Is there a better way to homeschool?

If you ask 100 home educators what is the best way to homeschool children, you will likely get 100 different answers!

That’s how it is! So what is the best way to homeschool?

Your way.

what makes your way a better way?

• You take into account your children’s strengths and weaknesses when choosing the type of work you will need.
• You enjoy learning together with your children.
• No one knows your child like you do.
• Your child’s passions can be intricately woven into their school day.
• You can share your passions with your children and call it “school”.
• You can decide what your school day looks like.
• You can choose whether to use a plastic-wrapped curriculum or books from your local library to teach your children.
• You are free from the trap of comparing your 11 year old to the next 11 year old you meet. Each one is unique.

It’s A Better Way, because it’s your way.

It is a journey, a process.

If you are like me, your homeschooling will transform like your children and you will settle into your routine.

Homeschooling is a living, breathing thing.

As your child grows and develops strong interests, their education leans toward them.

Don’t get caught up in a prepackaged idea of ​​what your child’s education should be. Sure, you need basic goals for them to hit, but a lot of their education will capture itself along the way.

Relax.

Enjoy your children.

Embrace the unexpected and take advantage of moments of intrigue and excitement.

• Did your kids bring home tadpoles from a friend’s house? Search YouTube and the Discovery Channel to find videos that teach about the life cycle of frogs and toads.
• Find journal pages with water lilies for them to write their observations.
• Teach them how to research online to find out what those tadpoles need to eat to survive.
• Visit your local pet store and talk to the people who work there to learn more about frogs.
• Go to the library and check out some books on life cycles (butterflies, frogs, people, etc.).
• Teach Venn Diagrams and compare and contrast frogs to any other living creature. How are they similar, how are they different?
• Make a laptop.
• Get a frog kit and see how those frogs fare compared to the wild variety.
• Let the kids make their own documentary.

Ride the tides of excitement as a surfer who caught the perfect wave!

Accept your best way to educate at home!