How it works
A homeschool checklist answers the question a child asks all day: what is left? Each subject gets a tick when it is finished, so the child watches the day shrink, and by Friday the page shows the whole week.
Read the full guide
Make the subject lines yours
The ten subjects are a starting point. A line can name a book or a program instead, music practice or a chore can join them, and a subject you do not teach can go. One taught twice a week still fits: its other boxes stay empty. A four-day week needs one column fewer.
A homeschool daily checklist says what to do
The weekly page records that a subject was done. The daily page says what the work is: with the pages or the lesson written beside each subject the night before, a child who reads can start without you. Another daily sheet, in a child's words, has a box for the adult who checks.
- Ticked pages kept in a folder make a plain record of the year. What records you must keep depends on where you live.
- Getting dressed, breakfast and the rest of a morning fit a routine chart better than a subject list.
Questions and answers
What should a homeschool checklist include?
The subjects a child works on, one to a line, and a box for every day you teach. Add what else should happen daily, such as reading aloud or time outdoors, and keep it to one page.
Can one homeschool checklist work for more than one child?
Yes. One sheet puts a tick column for each of up to four children beside a shared list of subjects, and each column heading takes a child's name. Or print a weekly page for each child.
What do I need to do before I start homeschooling?
In the United States each state sets its own homeschool rules, so read your state's first. The getting started sheet lists that step and eleven more, among them choosing materials and planning the first week.