Description
Discover a beautiful and simple approach to organizing your homeschool year with the “Once Upon a Homeschool Daily Planner.” This elegantly designed planner is pre-dated for the 2024-2025 school year, featuring calming aesthetics and soft seasonal color schemes that inspire without overwhelming.
It includes
- Detailed monthly and weekly planning pages
- National and fun holidays
- Natural learning pages
- Weekly wins
- Thoughtful quotes to encourage reflection
- Designed with executive function in mind
It’s the perfect companion to capture your learning journey. Embrace a structured yet flexible storytelling approach to education with this beautifully crafted planner.
“Your Learning. Your Moments. Your Story.”
Lynn –
This has quickly become my favorite planner! It’s beautifully designed and incredibly functional. I love the seasonal layout and the pages to document all the spontaneous learning that happens.
Marlene (verified owner) –
I do not buy planners as I find I don’t ever use them BUT this planner is different. Absolutely love the pages each week that allow for reflection & spontaneous learning already jumped in using those sections the moment it arrived. Also the little non official holidays brought back so many memories & may have me revive a few (for example my daughter & I used to always have Teddy Bear Picnic day I forgot all about that in August we will once again have fun with Rock Paper Scissor days) things that just create a fun school day on spur of the moment without a lot of planning outside remembering they are there these are things that built fun memories for us as my kids have grown up in homeschooling. The quotes are inspiring me & speaking to my heart already. So even if I don’t ever use the subject planner pages (which I am going to try as my son says he needs more of a detailed schedule for his day-to-day) I have my moneys worth. It’s beautiful & the cover will hold up well love the lay flat design as well as the seasonal sections!
Melissa Brander (verified owner) –
I received a free copy to review, but as soon as I opened this planner I was blown away! I immediately sent a message to my friend who also enjoyed planners because, as I told her, this planner feels like a planner designed by a homeschooler. Not only is it beautiful, it’s practical and sturdy as well. I also really, really love the natural learning and weekly wins section, I feel like it has benefited our homeschool in helping me look for the good and the wonderful in our week and spend a few minutes documenting it. Overall I love, love, love this planner.
Kat Nisson –
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ To The Planner That Finally Broke My Commitment Issues …
I’m a reformed planner hoarder. My office is basically a graveyard of abandoned planners that didn’t make the cut. You know how it goes: “The layout feels off,” “The paper quality isn’t right,” “It’s just not working for me.”
But then I found the Once Upon a Homeschool Planner by Homeschool Essentials, and everything changed. This isn’t just another pretty planner – it’s genuinely different. The high-quality design is beautiful, but what really matters is how incredibly adaptable it is to your unique needs.
What Makes It Special?
As a full-time working, homeschooling parent to an autistic son, I needed something that could handle our unique rhythm. We’re unit-focused learners who love to follow our curiosity in short sprints rather than marathon-planning months ahead. This planner gets it. It provides the perfect balance of structure and flexibility, letting us adjust our plans based on changing interests and opportunities.
While we prefer the sprint approach, I can see how this would be perfect for the year-long planners too. The layout gives you plenty of space to map out your full curriculum while still keeping things flexible enough to adjust as needed. Plus, if you’re into bullet journaling, there’s ample room to get creative with your planning style – and the inspiring quotes throughout really add that extra touch of motivation when you’re mapping out those long-term goals.
The weekend reflections have become a special bonding time for my son and me. We get to celebrate our wins, adjust our approach, and plan our next adventures together. It’s turned planning from a chore into quality time that we both look forward to.
The Perfect Balance
What really sets this planner apart is how it helps track different teaching approaches while maintaining enough structure to keep us on track. The reflection prompts help us focus on the positive, which is crucial when you’re balancing homeschooling and work-from-home life.
The flexibility is perfect for our unit-based learning style. When my son’s interests shift or our schedule needs adjusting, the planner adapts with us instead of making us feel like we’ve failed the plan. It keeps us focused on what matters – the learning and growth happening each day.
For those who love to get creative with their planning, the pages provide a beautiful canvas for stickers, colorful notes, and artistic touches. Whether you’re a minimalist planner or someone who turns their planner into a work of art, there’s space for your style to shine through.
Bottom Line
To all my fellow planner-abandoners: This is the one. I’ve become that enthusiastic friend who can’t stop telling everyone about it because it’s genuinely transformed how we organize our homeschool journey. Whether you’re a structured year-at-a-glance planner or a flexible week-by-week person like me, this planner adapts to your style instead of forcing you to adapt to it.
To the makers: Please don’t ever stop producing this planner – it’s become an essential part of our homeschool life, and from what I can see, it works beautifully for all types of planning personalities.
After years of trial and error with other planners, I’ve finally found one that works perfectly for our needs, and I’m not letting go of it anytime soon.