Feeling stuck in your homeschool? Just starting out and unsure of where to begin? Here are some tips for creating a vision for your homeschool. The best part about homeschooling is you can tailor it to fit your family’s needs and cultivate a love of learning!

Vision board

A Vision Board can be helpful if you want to establish a vision for your life this year or 5-10 years down the line. I enjoy making ones yearly to keep my focus on our priorities and not get too distracted by what others are doing. It can be easier to make an electronic vision board since images can be googled quickly. Also with social media being so image heavy it can be easier to see someone living out an experience you want to have and place that right on your board! Pinterest and Canva have been my go-tos.

Writing out Goals

If you’re more of a writer or understand the power of words in your life you may find creating goals as a family and writing them out can keep you focused on your vision for your life and your homeschool. Writing out SMART goals is helpful to be specific and measurable. This also will be an example to your children so they can learn about planning and achieving goals themselves.

Establishing your priorities

What do you think is important for your children to be exposed to or learn more about? What do they find interesting? More than likely when you focus on these areas’ things will go more smoothly in your day to day. Schools focus primarily on a child’s age but in a homeschool environment many different aspects play a roll such as, family goals, individual development, interests, personality, etc. Maybe developing social skills is more interesting to a child than trying to write letters in a particular season. A one sized fit all approach doesn’t have to be forced into your life.

When unschooling we typically think of not planning or defining our homeschool. However, what I have learned is  having a vision and making daily choices focused on that vision can lead to a fruitful life. The less I have focused on what my children are “supposed” to be learning the more I can focus on the child in front of me and what they are inspired to do.