Yep, we’re homeschooling kindergarten! We’re unschooling kindergarten to be exact. I wrote a bit about how I plan unschooling preschool here and unschooling kindergarten is going to be pretty similar but with a few important differences. But first, why unschooling? I have chosen unschooling for kindergarten because: In NH, kindergarten is optional (so there are […]
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Melting Crayons: How to Make Upcycled Crayon Animals
What I like most about unschooling is that games and art activities like this melting crayons project can be lessons. OG learns colors, shapes, animals, what melting and solidifying mean, what happens when colors are mixed together, etc. all while having fun with her mama! When it comes to preschool and even kindergarten, I truly […]
Homeschool Preschool Curriculum for the Unschooling Parent
I recently wrote about how we got started with homeschool preschool so today I wanted to share our unschooling preschool curriculum. Since I started writing this series our preschool curriculum and schedule has changed a little bit. In fact I think it was the day the last post went live that we decided we needed some childcare. Go […]
How to Homeschool Preschool: Getting Started
A lot of homesteaders I know are also homeschoolers. It might be because many rural homesteads are too far from good schools, schedules don’t fit well with taking care of farming chores or they believe that their kids will benefit from an untraditional learning style just as they are benefiting from an untraditional (or traditional?) […]