Reasons Why Middle or High Schoolers Need their Own Planner

If you’ve been around here for any time at all, you know I love being a planner. I love having things set and organized. I like having a plan and following it. Now, it doesn’t always work that way, but it at least gives me guidelines to work toward. That’s why I love using a planner with my middle schooler.

Reasons Why Middle or High Schoolers Need their Own Planner

Some may think that a middle schooler having a planner is a bit early. However, you certainly don’t want to wait until your kids are high school students before introducing them to the world of planning and having a planner system. There are many skills and healthy habits that can branch from introducing your kids to planners, some of which I mention below.

Helps foster independence

It may seem strange to have your children track their own homework assignments, especially if you use a planner yourself. But having your middle or high schooler use a planner will help them learn independence. By having them write down their own assignments and keep track of them, they will learn how to take charge of their own schooling and education. This is a great way for them to not only keep up with their school work, but also can extracurricular activities.

They learn Time Management Skills

Time Management is probably the biggest issue I see not only in my own children, but those I tutored throughout college. Heck…I still struggle with it at times, so I want to encourage healthy habits and time management skills in my children. How does that work? Well, because they are writing down their own assignments, they know what is due and what is coming due. That means they can learn to plan ahead, so they do not learn a pattern of procrastination. 

This is an easy way (and good idea) for students who genuinely struggle with keeping track of time. Help them use their planner to only keep up with the most important information like study plans, personal goals, and the like.

Prepares them for the Future

While learning how to be more independent in their studies and more proactive in their time management, they will become more prepared for the future. All jobs, even ones where they work for themselves, have deadlines. And most jobs rely on a person to be self-sufficient and independent, meaning they are self-starters and self-motivating. Whether higher education or the workforce is in their near future, they’ll be prepared for the real world.

If your middle and high schoolers can learn these three things, they will be well on their way to being successful both in college and in their future careers.

A Planner for Middle & High School Students

These Homeschool Planners are perfect for Middle & High Schoolers. It includes 56 pages to help them track assignments, attendance, and plan out their curriculum. It also includes several different calendar styles as well as field trip trackers, reading lists, book report planner pages, and more!

It’s also a good idea to introduce them to a variety of planner layout styles. The pages in these planners can be used for creating a bullet journal, a customizable paper planner, weekly pages, monthly calendars, a weekly planner and more!

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Final Thoughts

Using a planner is an excellent way to enhance positive reinforcement when it comes to teaching many of the life skills mentioned above. Don’t overthink it and instead look at the big picture of how using a planner can enhance your kids’ daily lives. Now is the perfect to bless your student with a new planner they can call their own. Encourage them to add extra decorations and drawings to it and use it as often as they can (especially for the upcoming school year).