***This calendar has been updated for 2024-2025.

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I created this Charlotte Mason Planner in 2018 for our school year and started sharing it for free here on my blog. Since another year has passed, I have updated the dates and made a few requested changes.  

With the Charlotte Mason approach to education, many subjects are covered daily in short increments of time. Because of this, it’s nice to organize and keep track everything being presented.

 

New Changes to the Charlotte Mason Planner

While, I’ve had a lot of people download this planner, I have also had a few requests for changes. One of the most frequent requests is a copy of this planner WITHOUT the subjects included in the subjects column.

Viola! This is the year! 

With that being said, there is now a separate file that is the exact same planner, but with NO subjects written in. This will hopefully give you a little more freedom with your subjects.

Charlotte Mason Homeschool Planner

Generally speaking, you have your core subjects that you do each day like Bible, math, reading, literacy, copy work, and history while the other subjects will be on a loop schedule. Hence, this planner is designed to organize this type of education. 

Additionally, this planner is broken up into three, twelve-week terms. (The pages are organized to be printed front and back, and can easily be bound at a local print shop.)

Charlotte Mason Planner Pages

The bulk of this planner is the weekly spreads, but there are also some really nice calendar pages, planning pages, book lists, and assessment pages as well. Here is a brief overview of all the layouts included in this Charlotte Mason planner:

 

1. Yearly calendar

At the front of the Charlotte Mason planner, there is a quick year at a glance page. Here you can find the dates from August to July spelled out for the next year. This is handy for long term planning, highlighting school days or just looking ahead.

2. Monthly calendar pages

Next, there are full-page monthly layouts for each month for tracking your days and weeks (great for marking appointments, school notes, events, field trips, and more!)

Furthermore, at the bottom of each page, there is an inspirational Charlotte Mason Quote.

3. Goals

There is also a place where you can think through some of your goals for the school year. Perhaps certain things you want to accomplish on a daily, weekly, or annual basis.

An example of a daily goal would be to have a Bible time or a set-aside reading time everyday in the afternoon.

Maybe a weekly goal could be in corporate so many hours outside or to start a loop schedule for science and history each week.

4. Charlotte Mason Planner Prayers for my Children Page

Sometimes is good to pause and consider where are kids are at and how we can help them to grow and move forward. This Charlotte Mason Planners has a page where you can think through your kids strengths and weakness then take some time to write a unique prayer for each of them.

5. Book Lists for the Year

Of course a homeschool planner would not be complete without a place to record all the books that you want to read or have read throughout the year. This planner has a page for books for the school year, as well as, a page for free reads.

6. Scheduling charts

For those of you who are trying to incorporate a daily schedule, there is a page to map the logistics of what a homeschool day might look like. On this daily scheduling page you can take notes on how long each lesson should approximately be, which subjects to do daily, and a list of subjects you want to put on a loop.

I like to do this on at the beginning of the year to give myself a loose idea of what each day will look like.

7.  Charlotte Mason Planner Subject Notes Page

This space is available for specific notes on each subject. You can record goals for the year, extra reads that you might want to add, or sections you are thinking of skipping. 

I like to use this space for making specific notes I want to remember about each subject. Sometimes its extra materials I want to get or sometimes it’s my why for covering that topic. Either way, its another tool to help me think through our school year.

8. Weekly spreads

Next, the Charlotte Mason planner weekly spread is your space to plan each subject out for the week. Furthermore, this layout is where you can be specific about page numbers and specific assignments. You can keep track of your loop subjects and check off lessons as well.

Additionally, there is now a planner option with the subjects not written in. This gives you a little more liberty in your planning.

New: An option with NO subjects.

9. Term Evaluation

Its always good to pause at certain points within the year and assess how your homeschool is going. This term evaluation page is a great space to record your accomplishments, as well as, areas that need improvement.

Also, while you are there, be sure to note areas of improvement and possible solutions to try.

As an added bonus, there is also a box where you can write out your next artists, composers, and habits you want to work on for the the next term.

10. Notes

Lastly, at the end of the planner there are a few pages for where you can take miscellaneous note taking. Note: if you are a big note taker, I would make extra copies of these pages and sprinkled them throughout your planner for plenty of space to jot down things that come up throughout the year.

 

Are you New to Homeschool?

Are you new to homeschool be sure to check out this getting started post. Then, check out some of these other helpful articles to get you started:

• A Beginners Guide to Loop Scheduling
• The Six Homeschool Styles
• Books, Blogs, and Podcasts for Homeschool Moms
• Time Management Hacks
• 200+ Homeschool Field Trip Ideas

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What is one of your best homeschool planning tips?