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Free homeschool schedule template for multiple kids

Plan the day for up to four children on one page: a column for each child with their own subjects, family rows for breakfast, read-aloud, lunch and outdoor time, and the times you choose in 30- or 60-minute steps. Type it in, download it, pin it up. Free, no account.

Title
Children (one column each)
Day starts
Day ends
Rows every
The day

Type each child's subject, or fill in Family for something you all do together. Empty slots print blank, to write in.

TimeFamily (all)EmmaLeo
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Paper

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How it works

  1. Add your kids

    Up to four names, one column each. Leave a name empty to write it in by hand.

  2. Fill in the day

    Pick when the day starts and ends and 30- or 60-minute rows. Type each child's subjects, or a family activity that spans everyone, like lunch or a read-aloud.

  3. Print and post it

    Download the one-page PDF and print it at 100%, landscape. Pin it where everyone sees it; each slot has a box to check off.

What's on the page

  • One landscape page with a column for each child (one to four) and their names at the top
  • Time rows from your start to your end, every 30 or 60 minutes
  • Family rows across every column for meals, outdoor time, chores or a read-aloud
  • A small box in every child's slot to check it off
  • A title of your choice, like “The Miller Homeschool”, and a line for the date
  • US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) or A4
Free homeschool schedule template with columns for Emma, Leo and Maya, their subjects from 9 AM, and family rows for breakfast, outdoor time and lunch
The sample schedule. Yours prints with your own children, subjects and times.

How to plan a homeschool day with several kids

Start with what you do together: breakfast, a morning basket or read-aloud, lunch, outdoor time. Put those in first as family rows, because they hold the day together. Then fill in each child's subjects around them, and stagger the lessons that need you, like a reading lesson for the youngest, so they don't all land at once.

Put the subjects that need the most focus in the morning, keep the youngest child's slots short, and plan independent work for the older ones: a ten-year-old can do math on their own while you sit with a beginning reader.

A schedule or a routine?

Times on the page help when you need them, like an online class at 10:00 or co-op at 1:00. Many families use them loosely, as the order of the day rather than a clock to beat. Either way, the boxes let each child see what's done and what comes next.

Questions

Is the homeschool schedule template free?
Yes. Make and download it as often as you like, without an account or an email address. The email signup is optional.
How many children fit on one page?
Up to four, one column each. With five or more, make two pages, for example one for the older kids and one for the younger ones.
Can I change the times?
Yes. Choose when the day starts and ends and whether the rows are 30 or 60 minutes long. The day can run from 5 AM to 10 PM.
What is a family row?
A row that spans every child's column, for the things you do together: meals, outdoor time, a read-aloud or chores. Type it in the Family column and it prints across the whole row.
What does a typical homeschool day look like?
There's no single right answer. Many families do focused work like math and reading in the morning, a subject everyone shares, such as history or science, after lunch, and keep the afternoon for reading, projects and time outside. For young children, a couple of hours of lessons is often plenty.
Is it US Letter or A4?
Either, on one landscape page. Print at 100% or “actual size”.

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