As my family moves closer to working on a plan for Emerson, we are deep in thought about how best to approach the “home schooling” aspect. I found a lovely curriculum, which I wrote about here. This seems promising. And it is free, which is nice.
The point is to preserve the joy of childhood, so that imagination can root deeply and continue to nourish the person as they grow. The imagination is the kingpin to all later academic learning.
The daily “school subjects” are Music & Movement, Art, Nature, Cooking, Play, Handwork, Helping, and Stories. Each day includes outside play and indoor free play (free play is extremely important), art projects, storie books, preparing meals together and all of these things help to integrate our daughter into the daily rhythm of our home.
And I’m so excited that our friend, Miss Sue will be joining us. She is knowledgable, kind, and fun, and Emerson loves her to death. I’m really looking forward to getting our new schedules approved.
However, there are several resources, which I would love to have. I have about 200$ worth of books in my amazon cart just waiting for me to purchase. But finances are tight. I might have to do them 2 books at a time. That’s not that bad since Amazon has the free shipping thing. So all in all, it’s just the time, since I only get paid every 2 weeks.
Anyway…one door closes, and somewhere, a window cracks open.
What a wonderful blog! Good luck on your new journey with homeschooling. It sounds like you have wonderful plans (love that garden!).
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