‘Creating Our Own Path’ Archives
Growth
I planted this hyacinth bulb over a month ago. For several weeks, only a couple leaves were sprouting up, ever so slowly. The blossoms finally started emerging last week. Since then, it’s taken another week for the blossoms to emerge fully. I enjoyed watching [Read More]
A Seasonal Approach
I love the changing of the seasons, and as homeschoolers we get to enjoy each of them, especially as they blend gradually from one season to the next. Sometimes, in August, people ask me if things change for us much from August to September. The answer to that is usually, [Read More]
Creating Our Own Path
Every day, as much as we can, we try to create the life we want to live, not the life someone else wants us to live. We do our work, our projects, earn income, keep house, grow things, and build things. We read real books, talk with interesting people, go places, explore [Read More]
Instead of Curriculum
A variety of good books and magazines according to our interests Games, puzzles, building toys, and other fascinations Family activities, field trips, and travel adventures Musical instruments, power tools, and project supplies Road trips, train trips, and camping trips [Read More]
Projects
In our family, we love projects. Big projects, small projects, projects of all kinds. They all involve real activities we pursue because we want to build something, create something, grow something, or find out about something. I’m not talking about projects that we [Read More]
You’ve Got Lots of Time
There’s no need to rush. The days might go by quickly, but the months and years meander slowly on their way. People are often in a hurry to make kids grow up. We want them to be independent at a young age, sleep on their own, wean early, tie their shoes by themselves, [Read More]
Time to Play
A while back, someone wrote to our local homeschooling group email list and asked the following question: “Do you find you miss the hours of “free play” time when you have lots of stuff scheduled? I guess I’m afraid of running out of time for [Read More]
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