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Homeschool loop schedule template
A rotation list for the subjects you do not do daily, so nothing is skipped when a day is lost. Includes a daily-subjects strip.
The loop schedule is the homeschool invention that fixes the Thursday problem. In a day-based schedule, science is Tuesday and Thursday; lose two Thursdays to appointments and science is a month behind. In a loop, the content subjects are a list you work through in order: history, science, art, geography, history, science, music, and so on. Whatever you did last, you do the next one next. A lost day loses nothing; it just moves the loop.
This template has the daily-subjects strip at the top (the things you do every day, usually math, reading and writing) and a loop list below with space for eight to twelve entries and a marker for where you are. Print it, laminate it if you like, and move a paper clip along the loop.
The printable sheet
One page, US Letter or A4, black and white. Prints or saves to PDF from your browser.
Homeschool loop schedule
Daily subjects first, then the next item on the loop. Move the marker.
Every day
The loop
| 1 | marker | |
| 2 | marker | |
| 3 | marker | |
| 4 | marker | |
| 5 | marker | |
| 6 | marker | |
| 7 | marker | |
| 8 | marker | |
| 9 | marker | |
| 10 | marker | |
| 11 | marker | |
| 12 | marker |
How to use it
Using the homeschool loop schedule
- 1Print one sheet; it lasts a term or a year.
- 2In the daily strip, write the subjects that happen every school day in order: math, phonics or reading, copywork or writing.
- 3In the loop, list the content subjects in the rotation you want, repeating the ones you want more often: history, science, history, art, science, geography, music. Eight to twelve slots.
- 4Each day after the daily subjects, do the next loop item (or two) and move the marker. When you reach the end, start again.
- 5If a subject needs to happen weekly regardless (a co-op class, a tutor), keep it out of the loop and on the weekly planner.
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- “Design a 10-slot loop schedule for a family that wants history twice as often as art and music”
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- “Turn these subjects into a daily strip and a loop: math, reading, writing, science, history, geography, art, Spanish, nature study”
Homeschool loop schedule FAQ
What is a homeschool loop schedule?
A list of subjects worked through in order rather than assigned to days of the week. After the daily subjects, you do the next item on the loop and move on. A lost day just shifts the loop, so nothing is skipped for weeks at a time.
Which subjects should go in the loop?
The ones that do not need to be daily: history, science, geography, art, music, nature study, poetry. Keep math, reading and writing daily and outside the loop.
How is a loop schedule different from a block schedule?
A block schedule gives one subject a large slot for several weeks (a Waldorf main lesson block, for example). A loop rotates subjects daily or every few days. Loops suit families who want variety; blocks suit deep dives.
Does a loop schedule work for high school?
Less well, because high-school credits need consistent hours per subject. Loops still work for electives and enrichment alongside a fixed core schedule.
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