End‑of‑March RV Roadschooling: Nope, We’re Still Finishing Winter Stuff

Jennifer Schillaci • March 27, 2026

Wrapping Up Winter Learning Projects (Yes, in March… still)

I know, I know… the calendar says spring. The rest of the country is posting tulips and rain boots. But if you’re a full‑time RVer who just crawled out of Florida’s “winter,” you know the truth,

We’re only now getting knee‑deep into spring and summer travel.


Florida winter is basically summer with hoodies. And while we do slow our roll during those months, that doesn’t magically mean we finished every winter learning goal we optimistically wrote down back in December.


Honestly?


By the end of March, I’m usually staring at a pile of “still in progress” roadschooling projects thinking… Oh look, we’re doing winter in spring again. Classic.



And if that’s you too — you’re in good company.

Despite what my Instagram may have suggested (beaches, manatees, sunshine, repeat), our winter wasn’t all field trips and nature walks. We had real schoolwork happening behind the scenes — and some of it is still hanging around like that one sock you keep finding in the laundry.


So before the full chaos of spring hits, we give ourselves a simple deadline: March 31.


Whatever winter projects are still lingering, we wrap them up with intention instead of dragging them into April.

Maybe your family is finishing:

• A unit study that got paused during travel days

• A long read‑aloud that’s been living in the basket beside the couch

• A documentary series you started during a rainy week

• A hands‑on project inside the rig that’s been waiting for “the right day”


Finishing something, anything really, gives kids (and parents) that satisfying we did it feeling before shifting gears into spring learning.

You’re Not Behind — You’re Just Roadschooling


Roadschooling doesn’t have to follow the traditional school calendar.


It follows your calendar.

Your travel rhythm.

Your weather.

Your life.


If winter lessons are lingering into late March, you’re not the only one. Give yourself grace—this isn’t being behind, it’s just your rhythm.


You’re not doing it wrong.


You’re just doing it the RVer way, which can be totally flexible, seasonal, and beautifully imperfect.


Here’s to closing out winter, welcoming spring, and embracing the wonderfully weird timeline of learning on the road.

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