Moving Beyond the Page has a very flexible structure that works well for those using either a traditional 9-month school schedule with a summer vacation or a year-round schedule with small breaks as you go.

On our Getting Started page we provide scheduling worksheets that you can use to plan your year. They can be used as a guide to keep you on pace to finish the curriculum in your chosen time frame. These schedules don't plan out what you will do on each specific day of the year. Project-based learning makes that level of granularity a bit difficult. Some projects just take longer than others. What the schedules do instead is give you a guide that you can check as you finish each unit. If you find yourself behind schedule, you can pick up the pace on the next unit. If you are ahead of schedule, you can spend more time on future projects, take an extra field trip, or introduce a few vacation days.

To create your own schedule,
  • visit the Getting Started section of the website,
  • choose your age level, and
  • select either the traditional school year schedule or the year-round schedule.
As you fill out your schedule, keep in mind any upcoming vacations or holidays that you have planned. Keep your schedule someplace visible and safe since it needs to last the whole year. Now you are ready to homeschool. Start with Concept 1 - Unit 1 - Lesson 1. Each day you just move on to the next lesson. We built a few days of buffer into each unit so you can take time to finish projects or writing assignments. As you finish each unit, verify that you are still on schedule.

As always, please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.

Happy Homeschooling!