If you’re opting for a thick, smooth finish, look for premium matte paper or presentation paper with a weight of 27 or 32lbs. no ink will get through the paper). Make sure whatever paper you choose matches your style of printer: laser or inkjet. My personal preference is bright white paper that will not bleed or shadow (a.k.a. You have plenty of great options for paper. When you feel your punch get jammed, you’re trying too many pages at once.

If you are using quality 27lb paper (more details below), you will not be able to punch as many at once. *Note: The punches will tell you how many pages they punch – this is the number for your run-of-the-mill thin copy paper. This particular one can punch 40 sheets at a time, which is FANTASTIC if you are printing daily planner pages for the month (or 24 pages for the year, or 56 weeks of planner pages, or or or).ĭisc systems also have high volume punches available. I use a high volume punch for large printables – left over from my teaching days. If you’re using a letter size binder and printables, you likely need a basic three-hole punch.

However, if this is your main planner, invest in a hole puncher to match your binder. Hole Punchįor punching a few pages for your binder, a manual punch will work. But no matter what way you divide them, you’ll need dividers. You’ll be dividing your planner with different sections – monthly or weekly pages, by subject, or a section for each child.

You’ll need 11 discs and an 11 hole mushroom punch (because the holes look like mushrooms) to put together your planner. Disc planners have the ease of a spiral notebook with the flexibility of a three ring binder.īoth Happy Planner and Arc have disc systems. I love disc-bound because I can fold my planner back and have today’s page face up. Get a binder that you look forward to picking up!Ī different option is to set up your printables in a disc bound planning system. Three ring binders are readily available anywhere office or school supplies are sold and come in a variety of styles and colors.īe sure to choose one YOU love. These will fit into any standard size three ring binder. The most common size printables you will find online are letter sized, 8-1/2 x 11 inches. So, let’s start with what you might need. Since you found this post, I’m going to just assume that you have access to these and area ready to start printing ASAP. The major items you’ll need to get started are a computer and printer. You can find them for free and very inexpensive online, which makes the planner possibilities endless! But after you find something you love, what do you do with it? Make Your Own Homeschool Planner If you’re looking for a printed paper planner for your homeschool year, head over here> Find the BEST Homeschool Planner! Flip Through and Compare Note: These FREE homeschool planners are all printable. Then mix, match, and customize your own planner! Custom creating printables in Excel took forever!īut no more! Now with a little virtual leg work, you can find amazing free printable planners online to create your very own personalized homeschool planner.Ĭheck out my top ten favorite free homeschool planners below – created by homeschoolers for homeschoolers. I customized my own teacher planner for years – creating my own printables with Microsoft Excel. My love affair with planners started when I was a teacher.

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