We have always done year-round homeschool, but in years past, we have always just done the next lesson in our curriculum, working steadily through each day, week, and month … until we break for medical emergencies, pregnancies (morning sickness), or the birth and recovery of another baby.
I wanted things to be better planned this year. I wanted our breaks to be restful instead of stressful!
Year-round Homeschool Schedule
Year-Round Homeschool Schedule Resources
Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace
The Relaxed Art of Eclectic HomeschoolingThe Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling90 Days Homeschool Journal: Relaxed Method for Planning Your HomeschoolThink Outside the Classroom: A Practical Approach to Relaxed HomeschoolingPack of 2 Weekly Planner Pads – To Do List Pad – Weekly Planner Organizer – 52 Sheets Each, 6.2 x 8.2 Inches
The New Year-Round Homeschool Schedule
- First, I switched us to a 5-day school week plan instead of the 4-day week we have been doing the last couple of years (Tuesday-Friday). Though it seemed that having an extra day off in the week would be nice, it ended up being more stressful since I still wanted to complete a typical week’s worth of school work.
- Second, we are planning to take the last full week of each month off from school (at least formal, textbook, seat work type of school, but hoping to have some fun family field trips during that week). We will take two full weeks off at the end of December for Christmas and New Years.
So many people think that flexibility means *not* planning, but you have to plan to be flexible! Our specific plans change from semester to semester, but we homeschool all year as well – the pattern that has been most consistent is a 4 day school week and 3 week winter and summer breaks.
Yes, love the flexibility to PLAN how we need to!
sounds like a good plan. May it work well for you.
we follow a four week on, one week off plan this year.
Thank you!
I always think a year round school year would be a good idea, but by the time summer comes I'm ready for a break and can't get myself to go through the summer! Good luck!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Clarissa,
My hat is off to you! I am so thankful that I came across your blog! To me it was a God thing!
We homeschool year round as well. This year i have done 6 weeks on and 1 week off. Both kids are on the spectrum and I, like you, have to schedule in dr and therapy appts. We can’t take weeks off at a time because of the disruption to their routine. We will take 2 weeks off the last of August. Our official new year is always the day after Labor Day. I take a week off for Christmas and will pull a couple days for fall.
Thank you for being here.
Betty
One of my girls has Eosinophilic disease & a bunch of food allergies. While we don’t have tons of medical visits at this point, she does have days of physical exhaustion and moodiness. Her medication sometimes causes bad dreams, so her sleep quality isn’t great. She is also pretty restricted on foods that are safe for her to eat (no eggs, no wheat, no soy, no nuts…) I love the flexibility to start at 10 or 11am if needed. I use an Erin Condren undated life planner to keep track of our progress. In July, I write down out goals for the school year. Then I break down the goals into about 9 months, so I have an idea of what we need to accomplish in a month. Each month, I sit down with my coffee and reevaluate/loose schedule in the daily section. We start the first Tues in August (four days a week). We take sometimes have to take the whole day off when she isn’t feeling good, but many days we end up doing just part of what was scheduled and not stressing about it. For us, the important part is to have a big picture goal for where we are heading, and then we pencil in gradually. So far, we are staying on track by sometimes doing a single subject or lesson on Sat morning. We also double up on math once in a while. So fun to read how everyone else does school. Thanks for sharing and encouraging me.