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Every year I finish the homeschool year kinda lackluster. And you know what? I’m good with that. I recognize it for what it is: a season. That’s exactly why I do a Homeschool Year End Review — and why I think every homeschool mom should too.
Because, seriously, what are the chances I’m gonna love every dang minute of this homeschool thing?
And when else would I feel homeschool fatigue? At the end of the homeschool year! (Oh, and February, cause ya know: slump month…Oh, and usually about year two or three of our homeschool journey when I need to have a giant shift from “how I thought homeschool would be” to “how homeschool actually is”…Anywho, I digress…)
In this post, you’ll discover my approach to the Homeschool Year-End Review — and how it sets you up to actually enjoy your summer instead of dreading September.
Finish Your Year With a Homeschool Mom Year End Review
If we do a homeschool year end review now, I don’t have to return to it in July. I can sit by my watering hole of choice and not think about homeschool planning.
By the end of May, I usually close the homeschool room door and don’t return till early July.
I let stuff sit.
The books get closed.
The planner gets closed.
And we just shift into a season of being outdoors.
And you know what? We all need it after that point. A chance to recollect our ideas about last year, check what worked, check what didn’t, and springboard into the new year with ideas that did work and new ideas I want to include.
If you’re there and want to springboard — join me at the Homeschool Year End Review.
Real Planning for Real Homeschool Moms: Why the Year-End Review Works
Are you wrapping up your homeschool year?
Even in my most traditional homeschool years, I’ve always wrapped things up by the end of May. Typically at the beginning of June, I’d bring the kids outside to sit, draw, read some poetry, write some poetry, narrate a Shakespeare play, learn Latin names for native plants, learn the name of cloud formations, and identify animal scat. (AKA harnessing my inner Charlotte Mason — although I don’t think she ever mentions animal scat, ha.)
It’s also the time of year I assessed my past homeschool year and used that as a brainstorming tool to imagine my upcoming homeschool year. It was fresh on my mind!
That’s why I created a Year End Review for you — a group coaching opportunity. If you want to do your homeschool and your life on purpose, you need regular breaks from the same-ole same-ole to check how it’s working for you and your kids. (Or if it’s not.)
Three Things Your Homeschool Year-End Review Should Cover
Over the years I’ve learned that a meaningful year-end review isn’t just about curriculum or schedules. It goes deeper. Here are the three areas that matter most.
1. Is your homeschool plan still working for this season?
This is the question most of us are afraid to ask honestly — because what if the answer is no?
A plan that fit beautifully two years ago can quietly become the thing that’s exhausting you today. Not because you failed. Because your season changed. Your kids grew. Your family shifted. Life happened.
And if this year didn’t go the way you hoped — that gap between your vision and your reality deserves to be acknowledged. Maybe even grieved a little. Because when we skip that step and jump straight to “okay, new plan!” we carry the weight of disappointment straight into next year.
The first part of a good year-end review is giving yourself permission to look honestly at what happened, release the expectations that were never realistic, and ask: what actually fits our life right now?
Need a starting point for your planning? Homeschool Planning for Four Kids: Our Sixth Year walks through exactly how I’ve approached this in real life.
2. Where is your time really going — and does it match what matters?
Here’s a question I love to sit with during my Homeschool Year-End Review: Is how I’m spending my time actually aligned with what I say I value?
Because most of us are busy. Very busy. But busy doing what, exactly?
When we slow down and look at where our time is actually going, we often discover a gap between our values and our daily reality. A time-and-values check-in isn’t about guilt. It’s about awareness. Once you can see where your energy is going, you can make intentional choices about where it goes next year.
3. How does homeschool mom life actually feel — and can it feel better?
This one is the one we skip most often. Because we’re so used to asking how our kids are doing that we forget to ask the same about ourselves.
How are you doing?
Not your homeschool. Not your curriculum. The question isn’t about your kids’ progress. It’s about you.
Are you enjoying this? Does homeschool feel like something flowing from you — or something running over you? Because when a homeschool mom is depleted and disconnected, the whole family feels it. And no curriculum swap in the world will fix that.
This part of the Homeschool Year End Review is about reconnecting with yourself — with who you are beyond the role of homeschool mom, and what it would look like to actually enjoy the life you’ve built.
If that question is sitting heavy on you right now, you might also want to read: Are You Homeschooling Good Enough?
What We’ll Explore in the Homeschool Year-End Review Together
In the Year-End Review workshop, we’ll chat about:
- What worked for you this year — and what didn’t
- What worked for each of your kids — and what didn’t
- And what you learned about your kids this year
- What you learned about yourself — and how you’re addressing that
- How you record and acknowledge the learning, growth, books read, and things done this year
- The hard moments you don’t want to repeat — and how to address them next year
- What your vision words are for next year
- How you used your resources, time, and skills this past year
- How you’ve contributed to the world — and how you want to
What to Expect at the Homeschool Mom Year-End Review
Here’s what we’ll do together in our two hours:
- Rethink your homeschool plan for 2026/2027 — and release what no longer fits your season
- Audit how your time and energy are really being used
- Reconnect with how homeschool mom life feels — and how to make it better
- Design a personalized Burnout Prevention Plan
- Explore child-inspired learning approaches
- Create a Y.O.U. Plan — one that includes your identity and wellness, not just your kids’ education
You’ll work directly in two tools during the session — the Wellness Journal for Homeschool Mamas and the Homeschool Mama Vision Planner — so you leave with them already full of your own clarity. Not blank pages to figure out later.
Bring your journal and a pen. Come without the kids. You’ll receive personal coaching feedback during and after the session.
What You’ll Leave With After the Homeschool Year End Review
- Clarity & confidence about your 2026/2027 homeschool year
- An updated home education plan that fits this season
- A personalized Burnout Prevention Plan
- Personal wellness practices that fit your real life
- A Y.O.U. Plan — because your identity matters too
- The Wellness Journal for Homeschool Mamas
- The Homeschool Mama Vision Planner
Kind Words
“Before the Year-End Review session with Teresa, I felt overwhelmed and exhausted — even thinking about planning next year filled me with dread. After just that one conversation, I walked away feeling confident, hopeful, and clear. Teresa’s kindness, understanding, and gentle guidance saved me so much indecision and stress. If you’re a homeschool mom feeling stretched thin or unsure where to begin — this is the support you didn’t know you needed.” — Jen, homeschool mom of 3
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Originally published June 17, 2022 · Updated May 11, 2026
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