How to Print a Homeschool Planner
Which pages to print, how many copies you need for a year, and how to set up a binder that survives until June.
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Print in batches, not all at once
Undated pages mean there is no reason to print a whole year in August. Print the year pages and one term of weekly plans; print the next term when you write the term summary. Plans change, and you'll waste less paper.
Printer settings
- Paper size: use the Letter PDF on Letter paper and the A4 PDF on A4 paper. Mixing them works but leaves uneven margins.
- Scale: "Actual size" or 100% keeps the margins as designed. "Fit to page" also works if your printer clips edges.
- Double-sided: print weekly plans back to back with a notes or dot grid page to get a writing surface for the week.
- Ink: the pages use thin gray lines and small color accents, so draft or economy mode is usually fine.
A binder setup that lasts
- Front pocket: this week's plan and daily checklists.
- Tab 1, Year: student profiles, year at a glance, school year plan, curriculum tracker.
- Tab 2, Months: monthly calendars.
- Tab 3, Weeks: finished weekly plans, newest on top.
- Tab 4, Records: one attendance page per child, hours log, reading logs.
- Tab 5, Portfolio: work sample index, field trips, projects, term summaries.
A 1.5-inch ring binder holds a full year for most families. A separate expanding file or box keeps the actual work samples.
Prefer a tablet?
The full planner also includes hyperlinked PDFs for note-taking apps: side tabs on every page, a month index and a week index that jump straight to 12 monthly calendars and 40 pre-made weekly plans. There is a separate file for 1, 2, 3 and 4 students, so each child gets their own attendance page and reading log.