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Home Education is a messy business, having the right gear makes it much easier!

Homeschool Planet is my secret sauce to scheduling success in our Home Education. Early on I tried using a calendar, paper planner and spreadsheets but they were time consuming to create, didn’t let me quickly revise lesson schedules and my children couldn’t access them alone. This is why Homeschool Planet works for us:

  1. It lets me quickly lay out a semester of lessons, less than 10 minutes per subject!

  2. I can easily keep track of the virtual resources

  3. My children are able to be accountable and access their schedules without me

  4. Links to virtual resources that I’ve assigned safely open in a new window without navigation

  5. I can access it online from anywhere and don’t need to carry a paper planner or print a spreadsheet

  6. I can revise a missed lesson with 1 click

The items below are my favorite tools to teach 3 children across a
wide age range - photos are linked!

Mechanical timer with a rainbow-colored dial, labeled with minutes from 0 to 55.
A round mechanical timer with a blue dial, black knob in the center, and numbers from 0 to 60 for minutes, used for cooking or timing.
Colorful clock face with sections in red, yellow, green, and blue, showing time with black hands.
Box of four Answer Toss game pieces in blue, green, yellow, and pink, with a box showing the game logo.
Box for AstroBrights Mega Collector
Pack of Paper Mate Handwriting mechanical pencils in new colors with eraser refills, designed for kids, includes 5 mechanical pencils, 12 lead refills, and 2 erasers, featuring colorful pens and a hand drawing on paper.
Pack of Zebra mechanical pencils with black and white zebra stripe design
Black desktop file organizer with colored folders inside
A pack of 24 Post-it Super Sticky notes in assorted pastel colors.
Green and blue children's toy with a seat and a backrest
3M whiteboard eraser with blue top and attached white erasing pads
A soy milk carton with a black label and yellow text.
A white plastic wall organizer with multiple compartments for storage.
Four colorful carabiners in purple, blue, green, and purple colors.
White projector with black remote control
A black smart glasses device with a headband and an adjustable arm.
Black portable Bluetooth speaker with circular control button on top
Cleaning supplies including a mop, spray bottles, and red cleaning cloths.
Digital drawing tablet with stylus pen and colorful splash background
A black tin of Harney & Sons Green Iced Cinnamon Spice tea with a slice of lemon nearby.
Pile of various colorful plastic poker chips in purple, blue, green, pink, and gold.
A box of Paper Mate Pink Pearl Correction Tape with 12 strips, smudge-resistant.
A pack of Fiskars 12-inch scissors with three pairs of scissors in different colors: yellow, blue, and pink.
Pack of four Answer Buzzers in pink, black, blue, and orange, for educational games.
Box of heavy-duty paper towels
Stack of colorful file folders
Two orange frosted cupcakes with yellow candles on top, surrounded by colorful blowout party favors.
Two calendar blocks, one red with '20' and '30', and one white with the numbers '13' and '01'.
Close-up of a bright green T-shirt with a label that reads "RICARDO" and a white ball with multicolored message sticks showing Valentine's Day greetings.
A bottle of Loctite 3-in-1 multi-purpose adhesive.
Stack of colorful, nested storage bins with a green handle on top
Blue-handled pair of scissors
Apple Pencil and iPad with colorful abstract wallpaper
Two purple and blue magnetic drawing pens connected by a string, with a rainbow and a smiling sun in the background.
Silver cooking pot with a lid on a white background
Stack of colorful notebooks in various colors including green, purple, blue, black, and red.
Stack of colored exam or financial forms in blue, red, black, green, purple, and aqua with checkboxes and printed text.
Soundbar speaker with connecting cables
Colorful shopping bags in pink, blue, and yellow.
Stack of folded cloths or towels next to packaging labeled 'Cloth Home Cleaning Set' with a washing machine icon.
A collection of colorful spiral notebooks with striped covers arranged in a row.
Two green packages of mechanical pencils with yellow pencils inside, labeled '12 mechanical pencils' and 'HB'.
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches box with a laminator illustration
Box of Scotch Magic Tape with white dispenser
A pharmacy brochure or catalog displaying health and medicine-related products, including a purple chart and yellow booklet.
Box of Avery Easy Load easy weight, small punch binding covers with a 200 pack label.
Stack of colorful laminated sheets or folders arranged in a semi-circle
A box of Kool Cool Soft Gel Sheets featuring Mickey Mouse, advertised for fever relief.
Stack of multicolored file folders
Stack of transparent file folders in various colors with documents inside.
A pack of Avery white and erase correction tape with 8 meters length.
Stack of colorful folders in various colors
Rows of colorful file folders with binders, organized in multiple stacks.
Package of Paper Mate handwriting pens for kids with colors including green, blue, pink, orange, and brown. The package highlights control features for early writers and includes a mechanical pencil and eraser refills.
Pack of three red Paper Mate HB #2 lead refills for mechanical pencils, with 0.7mm diameter. The packaging indicates they provide 105 leads and are rechargeable.
Package of 14 Sharpie markers with 2 additional markers, in various colors including black, blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, brown, navy, and magenta, labeled as ultra fine and permanent.
A row of colorful permanent markers with white bodies and caps in various colors including blue, red, teal, navy, pink, orange, green, black, brown, beige, and purple.
Box of Arteza 12-color dry erase markers with two markers placed in front, one blue and one green, on a white background.
Set of 12 Expo dry erase markers in various colors, packaged in a blue plastic case. The markers have chisel tips and are labeled as low odor.
Set of 8 Expo ultra fine dry erase markers in various colors, packaged together. The colors include black, red, blue, green, pink, purple, brown, and orange. The markers are designed for low odor, dry erase writing. The packaging indicates there are