How to Create a Back-to-Homeschool Night Back-to-Homeschool Night Printables

Make Back-to-Homeschool Night a Family Tradition

Ease the transition from summer to school with a night that gets your kids excited about the year ahead. Whether you're new to homeschooling or a seasoned pro, this simple, joy-filled event helps your family prepare mentally, spiritually, and emotionally for a great year of learning together.

A "Back-to-Homeschool Night" is your opportunity to start strong by setting the tone, building excitement, and helping your children feel seen, prepared, and motivated.

Here's How to Host a Back-to-Homeschool Night

Use these fun, flexible ideas to set the tone for your school year. Choose a couple or do them all; it's up to you!

1. Decorate Your Space:

  • Hang a "Welcome to ____ Grade" or "Welcome to [Your Homeschool Name]" banner (Free Printable below)
  • Add balloons, streamers, or fairy lights to create a festive atmosphere
  • Print and display a motto or verse to guide your homeschool year

2. Let Kids Personalize Their Space:

  • Invite your kids to customize their space, whether that means decorating their desk area, binders/notebooks, or the homeschool space in general with stickers or organizational items (Free Sonlight Stickers below)
  • Have kids pick out their first day of school outfit—whether it's their favorite outfit, a fun costume, or cozy pajamas

3. Add an Element of Fun or Surprise:

  • Make getting new school supplies fun with a scavenger hunt
  • Bake a special recipe together

4. Talk About What's Coming:

  • Show them their new weekly or daily schedule and explain what's changing or staying the same (familiarity builds confidence)

5. Set Goals for the Year:

  • Share what you're excited about as a parent and teacher for the year. Then invite your kids to set personal and academic goals for the year. (Free Printable below)
  • End with a prayer or create a prayer jar (Free Printable below)

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FREE Printables for a
Back-to-Homeschool Night!

Everything you need to make it extra special:

  • A "Back-to-Homeschool" Night banner
  • A "Welcome to [insert grade or homeschool name]" sign
  • Stickers to personalize a binder or study space
  • Prayer Jar Sheet
  • Goal Setting Sheets for students and parents

Verses to Anchor Your Homeschool Year

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
—Proverbs 3:5-6

Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance.
—Proverbs 1:5

Start children off they way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
—Proverbs 22:6

Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.
—1 Timothy 4:15

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