Homeschool (page 2)
Schedules, checklists, planners and records for teaching at home.
- My sub logTool
One line per day you sub: date, school, grade, what worked, what to bring next time. A month streak, a printable record, private to your device. Free.
- Class points boardTool
Give points to the whole class, one child or a group with your own skills, undo, and print a report. Names stay in your browser.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Class toolkitTool
One page of the classroom tools you use all day, with your class list added once and copied into any tool. Free, names stay in your browser.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Classroom supply checklistPrintable
A free printable classroom supply checklist with twenty-four common supplies, a box for have and one for need, and a space for the amount. Edit the list, print and check your shelves.
- Gradebook and data trackerTool
A free gradebook: points, percents, a 1 to 4 view and an exit ticket tally per student, kept on this computer only, with a printable blank page.
- Monthly weather chartPrintable
A free printable monthly weather chart: a calendar with a box for each day to draw or write the weather, and lines to make a key. Choose the month, print and post by the window.
- Reward goal trackerPrintable
A free printable goal tracker in three shapes: a path of circles, a thermometer or a staircase. Set the number of steps and the reward, print, and color one step at a time.
- Sub pay and miles logTool
The days you sub with the pay you expect at your own rate and the miles you drive: pay periods ticked off when paid, a CSV for your records. On your device only. Free.
- Weekly lesson plan gridPrintable
A free printable weekly lesson plan grid with a row for each subject, a column for each day and a goal column. Edit the subjects and print for the week.
- School year plannerPrintable
A free printable school year planner with all twelve months on one landscape page, starting in August or any month you pick. Mark the big dates and see the year at a glance.
- Top 10 classroom must-haves for new teachers (2026)List
Start with storage bins and labels. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Top 10 free math websites for kids (2026)List
Khan Academy is the best free math website for kids: it has math courses from kindergarten up, described as free, with teacher tools. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Field trip checklistPrintable
A free printable field trip checklist with two lists, before the trip and on the day, each with tick boxes you can edit, and a box for notes. Print one for each trip and keep it in your folder.
- Spaced practice: what it is, how to schedule it, and what the research saysGuide
Spaced practice for teachers: the evidence rating and studies, how far apart to space review, steps by grade band, examples, common mistakes and free tools to schedule it.
- Top 10 free sub plan templates for teachers (2026)List
The Pencil Jar Co.'s free editable substitute binder is our number one: it covers the welcome, schedule, class list, procedures, emergency information and a feedback form in one file you reuse all year.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Top 10 public-domain read-alouds for a sub day (2026)List
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is our number one pick: short, well loved and free to project from Project Gutenberg. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Top 10 things substitutes wish teachers left in the sub folder (2026)List
The number one thing is a clear lesson plan with the materials already out and labeled. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Top 10 things to pack in a substitute teacher bag (2026)List
Pack a few backup activities first: word searches, mazes and puzzles show up in more of the substitute guides we read than anything else, and they rescue a day when the plans run short.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Top 8 free classroom and school-year calendars for teachers (2026-27)List
For a printable August-to-July school calendar, Calendarpedia is the simplest: its school-year calendars for 2026/27 are free to download and print as PDF, Excel or Word. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Top 8 free running record and fluency tools for teachers (2026)List
Peabody Teach's running record kit is our number one: tap errors and self-corrections as a child reads one of 53 passages, and it works out accuracy, self-correction ratio and words correct per minute with the...
Checked 2026-10-31
- Top 8 school year and unit planning tools for teachers (2026)List
For planning a whole year or a unit, rather than a single lesson, Common Planner is the easiest place to start: its teacher plan is advertised as free and it handles units, pacing and sharing.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Top 8 teacher planners and planner apps (2026-2027)List
If you want to try a planner before paying, start with PlanbookEdu: it has a free plan for writing and printing weekly lesson plans, and Premium is $30 a year. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Top 9 AI tools for teachers (2026)List
MagicSchool is our number one pick for most teachers: it has a free plan with 80+ teacher tools and a school-privacy statement on its pricing page. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Top 9 apps for substitute teachers: job alerts, miles and pay (2026)List
Frontline's absence management app comes first, because in a district that uses it, it is where sub jobs reach your phone. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-31