Carli
Hi, my name is Carli and I just joined this list. My oldest daughter is 4
1/2 years old. We (my hubby and I) know that we want to do homeschooling.
I am just not sure what avenue to take. Unschooling philosophies are
appealing to me and make sense.
My question is, what do you do? I got a pretty good idea of what
unschooling is not.
Currently my daughter loves the time that her sister takes a nap and we do
"homeschooling." This is more a term than an actuality. But a couple
times a week, we do practice writing letters and spelling her name. On
occassion I have been teaching her the names of different coins and
teaching her how to classify fruits and vegetables. These are both done
through game like activities. I chose these 2 areas, because she seems to
have been picking up on it on her own and I wanted to strengthen her
knowledge. Anyway, the time we do spend is usually focused time. It's
easiest to do when her 2 year old sister is napping. Oh, and we always do
some craft or cooking activity too.
Like I said, she absolutely loves this time, and begs for it everyday. I
get the feeling that unschooling would be much less casual than this
focused time I have been spending.
In your opinion, what are some things I should be doing. And should I
continue what I am doing, since she enjoys it so much?
Thanks a lot.
Carli
1/2 years old. We (my hubby and I) know that we want to do homeschooling.
I am just not sure what avenue to take. Unschooling philosophies are
appealing to me and make sense.
My question is, what do you do? I got a pretty good idea of what
unschooling is not.
Currently my daughter loves the time that her sister takes a nap and we do
"homeschooling." This is more a term than an actuality. But a couple
times a week, we do practice writing letters and spelling her name. On
occassion I have been teaching her the names of different coins and
teaching her how to classify fruits and vegetables. These are both done
through game like activities. I chose these 2 areas, because she seems to
have been picking up on it on her own and I wanted to strengthen her
knowledge. Anyway, the time we do spend is usually focused time. It's
easiest to do when her 2 year old sister is napping. Oh, and we always do
some craft or cooking activity too.
Like I said, she absolutely loves this time, and begs for it everyday. I
get the feeling that unschooling would be much less casual than this
focused time I have been spending.
In your opinion, what are some things I should be doing. And should I
continue what I am doing, since she enjoys it so much?
Thanks a lot.
Carli