Homeschool planning checklist
A getting-started checklist for setting up a homeschool year with nothing missed.
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Starting a homeschool year — especially the first one — comes with a surprising number of moving parts: understanding your state's rules, choosing curriculum, setting up records, and building a routine. This printable checklist walks through the setup steps so nothing important slips through the cracks.
Work through it once at the start of the year and keep it as a reference. It is curriculum-neutral: it covers the setup and compliance side, not what to teach.
What it's for
- Setting up a new homeschool year end to end
- Making sure compliance and record-keeping steps aren't forgotten
- First-time homeschoolers who want a starting point
- A yearly reset for experienced families
How to use it
- 1Print it at the start of your planning season.
- 2Work through each item, checking your state's requirements first.
- 3Note anything specific to your family beside each step.
- 4Keep it as a reference through the year.
Turn the checklist into a system
Time4Tracking builds your state's compliance phases into the app and tracks every record the checklist sets up — in one place.