7 Rows
pdf 5x8 - 8 Rows

Margins style in Two-Page

2-Page Weekly Lesson Planners

Days Across the Top

2-page lesson planner

Two-page planners are the roomiest weekly planners. I used them for both of my children when they were in the elementary years.

pdf Lesson Plans - 2 Pages(Days Labeled)
This planner requires two sheets of paper to print. One side has 4 columns and 8 rows.. presumably for Monday through Thursday. The second page has 3 columns and 8 rows. One column for Friday, one columns for lists, and one wide column for anything you feel like using it for. The planner is completely not ruled and simply has the header, Lesson Plans.
Mock-up example of a 2-page planner for one child | Real example of a 2-page planner in use for two children

word lesson_plans2pg.doc
word lesson_plans2pg.rtf

Related: See also: 5x7 Grid 2-Page Planner

Ruled: Days Down the Side

dashed 2-page lesson planner

pdf Ruled 2-Page Planner (Days Unlabeled) Another 2-page planner, this one has 5 rows and 6 columns plus one wide column.

Margins - 2-Page

The "Margins" planner contains open sided boxes in the margin areas. In the 2-page version of Margins, the inner margins and right margin on page two are unlabeled. The left outer margin on page one is labeled classes. The lesson plan columns are labeled with Roman numbers. The 6th column may be used for a 6th day or for lists.

Margins Planner

pdf 5(6)x7 - 7 Rows
pdf 5(6)x8 - 8 Rows

Margins style in One-Page

Lesson Planners for Two Children

See the two page planners if the one page planners listed below do not have enough room.

The three 2-children planners each have 3 sections. The two top sections can be used for subjects that the two children do separately and the bottom section can be used for the subjects that the children do together. The 2-chldren planner style is available in Labeled, Unlabeled, and Journal Style

2-children

pdf Pictured: Labeled Block Planner for Two Children
pdf Unlabeled Block Planner for Two Children
pdf Journal Style Planner for Two Children

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The Category Method of Meal Planning & the Running Records

The Category Method of Meal Planning - There are several ways to plan meals and ways to not plan meals. This page explains Meal Categories, which basically, is a record of meals. If you like keeping records, then this record of meals is something that you can refer to during those large parts of your life when you do not plan meals, you just make them.

Putting Together a Weekly Homeschool Planner?

Below I have posted the list of forms that I usually placed in my Homeschool Weekly Planner

Title Page is optional.
Calendar
Events Calendar is optional but useful.
Attendance Calendar is optional but essential for some.
Course of Study
Goals
Book List Forms
Curriculum Key is essential for weekly planner.
Six weeks of weekly planner forms
Objectives forms are optional but I found these necessary to keep on top of my children's trouble spots when they were younger.
Repeat items 9 and 10 until you have enough weeks. The typical school year is 36 weeks, your year may be longer.
Subject Planners, I consider these essential forms, more about that in How to Use.
Grades Forms are optional but essential for some.
A few Journal Forms are optional unless you like to make notes.
Any household forms that you want to include, after all, if household chores are in the planner, that increases the possibility that chores will get done. If it helps, print one of my big notebook block calendars that has either one page per month or two pages per month and pencil in appointments, chores, and important dates. Also consider making yourself sit down and write a month's worth of lunch menus. Reuse the menu throughout the year.

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