Homeschool Planning Ideas for February
Looking for some fun learning ideas for February? I have a list for you! Here you’ll find a collection of resources to help you plan your homeschool activities and learning in February.
I’ve included links to articles containing unit study ideas, fun holidays, and famous February birthdays. You’ll also discover bucket list ideas, journal prompts, art prompts, and more.
In addition, you’ll see links to helpful articles related to new year planning.
Bookmark this page for reference and come back each year for new ideas!
February Unit Study Ideas: Fun Holidays
Each month has designated awareness holidays, and these can be a great way to introduce your kids to a new experience or get them to try something new. They can also be used to spend additional time focused on a particular area of interest.
Here’s my list of unit study ideas to incorporate in your homeschool in February.
What Can I Learn Today: February Homeschool Ideas
This article offers suggestions for learning topics related to that month. Use the specific suggestions given, or research additional people or topics in a particular category.
You can expose your kids to books, music, poetry, people, and careers they might not otherwise encounter, just through choosing a few to read about or watch a quick video on each month.
The learning suggestions are grouped in the following categories:
- Read Aloud Book Suggestions
- Movie/Book Combos
- Poetry
- Classical Music
- Quotes
- Artists (birthdays in February)
- Athletes (birthdays in February)
- Authors (birthdays in February)
- Composers (birthdays in February)
- Engineers (birthdays in February)
- Inventors (birthdays in February)
- Presidents (birthdays in February)
- Scientists (birthdays in February)
- Interesting People (birthdays in February)
- Unusual Occupations
- Animals
- Plants (seasonal related)
- World Landmarks
- Games
- Crafts
- Study Skills
February Fun Learning Ideas
Each category can open up discussion of history, science, art, entrepreneurship, relationships, and the list goes on. The categories I chose to use this year are as follows.
- birthday of the month
- invention of the month
- country of the month
- life skill of the month
- character trait of the month
February Country Study – Spain
These mini-unit studies covering 12 different countries are a great way to expose your kids to the beauty and culture of countries around the world.
Using video, engaging books, games, and maps, kids of all ages can get a taste of the uniqueness of different cultures, along with understanding our fundamental similarities as humans.
Try out a sample of France from my free resource library. You can purchase the full pack of 12 countries from my Etsy shop.
February Bucket Lists
Bucket lists are one of my favorite lists to make. I also love to read what’s on other people’s bucket lists! Here is a list of ideas for your February Bucket List.
February Prompts for Three Things Thursday
If you use a Three Things Thursday prompt in your classroom or homeschool as part of a morning meeting discussion or individual writing activity, here is a list of prompts to consider for February.
February Motivation for Kids
Each month’s quote comes from a famous historical person who was born in that month. I’ve included resources for further learning, and conversation ideas around that person’s life or ideas.
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”
Michael Jordan, former NBA basketball player (Born February 17, 1963)
Resources to learn more about Michael Jordan
- Salt in His Shoes by Deloris Jordan
- Michael Jordan Facts & Worksheets from KidsKonnect
- Michael Jordan biography & greatest moments ESPN video at Kidzworld
Conversation about Michael Jordan
What things did Michael Jordan expect of himself? Is it always true that if you expect something of yourself that you can do them? Do you think that it is possible to do big or significant things if you don’t believe in yourself?
February Fun Journal Prompts
Each day prompts for a list of three things. The first prompt of each month is “3 things you’re thankful for.” This is a gratitude exercise to get them in a mindset of remembering to be thankful. Then at the end of each month is a prompt for “3 favorite things about this month.” The purpose of this is to urge them to reflect upon what brings them joy or delight.
February Art Prompts
These simple drawing prompts are a low-key way to encourage students to create a habit of sketching and drawing.
How to Use the Prompts
First, decide on how frequently you want to use them. Daily, weekly, or even monthly if you prefer.
Next, decide on the size you will recommend. My favorite way to do this is in small 1-1/2 inch square boxes, requiring students to keep their drawing simple. You may wish to limit the size to 3 inch squares or a 5.5″x 8.5″ half-letter page size.
Finally, decide on the allowed art supplies. The simplest form is to allow only pencil sketches. My preference is to allow colored pencils so kids who love color can let their creativity shine.
Suggestions for using these simple drawing prompts:
- bell-ringer activity
- daily or weekly sketch practice
- year-long creative project to save as a keepsake
- activity during read-aloud times
- early finish activity
15 Simple Art Prompts for February
- heart
- rose
- car
- arrow
- donut
- fork
- bird
- table
- teddy bear
- skyscraper
- skateboard
- guitar
- bow
- Hershey kiss
- door
You can also download a full school year’s worth of 180 prompts to make this a daily activity or choose your favorites and make this a weekly activity.
February Activity and Daily Checklist
February is kindness month. Grab a “Random Acts of Kindness” list to inspire you and your kids to look for ways to show kindness this month. You’ll find the download in my resource library.
In my Etsy shop, I also have a complete set of monthly themed checklists with an activity for each month. The February activity is this random acts of kindness page. For even more kindness ideas, check out my kindness bundle with printable kindness cards to encourage friends, co-workers, or cashiers!
February 30-Day Challenge
30-day challenges are highly popular in the health and fitness arena. You can pick pretty much any exercise and make a 30-day challenge of it. In the healthy eating realm, cutting out junk food, sugar, or soda is common.
Beyond the physical challenges, though, you can find challenges inspiring you to spend time cultivating a hobby, decluttering your home, or learning something new.
Try one of these 30-Day Challenges in February:
work out every day challenge OR a writing challenge
For a list of 25 challenge ideas, read 30-Day Challenges to Try This Year.
February Character Trait Study
Since February is National Kindness Month, it seems an appropriate month to focus on the character trait of kindness.
Find suggestions for books, movies, video content, activities and more to encourage self-discipline this month in my Character Counts series.
Character Counts: Encouraging Kindness
February Fruit of the Spirit Study
February’s fruit of the spirit character lesson focus is on goodness. Encourage your teen to discover what the Bible has to say about goodness with scripture references and questions for reflection.
These fruit of the spirit studies can be done in any order, so you could choose to do the kindness study instead, in keeping with the theme for February!
February Encouraging Proverb
This proverb provides an antidote to days that feel dismal. Offer a kind word to your children. Let them know how much it would mean to you to hear a kind word. Soak up the kind words of Jesus and release the burden of anxiety weighing down your heart this month.
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
Proverbs 12:25
Download a free list of proverbs to cover the whole school year from my resource library.
February Pray Around the World Country List
To pray for every country in one year, you’ll need to pray for 16-17 countries each month. I’ve assigned the countries alphabetically to each month of the year. However, by praying for one country every weekday you can actually cover every country over the course of a school year if your summers are hectic and you prefer to organize it that way.
You can download my free calendar for February to pray for countries of the world, along with a few questions for your kids to learn a little bit more about a country of their choice.
February Focus Word
Perfect to use on a bulletin board or other display board, my set of monthly focus words provides one word to reflect on and prioritize each month of the year. Visit the free resource library to download your free printable pack of 12 words.
February Scripture Card
If one of your goals is to memorize more scripture this year, try using my monthly scripture cards to memorize twelve Bible verses over the course of the year. The scripture word of the month for February is “beloved,” and the verse comes from Colossians 3:12.
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.”
What a thought—we are beloved by God.
You can download a set of twelve scripture cards from my free resource library and begin to memorize Colossians 3:12 this month.
Additional February Resources for Homeschool Moms
Encourage Your Kids in February
Plan a special one-on-one time with each of your children. This is a great way to show your kids that you actually like spending time with them.
Ask them to give you suggestions for things to do or places to go. It doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated—one of my kids loves to bring a deck of cards to a coffee shop and drink hot cocoa while we play cards.
If you’re able to plan a regular monthly or quarterly one-on-one time, your kids will look forward to that special time with anticipation.
FEBRUARY ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOUR KIDS: One-on-one time
If you’d rather choose a different way of encouraging your kids in February, read this article: 10 Practical Ways to Encourage Your Kids This Year
Fun Online Games for February
If your kids love games, there are a lot of opportunities for them to learn while they play! Choose a game of the month for them to try out—or have the whole family play either collaboratively or competitively.
FEBRUARY ONLINE GAME: Twofer Goofer
Pick your own game for February from my list of 50 Fun Online Games for Students.
Life Skills Focus for February
Every so often, I encounter something that I thought my kids knew how to do…but they definitely do not. To make sure we’re covering a variety of life skills, I like to focus on one or two things each month.
FEBRUARY LIFE SKILLS FOCUS: Interpersonal skills
Under interpersonal skills, I am including things like making phone calls, sending emails, and even texting etiquette in the world outside teenage-land. We are going to focus on verbal communication in a later month, so my focus in February is mostly on written skills and body language.
You can read my extensive list of life skills to teach your kids if you want ideas of more specific tasks to tackle in February: 140 Essential Life Skills to Prepare Your Teen for Adulthood.
Helpful Blog Posts to Read in February
February Homeschool Planning & Routines
The possibilities really are endless. If your kids are interested in nature, plan to incorporate a mini-unit study of one plant or tree each month. Try listening to a specific type of music each month, trying out a new game, recipe or podcast every month of the year.
This collection of ideas is intended to provide inspiration only. Obviously, there are far more activities and learning opportunities than you could fit into one month. Pick and choose a few things that sound fun to you or your kids and see what sparks interest in them.
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