Homeschool schedule template for K–12 (free printable)

A good homeschool schedule template is mostly negative space. It tells you when to start, when to break, and gets out of the way. Here's the template our family uses, broken down by age.

The K–2 schedule (3 hours / day)

Short blocks, long breaks, lots of read-alouds. Don't try to do every subject every day — math + reading + one rotating subject is plenty.

• 9:00 — Morning basket (read-aloud, calendar)
• 9:30 — Math (20 min hands-on)
• 10:00 — Snack + outside time
• 10:30 — Reading practice or phonics
• 11:00 — Rotating subject (science, art, music, history)

The 3–5 schedule (4 hours / day)

Add independent work blocks. Kids this age can read instructions, complete a math page on their own, and write you a short narration without you sitting next to them.

• 9:00 — Morning basket
• 9:30 — Math (45 min, one independent, one with parent)
• 10:30 — Snack
• 11:00 — Language arts (writing + reading)
• 12:30 — Rotating subject + project time

The 6–8 schedule (5 hours / day)

Middle school needs a real schedule kids can read themselves. Print it. Stick it on the wall. Teach them to check it without being told.

The 9–12 schedule (transcript-aware)

High school becomes about credits, not hours. A 1.0 credit = roughly 120–180 hours of work per year. Schedule classes in 45–60 min blocks, log every hour, and a planner like Syllaboo will roll them into a transcript ready for college applications.

Grab the free template

We made a printable K–12 schedule pack — five-day grid, one-day-per-page, and a quarter-view. Download it from our printable planner page and adapt it to your family.