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Planning the Year: Identifying Interests and Setting Goals in an Unschooling Home
  • January 12, 2023
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Planning the Year: Identifying Interests and Setting Goals in an Unschooling Home

This post contains affiliate links The holiday period is over, we’ve had a long break, and now the possibilities of a new […]

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Top Reads of 2022: Non-Fiction Book Recommendations for Kids
  • November 27, 2022
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Top Reads of 2022: Non-Fiction Book Recommendations for Kids

This year we have been busy reading a whole lot of great books, so this post is going to be a long […]

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You Don’t Need to Be Every Parent
  • November 24, 2022
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You Don’t Need to Be Every Parent

There’s the sporty mum who is always out kicking a ball with her child, the arty mum who spends hours covered from […]

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Are Respectful Parents Irresponsible?
  • November 23, 2022
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Are Respectful Parents Irresponsible?

When I talk about respectful parenting, all most people can hear is what we are not doing. We are not forcing them […]

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Children don’t need curriculum, but they do need you.
  • November 22, 2022
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Children don’t need curriculum, but they do need you.

One of the most common comments I get from people when they find out we unschool is, ‘my kids would never do […]

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Unschooling: An interview with children who have never been to school
  • August 28, 2022
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Unschooling: An interview with children who have never been to school

When the older girls were just 5 and 7 years old I did a little interview with them to get their thoughts […]

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A little example of what project work looks like f A little example of what project work looks like for our almost 14-year-old. She became interested in medicinal herbs last year and here are some things she has been doing: -Saved up and bought her own garden bed. -Planting and caring for herbs. -A lot of reading and researching about gardening, what parts can be used, when to pick flowers and seeds, the uses of each plant, how to make teas/balms/poultices and other remedies, historical uses, etc. -Started her own book to record all the information she wants to remember. -Attended some workshops at the botanic gardens. -Drying leaves and flowers. -Made elderberry syrup from the garden. She is currently picking calendula petals daily to dry until she has enough to use to make calendula oil that she can use in a balm I think. She's also still adding more to her herb book, and planning on growing more things in her garden too. This is something she works on at project time when we have home days, and she's really enjoying it. All self-chosen and led by what interests her. She's just getting started and can't wait until she has enough supplies to start making some of the things she wants! It's so cool to see her ideas come to life. I feel like people start to get a bit nervous in the teen years, thinking it's time to start making them do things. But, interest-led learning has always been enough here, the same as when they were younger. They learn so much about a variety of subjects through their interests, just like everyone else does in adult life. I trust them. Does it help to see examples of what self-directed learning can look like? If so, I can try to share more. Do you have any questions? #unschooling #delightdrivenlearning #interestledlearning #selfdirectedlearning #unschooled #lifewithoutschool #projectbasedhomeschooling #homeschooling #homeeducation
Planning the Year: Identifying Interests and Setting Goals in an Unschooling Home
Top Reads of 2022: Non-Fiction Book Recommendations for Kids
You Don’t Need to Be Every Parent
Are Respectful Parents Irresponsible?
Children don’t need curriculum, but they do need you.
Unschooling: An interview with children who have never been to school
12 Ways to Support Learning to Read That Don’t Involve Curriculum

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