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  1. This is wonderful…thank you! I’m looking forward to reading about all of the traditions and maybe adding in one or two! We do the back to school pictures as well and it’s fun (and a little sad!) to look back at the kiddos even just a year earlier and see how much they’ve grown!

  2. We are celebrating by easing into our schedule and making sure to have a special back to school meal/day!! Thanks for sharing 🙂 Some cuties up there ^
    Rachael @ Diamonds in the Rough

    1. These are wonderful tips and ideas! I am excited to embark on our homeschool journey! After a year of remote Pre-K, we will be homeschooling our youngest for Kindergarten. I’m hoping I can make it fun and engaging for him. We have planned to do a first day of school picture and since he loves banana bread, we will make that the day before to enjoy the first day of school. I love the kid in charge week idea! Blessings to you and your family!

  3. This is so great! Thanks! This year we plan to visit the library (and library park) and have root beer floats for a simple celebration on our first day. We usually school year round, but we like to have a special “first day” to re-boot and feel like we’re not missing out on what everyone else is doing.

  4. As a mother of 7, it is often hard to find simple and affordable ideas. This list gave me GREAT ideas that I was already planning on trying to accomplish, but can now incorporate them into a fun new tradition!

    Thank you for sharing these family oriented activities.

  5. Yes! It’s so fun to get new notebooks and stack up nice new supplies! On the first day, I like to do pancakes or something nice for breakfast. But my daughter’s favorite idea is getting a Lunchable for lunch. I think they’re silly- an overpriced box of crackers and processed cheese that doesn’t even fill her up, so I have to give her extra lunch on the side. But it is special to her, plus they’re on sale for back to school. Fun and cheap! Also, getting some type of banner or sign to hang over the table- Dollar Tree or Target usually have options.

  6. Your e-mail came as a great confirmation
    My children are older, and we always do something fun on the first day of school. This year I decided to call it orientation Day.
    We had a huge brunch, followed by a Get to know me activity, we looked at all the new curriculum, schedules, family service charts, and played games.
    We were supposed to take pictures outside, but it started raining! The rain also twarted our plans going to the store for now for some more supplies we will need.

    The last thing planned is dinner out at Chipotle! (That’s for the TEACHER, lol)

    We officially start on Monday, and I put a note for a treat for all my kids on their first page of their new grammar book!

  7. I have the tradition of sending/giving each of my sons a back to school card I hand make with an encouraging note inside to let them know I am cheering them on in the new school year. I also like to put a little gift on their desk for them. Last year we did a Getting to Know You page the first day. I think I will repeat that this year. I hope to incorporate something else unique this year.

  8. We usually start back to school after Labor Day, but on the first day the public schools go back to class in August, we go to our favorite donut shop and enjoy some treats while we watch the school buses go by! And we celebrate the freedom homeschooling gives us to live life and learn on our own schedule.

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  11. Thank you for the encouraging post. My children are NOT looking forward to back to school. I get discouraged when they aren’t excited to learn. Your post encourages me to persevere. Thank you for the printables.

  12. I’m probably doing something wrong, but when I click on the “click here” button, I am simply taken to another screen showing me the package of goodies…but no opportunity to download. What did I do or not do correctle?
    Thanks!

    1. Hi Linda,
      If you fill out the information in the pop-up box the download will be emailed to you 🙂

  13. Absolutely love this! We’ve only been homeschooling for a year now but we love it! Thank you so much for these ideas definitely signing up for the emails. My kids are already exciting about another year at home.God bless!

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