Free homework planner printables

Homework goes better when the list lives on paper instead of in a child's head. These six planners cover the whole routine: writing the task down at school, deciding the order at home, tracking the long assignments, planning for a test, logging nightly reading and, for the youngest students, setting up a spot and a timer so the work actually starts. Every page is a plain grid with big boxes and bold lines, prints in black and white, and works for a single student, a whole class or a homeschool table.

What's in this set

1. Weekly homework planner. Six subject rows (math, reading, writing and spelling, science, social studies and a blank row) across Monday to Friday. Every cell has writing lines and a small "due" check box, so a Thursday deadline is visible from Monday. Week-of and tests-and-projects lines at the top.
2. Daily homework checklist. Eight rows for subject, task, minutes and a done box, a "bring home today" checklist (textbook, notebook, planner, library book, permission slip, P.E. kit), a "tomorrow I need to remember" box, total minutes and a parent or teacher check line.
3. Assignment tracker. Fifteen numbered rows with assignment, subject, due date, started and finished check boxes and a grade or notes column, for one subject or a whole term.
4. Study plan for a test. Test, date and days-until lines; eight topics rated know it / almost / need help; a seven-day plan with minutes and done boxes; study-method check boxes; and a who-can-help line.
5. Reading homework log. Twenty numbered nights with date, book title and author, pages, minutes and parent initials, a totals row and a nightly reading goal line.
6. My homework spot. For grades 1 to 3: an eight-item setup checklist with big boxes (quiet place, good light, sharp pencils, water, phone away, TV off), a five-step homework routine, a work and break minutes line and four timer faces to color as rounds are finished.

What students practice

• Recording tasks at the moment they are set and reading them back later
• Estimating how long work will take and checking the estimate
• Tracking a deadline over several days and splitting a long assignment into started and finished
• Planning backward from a test date and rating their own understanding honestly
• Keeping a reading record with pages and minutes, and totaling it
• Following a fixed routine and working in timed rounds with breaks

Frequently asked questions

What grades are these homework planners for?

Grades 1 to 8. The homework spot page, daily checklist and reading log suit grades 1 to 3; the weekly planner and reading log suit grades 3 to 6; the assignment tracker and study plan suit grades 4 to 8.

Are the planners dated?

No. Every page has blank week-of, day or date lines, so you can print them any week of the year and reuse the same PDF next year.

Can I use them in a binder?

Yes. The pages print on A4 or US Letter with a margin wide enough to punch holes on the left. The assignment tracker and reading log are designed to stay in a binder for a term; the weekly and daily pages are replaced each week or day.

Can I print in black and white?

Yes. All lines and boxes are solid, the subject headings are bold and nothing depends on color. The timer faces on the homework spot page are outlines for the child to color.

Is there a version for teachers?

The weekly planner and daily checklist work as class handouts without changes. For a planner with your own subjects and times, use the weekly planner printable tool.

More printables

The reading log printables have monthly, summer and book-review versions to go with the reading homework log here. The time management worksheets help older students plan a whole afternoon, and the reward charts and sticker charts turn a month of finished homework into something to show for it. To make a planner with your own subject list, try the weekly planner printable.