Homeschool Planner & Records
Free printable
Homeschool hours log
A weekly sheet for the time spent on each subject: minutes for each day, a total for each subject and each day, and the core-subject and at-home totals that hours-based states ask for. Type your subjects to fill in the rows, then print one for each week.
Weekly Hours Log
| Subject | Core | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | ☐ | |||||||
| Daily total |
Write minutes in each box (45, 1:15). Tick “Core” for reading, language arts, math, science and social studies, the subjects hours-based states count separately. Note field trips and co-op classes in the subject they belong to.
Notes: field trips, co-op, reading
Which states count homeschool hours?
Most states that set a requirement count days. Some count hours instead, or as an alternative. For example:
| State | Hours |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,000 hours a year; at least 600 in reading, language arts, math, social studies and science, and 400 of those 600 at the regular homeschool location |
| New York | 900 hours in grades 1–6, 990 in grades 7–12 |
| Pennsylvania | 900 hours (elementary) or 990 (secondary), as an alternative to 180 days |
A general guide, not legal advice. Laws change: check your state’s current rules before you rely on them.
Tips for an hours log that holds up
- Log it the same day. Minutes written down that evening are more accurate than a week rebuilt from memory.
- Count real learning, not just book work. Reading aloud, labs, field trips, music practice and co-op classes are instruction time too.
- Keep core and at-home time apart if your state counts them, as Missouri does: it saves a long evening of sorting at the end of the year.
- Total each week. A running year-to-date number shows early whether you’re on pace.
Let the hours add up on their own
In Homeschool Planner & Records, every lesson you check off logs its minutes, by subject and by child. Core hours and core hours at home are counted for you.
- A lesson timer, or the planned minutes, with one tap
- One activity split across subjects, like an hour of baking as math and science
- A print-ready hours log for the year, a semester or a quarter
- No account: your records stay on your phone
