Back-to-school meeting: agenda and tips
A 25-minute agenda to reset mornings, evenings and homework before the first day, with what to decide and how long to keep it.
The agenda (25 minutes)
- min 0Step 1: Everyone shares one thing they are looking forward to and one worry5 min
- min 5Step 2: The morning routine and leaving time5 min
- min 10Step 3: Homework time and place4 min
- min 14Step 4: Bedtimes moving back to school nights4 min
- min 18Step 5: After-school activities and lifts on the calendar5 min
- min 23Step 6: A treat for the end of the first week2 min
Decide and write down
- Morning leaving time
- School-night bedtimes
- Homework time
- Who drives where
When and how long
- When
- the week before school starts
- How long
- 10 to 15 minutes with children from 5
- Goal
- reset mornings, evenings and homework before the first day
After the meeting, TaskFamily keeps what you decided: step-by-step routines with timers, the homework tracker and school calendars that sync.
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The agenda timings are TaskFamily's suggestion for the age of the youngest child at the table. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.