A homeschool planner is a scheduling system that maps your curriculum onto a calendar so you know exactly what each child is doing each day, without re-planning every morning. Traditional planners are paper binders you fill out by hand every Sunday; modern homeschool planners like Rosie'sHQ do it for you — you set the template once (e.g. “Math 30 minutes every weekday”) and the app fans it out across the whole term.
A good planner covers three time horizons at once: the year (block schedule / term view), the week (Sunday-night planning session), and the day (kid opens tablet, sees today's list). Rosie'sHQ shows all three, plus the annual compliance dashboard that tells you whether your plan will hit your state's required-hours target before June rolls around.
Everything you can plan inside Rosie’sHQ
Month, Week, and Day calendar views
Same underlying schedule, three ways to look at it. Week view is the sweet spot for Sunday planning.
Recurring lesson templates
Set once ("Math Mon–Fri 9 AM for 30 min") and the whole term populates. Edit any one instance without breaking the series.
Drag & drop worksheets
Pull a PDF from your Curriculum Vault into any scheduled lesson. The child sees it on their tablet portal.
Google + Apple Calendar sync
Push your homeschool schedule into the family calendar so co-parents and grandparents see the plan.
Block schedule + loop schedule
Support for classical block schedules, Charlotte Mason loop schedules, and any custom rhythm you build.
Auto-compliance forecasting
The planner shows a green/amber/red badge for whether your plan hits your state’s required hours by June.
Who uses Rosie’sHQ as their homeschool planner
Sunday-night planners who currently rebuild the week from scratch
Families switching from paper planner binders (The Well Planned Day, Homeschool Planet)
Classical homeschoolers running a strict block schedule
Charlotte Mason families running a loop schedule
Term-based / year-round homeschoolers
Co-op leaders coordinating shared class times across families
Frequently asked questions
What is the best homeschool planner for beginners?
Rosie'sHQ is built for beginners because you don't have to know the answer to “how many hours does my state require?” — the app already knows. Pick your state in Settings and the planner shows a live target every time you add or remove a lesson.
Can I plan a whole year in one sitting?
Yes. Recurring templates support Daily, Every-Weekday, Weekly, Monthly, and Annually with an until-date. Setting up a full year of Math Mon-Fri, Piano every Wednesday, and Field Trip the first Friday of each month takes about 90 seconds.
Does the planner sync with Google Calendar or Apple Calendar?
Yes — Rosie’sHQ generates a personal iCal URL you can add to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook. Your homeschool schedule shows up alongside soccer practice and doctor appointments so nothing double-books.
Can I plan for multiple children at once?
Absolutely. When you add a lesson you pick which children it's for. One drag-drop can assign the same lesson to every kid, or to just one. Great for family read-alouds and unit studies.
What if my plan changes mid-year?
That's normal — real homeschool life. Edit any single instance without breaking the series, delete a whole series in one action (This-and-following / Entire-series options), or shift a template to a new time. The compliance forecaster re-computes instantly.