Plan, teach, record and review a whole homeschool year, calmly
A complete system for parents and carers educating children aged about 5 to 14 at home: one method, one workbook and every form, letter and tracker the year asks for, in any curriculum and any country.
- The Homeschool Year System e-book: 10 chapters built on four beats, plan, teach, record and review
- Homeschool Year Workbook: 16 sheets including goals, curriculum map, timetable, lesson and reading logs, attendance, costs, portfolio and two dashboards
- 4 fillable forms, 32 messages and 4 letters, a philosophy statement, an annual progress report and a co-op agreement
- 14 colour print pages: weekly planners, children's trackers, journals and a certificate
The Homeschool Year System · Bodhih Pro Kits · 131 by Bodhih Training, trainers to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
How do I plan a homeschool year?
Check your local legal requirements first, then set 3 to 5 evidence-based goals per child, map each subject across terms, design a weekly rhythm with a light day, keep a one-line daily log and a curated portfolio, and review each week, term and year. The Homeschool Year System by Bodhih Training gives you the method and every tool to run it.
Want the full free guide first? Read How to plan a homeschool year: a step-by-step guide.
You already feel the problem. Here is what it is costing you.
Too many choices, no system
Curricula, approaches, forums, catalogues. You have read a great deal and still do not know what Monday looks like. You want a way of running the year, not another opinion.
Several children, one adult
The eight-year-old needs you, the five-year-old needs you more, and the eleven-year-old is waiting. Teaching several ages at once is the part nobody prepared you for.
Records that pile up or do not exist
Either everything goes in a box nobody opens, or nothing is written down at all. Neither helps when an authority, a grandparent or your own doubt asks what the children have learned.
Running on empty by half-term
Plans that only work if nothing goes wrong, every subject taught by you, no day off. The year depends on your energy, and the plan is not protecting it.
Picture the next few weeks with the kit open beside you.
Imagine the last week of August. You open the workbook, type the children's names and your term dates into Settings, and write one sentence per child that begins 'By next summer, I hope'. By the end of the evening those hopes are goals with evidence, and term 1 is mapped for maths and literacy.
Picture an ordinary Tuesday in October. The youngest has your attention first, then the eldest starts her practice while you teach the middle child with a worked example. At 11.45 you write six lines in the Lesson Log. That is the record done, and the Dashboard quietly adds it up.
Whether you start with the Settings sheet tonight or the Year Vision form tomorrow, each piece makes the next one easier. When the council's letter arrives, you send the philosophy statement and a summary from your records. When a resource is not working, the Decision Card tells you whether to adjust or switch.
And in July, as you sit down with the folders and the Dashboard, notice how much of the annual report has already written itself. The children read out their favourite work, you print the certificates, and next year's plan starts from what worked.
19 files that do the work for you
The e-book shows you how. The tools make it happen. Here is exactly what you download.
The Homeschool Year System (e-book, PDF)
The guide: methods, worked examples, scripts and exercises
Start-here map
The whole home-education year on one page: which file to open at each step, your first hour and a 30/60/90-day plan.
Homeschool Year Workbook
Settings, year goals, curriculum map, timetable designer, lesson log, reading log, attendance and hours, costs, field trips, portfolio index, progress ratings, two calculated summaries and two dashboards.
Year vision and goals
Your constraints, approach, hopes and 3 to 5 evidence-based goals per child for the year, on three pages.
Term plan
One term on two pages: topics per subject, goals in focus, outings, co-op and key dates, weekly rhythm changes and a term-end check.
Lesson plan
A one-page five-part lesson (warm-up retrieval, teach with a worked example, practise together, practise alone, check and close) with a column for each child.
Portfolio and term review
A twenty-minute termly review with each child: three pieces of work, the child's own voice, progress ratings with evidence and next steps.
Messages and letters library
32 ready-to-adapt messages for schools, authorities, co-ops, tutors, family and children, plus 4 formal letters.
Education philosophy statement
A one-to-two-page statement of your approach to share with an authority, a tutor or family, with an approaches comparison table to help you write it.
Annual progress report (adapt locally)
An end-of-year report per child built from your workbook and portfolio, suitable to adapt for an authority, an evaluator, a new school or your own records.
Home-education co-op agreement
A one-page agreement for a small co-op or learning group: purpose, sessions, costs, safeguarding, photos, illness, behaviour, disputes and leaving.
Worked example pack: the Mensah-Iyer family
The main forms and records filled in for one illustrative family with three children, so you can see what good looks like.
AI prompt pack for home educators
27 tool-agnostic prompts for planning the year, terms and weeks, teaching, recording and reviewing, and people and safety, each with what to paste and what to check.
Country notes (dated October 2026)
Where to start on home-education rules and curriculum frameworks in England and the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, India, the UAE, Singapore and South Africa.
Decision card: change the plan or persist
If-this-then-that rules for the moments when a resource, routine or goal is not working, and when to get outside help.
First-year mistakes to avoid
Fourteen common first-year home-education mistakes and what to do instead.
Weekly planner pages and children's learning trackers
14 colour pages: family and child weekly planners, daily checklists, reading shelf, times tables, letter sounds and numbers trackers, 200 learning days, self-rating stars, field trip and nature journals, weekly reflection, term goals and a certificate.
Homeschool year plan calendar
87 reminders across a 39-week year of three 12-week terms: weekly reviews, portfolio picks, term plans, term reviews and the end-of-year review. Starts Monday 4 January 2027; shift dates in your calendar if your year starts on another date.
Lesson board import
30 cards for Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira: set-up tasks and sample lesson cards by child, subject and week.
Chapter by chapter
Each chapter opens with a real situation, gives you a method and ends with something to do today, using the tools in your kit.
- Format
- PDF e-book + XLSX + fillable PDF + DOCX + printable PDF + ICS + CSV
- Files
- 19 files plus a one-click ZIP
- E-book
- 59 pages
- Works with
- Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice, Word, Google Docs, Acrobat Reader, GoodNotes, Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, Trello, Asana, Notion
- Best for
- Families home educating one to four children aged about 5 to 14, in any country
- Print pages
- 14 colour pages (A4, prints on US Letter with fit to page)
Start Legal, Start Calm
Find your legal floor from an official source, send only what is required, and keep light records that show you are above it.
Choose Your Way of Teaching
A neutral overview of eight approaches, and how to choose by your constraints rather than by fashion.
Set Year Goals by Child and Subject
Turn hopes into 3 to 5 goals per child, each with a deadline and evidence you could show anyone.
Choose Resources and Map the Curriculum
Map subjects across three terms, name one main resource per subject, then buy only what fills a gap.
Build the Calendar, Term Plans and Weekly Rhythm
Lay the year, term, week and day so Sunday planning takes twenty minutes.
Teach Several Ages at Once
Together, staggered and independent teaching, and a five-part lesson that works for one child or four.
Teaching Moves That Work
Retrieval, spacing, worked examples, reading aloud and metacognition, explained with their research sources.
Assessment Without Tests: Portfolios and Records
Collect, select, reflect and report: portfolios, lesson logs and termly reviews without tests.
Friends, Co-ops, Outings and Screens
Plan friendships, co-ops, outings and screens on purpose, with clear rules for online safety and AI.
Look After the Teacher
Treat your workload as a design problem and know when to change course or get help.
Not just reading. Tools you will actually open again.
E-book
- The Homeschool Year System: 10 chapters, 6 illustrations, dated country notes and curriculum mapping, and a first-fortnight plan
Start here
- 00-Start-Here-Map: the whole year on one page, your first hour and a 30, 60, 90 day plan
Spreadsheet
- Homeschool Year Workbook (16 sheets): Start here, Settings, Year Goals, Curriculum Map, Timetable, Lesson Log, Reading Log, Attendance and Hours, Resources and Costs, Field Trips, Portfolio Index, Progress Ratings, Subject Summary, Progress Summary, Dashboard and Progress Dashboard
Fillable PDF forms
- Year vision and goals
- Term plan
- Lesson plan
- Portfolio and term review
Word templates
- Messages and letters library: 32 messages for schools, authorities, co-ops, tutors, family and children, plus 4 formal letters
- Education philosophy statement, with an approaches comparison table
- Annual progress report (adapt locally)
- Home-education co-op agreement
- Worked example pack: the Mensah-Iyer family
- AI prompt pack for home educators: 27 prompts
Cheat sheets
- Country notes (dated October 2026)
- Decision card: change the plan or persist
- First-year mistakes to avoid
Print pack
- Weekly planner pages and children's learning trackers: 14 colour pages
Calendar and import
- Homeschool year plan calendar (ICS, 87 reminders over a 39-week year)
- Lesson board import (CSV, 30 cards) for Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira
When you have worked through it, you will be able to…
Every outcome is practised with a worked example and a tool, not just described.
- Find and record your local legal requirements from an official source
- Choose an approach that fits your children, your hours and your budget, and explain it in five sentences
- Write evidence-based goals for each child and map every subject across the year
- Run a weekly rhythm that teaches several ages at once and keeps a light day
- Use retrieval, spacing, worked examples and reading aloud in everyday lessons
- Keep light daily records and a portfolio that turns into an annual report
- Plan friendships, co-ops, outings and online learning with child safety first
- Review each week, term and year, and change course on evidence
Know your starting point. Prove your progress.
People who measure before and after improve faster and can show it. AssessAll, our sister assessment platform, has AI-graded assessments that pair with this kit. Take one now, work through the kit, then re-take it.
Lesson Design and Questioning Technique Assessment for Teachers and Trainers
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Take the assessment →AssessAll assessmentPlan Strength Assessment with an Eight-Week Re-Measure
Take the assessment →JobularyLearn by doing: the 70-20-10 model explained (Jobulary)
Make it a growth plan →A taste of Chapter 3
A useful home-education goal has three parts: who, what they will be able to do, and how you will know. "Ruby will read more" becomes "Ruby will read 30 chapter books of her choice this year and narrate one chapter a week in her own words." "Max will improve his maths" becomes "Max will know his times tables to 10 by heart and solve two-step word problems with multiplication, shown in a term-end quiz and his workbook."
This is a simple version of SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound), an idea usually credited to George Doran's 1981 management article, adapted for children. You do not need every letter. You need a sentence a child could understand and evidence you could show an authority, a grandparent or yourself in June.
The honest comparison
| Free templates and typical advice | This kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Planning | A blank yearly calendar printable | Year, term, week and day plans that link to goals and a curriculum map |
| Goals | A 'goals' box to fill in | A goal formula with evidence, tracked automatically against termly ratings |
| Records | Separate trackers that do not talk to each other | One workbook: logs feed attendance, subject summaries and two dashboards |
| Several children | One page per child, repeated | A multi-age method, lesson form and dashboards by child |
| Authorities | Nothing, or one country's assumptions | Dated country notes, letters, a philosophy statement and an annual report template |
| Teaching | No method | Research-based teaching moves with named sources |
| Children | Adult pages only | 14 colourful print pages for children: trackers, journals, goals and a certificate |
Made for you if…
- Parents starting home education for the first time
- Families teaching two to four children of different ages
- Experienced home educators who want better records and less admin
- Families who must report to an authority, evaluator or umbrella school
- Grandparents and carers sharing the teaching
- Families running a structured learning year around illness, travel or a move
Probably not for you if…
- Anyone looking for a ready-made curriculum or daily lesson content
- Families wanting legal advice on a dispute with an authority
- Teen exam revision (see the Exam Mode kit)
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Start with the quick-start chapter, then the main spreadsheet or planner. Most buyers use something from the kit the same day.
Give your home-education year a shape you can keep
As you open the workbook tonight and type in your term dates, notice how quickly the year starts to look manageable. Whether you begin with the goals or the weekly rhythm, start with one small step and let the four beats carry the rest.
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The Homeschool Year System: FAQs
Read the free guideAlready bought? Resend my linkWhat is in The Homeschool Year System?
An e-book in 10 chapters plus 18 tools: a 16-sheet Homeschool Year Workbook with two dashboards, 4 fillable PDF forms, 4 Word templates including 32 messages and 4 letters, a worked example pack, an AI prompt pack with 27 prompts, a start-here map, 3 cheat sheets, 14 colour print pages, a calendar file and a lesson board import.
Does it work with any curriculum?
Yes. The kit is curriculum-neutral. You choose your own resources, and the Curriculum Map sheet has a column for mapping topics to a framework you follow, such as England's National Curriculum, US state standards, CBSE, ICSE, Cambridge, IB or the Australian Curriculum. Always check codes against the official document.
Can I use it for more than one child?
Yes. It was designed for families teaching one to four children aged roughly 5 to 14. Chapter 6 covers multi-age teaching, the Lesson Plan form has a column for each child, and the dashboards show hours and ratings by child.
How do I plan a homeschool year?
Start with your local legal requirements, then write 3 to 5 goals per child with evidence, map each subject across terms, design a weekly rhythm with a light day, and plan each term on one page. Keep a short daily log and a curated portfolio, and review weekly, termly and yearly.
How many hours a day should homeschooling take?
There is no single answer. One-to-one teaching moves faster than a classroom, so many families find a few focused hours a day enough for primary-age children. Some places set minimum days or hours, so check your local rules and set your targets on the Settings sheet.
Is home education legal where I live?
It depends on the country, and often the state or province. It is permitted with few requirements in some places, needs registration, notification or assessment in others, and is restricted in a few. The Country Notes cheat sheet, dated October 2026, tells you where to check.
Is this legal or educational advice?
No. The Homeschool Year System is educational content. It is not legal, medical, psychological or special educational needs advice. Check your local education authority and official sources, and talk to a qualified professional about any concern for a child.
How can I measure my starting point as a home educator?
If you want a structured look at your own teaching, AssessAll offers the Lesson Design and Questioning Technique Assessment for Teachers and Trainers, the Study Skills and Learning Strategies assessment, and the Plan Strength Assessment with an eight-week re-measure, which suits a term plan.
How do I turn what I learn into a development plan for myself?
Most adult learning happens by doing, which is the idea behind the 70-20-10 model. Jobulary's guide, Learn by doing: the 70-20-10 model explained, shows how to combine practice, feedback and a little formal learning, which fits a parent learning to teach.
Can I get a refund?
Digital kits are non-refundable once downloaded. If a file is corrupted and not fixed within 3 working days, if you were charged twice, or if delivery failed, contact solutions@bodhih.com and we will put it right.
How much does The Homeschool Year System cost?
₹1,299 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $34 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How do I get the files after paying?
Instantly. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. Download each file separately or everything in one ZIP.
What software do I need?
Any of the usual tools: Excel or Google Sheets for spreadsheets, Word or Google Docs for templates, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Preview, Xodo or GoodNotes for the fillable PDFs, and Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar for the calendar plan.
Can my company buy this for a team?
Yes. Team and company licences, and workshops on this topic run by Bodhih Training, are available. Write to solutions@bodhih.com or call +91 99000 11601.
