A free kindergarten homeschool plan
Peabody Year's 180 kindergarten days, the shape of a week, and the free Peabody practice that goes with each part of the day.
Peabody's free kindergarten plan is Peabody Year: 180 days of phonics, math, science, history and read-alouds, with a checklist to print each day. Use it with the free kid site for practice: level 1 to 5 books, the kindergarten math path and sound games. A typical day is about an hour of sit-down work in short pieces, measured against the CDC's milestones for age 5.
Checked October 29, 2026.
What is Peabody Year for kindergarten?
Peabody Year: kindergarten is a free plan of 180 days. Each day has its phonics, math, science or history, and read-aloud, with a checklist to print. It takes a child from the first letter sounds to reading short books, and from counting to adding and taking away. It's free, with no sign-in, like everything on Peabody Homeschool.
What does a kindergarten week look like?
| Day | Peabody Year | Practice on Peabody | Away from the screen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | The day's phonics and math | A level 1 or 2 book, read together | Read-aloud; a walk |
| Tuesday | The day's phonics and math | A sound game, one round | Letters in sand or chalk |
| Wednesday | The day's science or history | Kindergarten math, one lesson part | Cooking: measure and pour |
| Thursday | The day's phonics and math | A decodable reader for this week's sound | Building or drawing |
| Friday | Review and the week's read-aloud | Your child picks | Library trip |
Most days come to about an hour of sit-down work in short pieces, and much of it is you reading aloud. Peabody's gentle kindergarten plan with a sample day shows the minutes, and sample schedules by age show how it fits with older children.
Which free Peabody practice goes with each subject?
| Subject | Free on Peabody | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | Level 1 and level 2 books, then the beginning readers up to level 5 | Sit beside your child and point under each word. Any word can be tapped to hear it. |
| Phonics | Decodable readers sorted by sound, and phonics games | Pick the reader for the sound Peabody Year is on this week. |
| Heart words | Sight-word stories, sight word games and the kindergarten sight words sheet | Two or three new words a week is plenty. |
| Math | Kindergarten math and counting games | One lesson part on the days Peabody Year has math; ten right answers finish a part. |
| Printables | Reading passages, the Activity Book and coloring pages | For a quiet table time, or a car trip. |
Peabody's kid site is free through the end of 2026 and a child starts with one tap, no account. Keep it short: the plan uses it for 10 to 20 minutes a day.
What Peabody doesn't do
It isn't a boxed curriculum with a teacher's guide, it has no handwriting program, and it never records your child, so it can't hear them read. Handwriting is paper and pencil; reading aloud together is yours. If you want a bought program for one subject, the curriculum comparison lists them side by side, and the free curricula page compares the free ones.
How do I keep records for kindergarten?
Only if your child is of compulsory school age where you live, and your state asks. The kindergarten page lists each state's starting age. Peabody Year's printed checklists, a reading log and a few dated work samples in a portfolio cover what most families need.
How do I know the year went well?
Peabody Parents lists what a kindergartner should know by the end of the year. Children vary; a child who isn't there yet isn't failing. The CDC's checklist for age 5 is the floor most children start the year from, and if something worries you, talk with your child's doctor.
A week to print
| Day | Peabody Year done | Practice | Read-aloud | Outside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Tuesday | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Wednesday | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Thursday | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Friday | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Sources
- CDC: Milestones by 5 years (checked October 29, 2026)