5 Tips on End of School Year Planning

You're almost at the end of the finish line, so make sure you finish strong to start the next school year off on the right foot!

End of School Year: Planning and Celebrating!

The end of the school year is sneaking up fast! For many, this year may have felt like the longest in ages! The year’s ending may look a tad bit different depending on how you and your kid’s school. Brick-and-mortar schooled kids are heading towards teacher gifts, yearbooks, and end-of-year exams. Homeschool kids may, or may not, even be stopping for the summer amidst science experiments, field trips, and more! However your kids learn, it’s time to pause and think about this year’s end and look ahead to next year’s plan.

Here are a few things to consider for your end of school year planning:

Time to think about closing out this year’s records. It’s time to file away copies of work done this year. Consider creating a digital file of work saved on a computer or cloud to save space. Alternatively, to deal with all the artwork and plethora of school projects that have filled every room, consider taking photos and saving them that way! Keep a handful of the great ones and take pictures of the rest. In addition, you can even create a private Facebook group to save all the work. Upload and save your year’s portfolio to a single Facebook group for later evaluation. Consider uploading copies of tests or written works as well. You can provide access to the group to those who need to review the assignments.

Tidy up the bookshelves. For kids in school, this means getting ready to throw out or file old homework, clean out backpacks, and toss (or pass down/trade-in) school uniforms or PE gear that doesn’t fit. How do they amass so much stuff each year? Seriously! They all do it. Teach kids to decide what is essential to keep, what they should hand down, and what is destined for the trash or recycle bin. Organizational skills are as valuable as math. By learning to organize our spaces and discard the unnecessary, kids can acquire great life skills. Equally important is a sense of history and what really matters for the future! For the homeschooled child, it is time to clear off the bookshelves. Clear out the old curriculum that is complete, pass on books that they outgrown, and decide which of the year’s treasured projects really should be kept and displayed. Don’t forget to list for resale all your old curriculum.

Look back at what you have managed to accomplish. Be sure you have finished or almost finished all curriculum for the year if homeschooled. Sales are happening right now on the curriculum, so be sure to start planning next year’s studies! For traditionally schooled kids, do they need catch-up help after this rather interesting last year? Are there any areas that still need work or remediation? Plan on summer assistance, tutors, classes, and more now to ensure they are where they should be next year.

Get a jump on next year’s planning. It’s not too soon to think about the coming year and what you will use for education. Jumping on next year may mean picking a new school, looking at summer camps to boost your academics and get ahead, or planning the upcoming year’s curriculum. Many curriculum companies run sales in late April, early May. Sign up for your favorite companies’ emails or watch for emails from Anything Academic for great deals. Make sure you sign up for our email list!

Contemplate your summer plan. More classes for year-round homeschoolers? Add an excellent summer class to get ahead? Life experiences, volunteering, and more to add on future college resumes? Or just really relaxing, fun, and fantastic camps? Be sure to sit down and discuss what you and your child want out of the summer. Compromise on a little of both your wants. No, it’s not just video games all summer, but equally, it can’t be classes all summer too. Let them find a good balance and passion. Sink into a great book, relax with friends outside, or discover something new.

Overview

No matter what lies ahead of you, take a moment to pause and reflect on all the accomplishments of a rough and very unique year. Not just for yourself, but for your kids. Despite the challenges, we all made it. We learned from it and discovered entirely new talents and skills along the way. Celebrate your accomplishments! Most importantly, make sure your kids realize this and that you admire what they have succeeded in this year!

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