Here are some great ideas to help you utilize this simple tool and keep you organized. First you’ll need to print it out. Click here, or the image below and receive the calendar PDF to your email. Don’t worry if the fields are blue, they will not print that way.

How to Use Your Free Blank Calendar Printable

You probably know the usual things to keep track of with your calendar, but here are some unique things to keep in mind.

1. Post it on the fridge for a simple meal planner. You can also write things that you need from the store in the extra spaces.
2. Put it in a frame on a book holder in the kitchen or workspace to easily write in and change your plans with a dry erase marker.
3. Make a chore chart for your kids and put it on a clipboard on their desk or workspace.
4. Make a cleaning schedule for yourself! Just in time for spring cleaning; write down those cleaning jobs that don’t need to be done more than twice a month.
5. Activity calendars keep you engaged with your children. Commit to 4 activities each month and you will be surprised how much fun you have!
6. Don’t ever miss another community event! Go to your local news station’s website and write down the fun things that are going on in your area.
7. Library fines aren’t fun. Don’t forget to include the due dates on your calendar.
8. Reading incentive calendar – have your children keep track of how long they read each day and reward them accordingly.
9. The night sky is pretty every night, but you can mark some special dates to stargaze on your calendar.
10. Restaurants all over have specials, keep track of when your kid can eat free on your blank calendar!

Picture: What the Craft

Once you download it, how are you going to use your free blank calendar printable?

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A New Year is Great for Your Homeschool

Getting back into the swing of things in the new year can be challenging, but often it is just what your homeschool needs! Following the holidays moms and kids are ready to get back into their routine, the chaos that holidays provide can only be fun for so long. Take advantage of the need for routine and give your homeschool a fresh start!

• Assess what was and what wasn’t working in your homeschool before the holidays

As your kids continue to grow you’ll need to make adjustments to their schedule, homeschool studies and more. Before the new year arrives, look back over the first quarter of your homeschool year and determine what needs to be changed and what works well for each of your students.

• Encourage your kids to love learning

Ask them what they would like to do throughout the winter months, keep them moving forward with their education by involving them in what they study! The wintertime is a hard time to plan fun homeschool ideas and field trips for many because of the weather. Some great ideas for winter homeschooling fun are; winter sports, board games, indoor P.E., movie vs. literature studies and arts and crafts.

• Add more quality, learning time together with your kids

Homeschooling is a family journey, you can always add more quality time to learn with your kids no matter what time of the year it is. Ensure that you aren’t just handing them textbooks and lesson plans, experience homeschooling with your kids more this year!

• Be flexible and willing to change

Sometimes homeschool moms have great ideas to jump start their homeschool in the new year, but there are times our ideas backfire. It’s important that we remain flexible and willing to change, if something isn’t working in our homeschool we must ready and willing to move on and try something else. Don’t try to make something fit that just doesn’t, find what works for you and your kids and embrace it!

Homeschool moms tend to be creative and are excited easily in regards to their children’s education, we need to take those things and apply them throughout the year! When we remain optimistic and enthusiastic our children are more likely to enjoy learning!

Before the new year arrives take time to write down ideas to start your homeschool fresh, then make a plan to incorporate them into your homeschool days for the first week or two. See how it goes and then reassess. Don’t be afraid to try something new in your homeschool. Just ensure you’re ready to change if it doesn’t work! 

What are you looking forward to trying new in your homeschoool in the new year?

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That was years ago.  Now, I plan out most everything including our homeschooling day.  God has given me a limited amount of time and I want to use it wisely.  Plus, it’s just easier and helps me get more done.  For years, I used printable planners and excel worksheets.  That’s why I’m so excited to show you how to make easy lesson plans online with Lessontrek.

I was sponsored by Lessontrek to review their homeschool lesson planning tool and am excited to share my experience as well as an awesome giveaway!  All opinions are mine alone.  For more information please read my full disclosure.

Why Plan Lessons?

Even though we have a relaxed homeschool schedule, I want my daughters to develop a healthy routine and get used to planning their day.  That way they don’t run into the same problems I used to.  By planning out our week, everyone knows what they should be doing that day and we never miss an important date.

You might not want to plan every detail, but it certainly helps meet goals and keep track of activities.  Remember that lesson plans are to help you, not to be your master.  Don’t think of it as the rule and get frustrated for not completing it.  Think of it as a compass; it will help guide you in the right direction if you need it.

Why Lessontrek?

Lessontrek helps you plan lessons quickly and easily.  You never have to worry about losing them, spilling something on them, or having to spend a lot of money to recover them from a broken computer.  There are no papers to deal with if you don’t want to and it takes half the time to complete.

With Lessontrek, I simply map out my routine for the week and copy and paste that routine onto the whole year.  Then, I fill out individual assignments for the month.  I like to do it monthly that way I can adjust if my child is moving fast or if she needs extra time on a subject.

After I have everything scheduled.  I can print it out as a guide for my eldest daughter.  She feels independent being able to manage and check off her tasks each day.  I also use it to plan learning activities for my 2 preschool aged children.

The tool has drag and drop features that makes it easier than any other tool to reschedule your week.  It took me just minutes to learn how to use Lessontrek and plan out my first week.  It is the most affordable planning tool on the market and you can try it for FREE with a trial account. Don’t wait to get started managing your time and getting more done with Lessontrek.

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How to Make Easy Lesson Plans

To see just how easy it is to set up your lesson plans, watch the video below and meet the founder!

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