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Planning & records
Planners, portfolios, record-keeping and year-end review.
8 pieces on this topic
Record keeping and portfolios — ten minutes a week, no dread
What to keep, what to bin, and a system that satisfies any state requirement in ten minutes a week — including for families who don't use a curriculum.
24 Aug 2026
Homeschool transcripts and university admissions — the whole picture
How to build a transcript universities accept, what counts as a credit, which external evidence actually matters, and the timeline from age 14 to offer.
24 Aug 2026
The life skills curriculum — what to teach before they leave home
An age-banded list of the practical competencies homeschooling teaches unusually well, and how to fit them into an ordinary week without adding a subject.
24 Aug 2026
Homeschooling on a budget — a complete year for almost nothing
A genuinely free curriculum for every core subject, where to buy used, and the few purchases actually worth paying real money for.
24 Aug 2026
Six homeschool schedule templates that survive real life
Loop, block, morning basket, four-day, shift and unschooling-with-anchors — six real schedules with the household each one suits, and the failure mode of each.
24 Aug 2026
Homeschool planning tools, matched to your personality
Paper planners, spreadsheets, Notion boards, and dedicated homeschool planners compared — and why the simplest system you'll keep wins.
11 Jun 2026
How to homeschool multiple kids without losing your day
A practical scheduling system for families with two, three, four or more kids — the loop schedule, the morning basket, and the secret of overlap.
15 May 2026
Your first 30 days, hour by hour
A realistic, gentle 30-day plan for new homeschooling families — built around rest, rhythm, and one good habit at a time.
30 Apr 2026
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