Late Jul – Aug · around Aug 10

Back to school social media plan for local businesses.

A checklist, the offer, a student tip, first-day photos and a teacher thank-you. Copy it free, or run it in MAP with your offer and locations filled in.

21 days before · Checklist

Back-to-school checklist

School starts soon! ✏️ Here's our back-to-school checklist for families in your town — and how your business name can help: your products.

💡 Checklists get saved and shared — ask people to save it.

14 days before · Offer

Back-to-school offer

Back-to-school deal at your business name: your offer. your offer details Get ready for the new year at your town.

💡 Say who qualifies (students, parents, teachers) in the details.

7 days before · Tip

A tip for the new school year

New school year tip 💡 your tip Questions? Ask our team at your business name.

💡 Be the helpful expert — it builds trust before people need you.

Day of · First day

First day of school

Happy first day of school, your town! 🎒 Share your first-day photos in the comments — we love seeing them.

💡 First-day photos are among the most-shared posts of the year.

10 days after · Teachers

Thank you, teachers

A big thank-you to the teachers and school staff in your town 🍎 You make our community better every day. Tag a teacher who made a difference!

💡 Tagging teachers spreads the post through the whole school community.

How to run it

Back to school is a season, not a day — this template starts three weeks before a typical mid-August start. Adjust the dates to your local school calendar when you use it. Talk to parents in early posts and to students later.

Back to school dates

2027 · Tue, Aug 102028 · Thu, Aug 102029 · Fri, Aug 10

A season — the date above is the middle of it.

Next occasions

Run Back to school in MAP.

Your offer, your locations, five posts — approved and scheduled before lunch.