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Saturday, May 14, 2011

We do not have an Extra Room, Where can we have Class?


The beauty of homeschooling is that you can have class almost anywhere!

We have had lessons on a blanket outside, under a tree on nice warm days.  We were learning about birds in Zoology, above our heads Weaver bird were building their nests and our learning became so much more than just words on a page.

A friend of mine told of a cold rainy day when she and her 2 children curled up in front of their fireplace, with cups of hot chocolate and a school book.  These are precious times that open doors for discussions that go far deeper than the material presented, making learning personal and interesting.

Our car is regularly a classroom, waiting for a sibling to finish an extra mural.  We have walked around lakes, discussing things that we have learned.  There was even a situation where we had to go to my mom one morning and my girls sat at her dining room table doing their work.  While we do have desks where we work and a white board to help me explain things more clearly, we are not bound by this.

You can be flexible and there is no right or wrong way.  So whether at a kitchen table, fireplace or on a walk at the botanical gardens - make learning fun and enjoy this time together.

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