Happy May! It's time for my monthly check-in for our 2026 Homeschool Resolutions. I missed updating in April so this month's update will cover both March and April. I think I needed that little break because April was FULL. I cannot believe we are rounding the bend of finishing another homeschool year. 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. Especially considering that my kids are just getting older. There are a few goals here that we are absolutely conquering. And then, there are others that we're really struggling with. Ooops! I'm actually going to put some things on the calendar as soon as I finish this update.
So I'm doing a check-in to keep myself accountable. I've copied my resolutions here and I'll put my March and April updates 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 doing so good with this. I've been very encouraged by the progress we're making just be having the habit of 5-10 min each morning. We finished Mark and now we're reading through John and discussing. I love hearing what my teenagers are thinking.
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 is getting better... it's been a little harder to get into a routine. My daughter leaves morning time when my son and I get into our read aloud, so I have to remember before we're completely done with our time. But it's getting better. Now with Bible reading and prayer, I have to find a new place for these habits once school is out. Any suggestions?
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.-- In March, we read both Shooting Kabul and SeeSaw Girl. And in April, we read Turtles of the Midnight Moon. Which means, we've read a total of 6 books from our read aloud list. Yay!
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.--Ok, we are absolutely failing at this one. Or rather, I'm failing at this one. We've done ONE hike in four months. That's pretty bad. This is going to take some more pre-planning on my part.
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've ordered and set out graduation announcements and start collecting some decorations. She doesn't want a big party, but we will have some family in town so I'm doing a little. I just can't let a milestone like this go uncelebrated.
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've done a little here and there. In the past two months, we've had a one on one at least once with each of them.
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.--Over spring break, we were near the state capitol so we finally took a tour. I've been wanting to take the kids for years. We also had our nephew and nieces with us so we had a group from 7-18 yrs old. Our tour guide was amazingly patience, knew just the right amount of history and personal interest stories, and gave us a great tour. And it was FREE! Cannot recommend highly enough. So we've gotten in 2 formal field trips and lots of fun outings as well.
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.--We had a couple of discipleship groups in March, but April was BUSY! So we didn't really meet. We do have a couple of dates on the calendar of May so I'm looking forward to it. My hope is to do some little meet-ups over the summer, and start up again with some renewed excitement in the fall.
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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