Happy March! It's time for my monthly check-in for our 2026 Homeschool Resolutions. I'm trying to keep these resolutions at the top of my mind so I can keep making progress. I felt so convicted about at the beginning of the year., but I'm afraid February might have gotten away from me. Two months in and life is already distracting. :-)
So I'm doing a check-in to keep myself accountable. I've copyied my resolutions here and I'll put my February updated thoughts in bold, just to help keep things at the top of my mind.
Our 2026 Homeschool Resolutions:
1. Reading Scripture together--While my kids each have their own devotional and Bible study times, I would like for us to incorporate some Bible reading together. I'm hoping this will open up some dialogue about what we're reading together and start our day on a good note.--We're continuing to read through Mark. It's probably the shortest gospel, but the chapters are long. So some days we only get through a half chapter, and we're only reading on school days. We should finish halfway through March and then I'm not sure where we're going. Any suggestions? The nice thing is that this has really become an automatic habit. It's nice to find that we're just rolling into our reading without it feeling like a chore.
2. Praying together each morning--I realized our prayer times together have become route. The idea is that having this prayer time in the morning will open up an opportunity for us to share a little more freely. And practicing public prayer will make it less intimidating to pray with a group.--This goal continues to be a struggle. First of all, I don't even remember to put it into my morning routine so we'll go for multiple days without praying. Ugh... now that I'm thinking about it, I'm going to put a note in my planner right now. Trying to find more organic ways of praying with my teens, but it's still feels very foreign.
3. 12 Read Alouds in the Year--We love our read alouds. And I love that reading good books together gives us a chance to adventure together... even on a limited budget. As the kids have gotten older and the books longer, 12 books feels like a good goal for the year.--We read Jennifer A. Nielsen's new book, Magnitude this month, bringing our read aloud total to 3 books so far for 2026. We love this author, and were excited to be a part of her launch team. Read alouds continue to be one of my favorite parts of the day.
4. Go on 12 Hikes this year-- Ok, we've made hiking goals before and failed miserably.. So I'm keeping it really simple this year. Only 12.. should be doable.--This month we hiked Chamise Peak. Our homeschool group met and hiked this one today. It was just long enough to feel like a challenge without being too overwhelming.
5. Celebrate Lydia's graduation--I can't believe I'm graduating my second kid. Unbelievable! I have a feeling the way we celebrate this one will be very different from the way we celebrated the first. But I want to make it just as special so it's time to start planning now.--I sent out the date to friends and family, and started working on a graduation announcement. I can't believe we're only a few months away at this point. Feels so unreal. I'm hoping to get that announcement done this month so I can send them out in April.
6. One on One Dates--Yes, this is parenting. But with homeschool, parenting and education bleed into each other. Having strong relationships and time to listen can only allow for more openness and connection during our homeschool days.--We didn't get any one on ones in February, but my daughter has been driving with my husband on the weekends. That counts right? :-)
7. Plan 6+ homeschool field trips--Having one kid graduated and two in high school, I realize more every day just how small this window of time really is. So field trips mean so much. Making time to enjoy learning, experience new opportunities, expand their horizons... I have 2 in the works right now, with multiple tabs open for potential learning over the next year.--This month I organized a group of homeschoolers and we went to the symphony. This year's focus was on American composers and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But with 40+ people in tow, we had a great time. I was absolutely floored by the music that was familiar, but I didn't know who to attribute it to. We had a great time.
8. Stay invested in our homeschool group--Our high school home group has been a lifeline this year. Giving my kids an opportunity to make likeminded friends AND be mentored by other quality parents... WIN/WIN! I'm definitely making time in our schedule to keep this going.--This was the group we went hiking with and we also played disc golf. We also hosted a home group time at our house once in February.
As you can see, my theme this year is CONNECTION, CONNECTION, CONNECTION! Now more than ever, I'm well aware of how important relationship is in our homeschool. Everything flows from that starting point. So happy to be raising my very best friends.
Are you making homeschool resolutions this year?
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