Where Do You Homeschool: THotM Meme

Today's Friday Meme at The Heart of the Matter is the question, "Where do you homeschool?". That's a simple one: everywhere!

I so well remember back when I was still in school, and my aunt was homeschooling her children. They were lucky enough to have a large home, and had an extra room that they could set aside for school. I was so impressed with their little school desks and how cute the whole thing was. Yes, you guessed it, those were her early days.

My husband seriously thought about getting a desk with the Kiddo was getting old enough for school. I think the only thing that put the kibosh on that was the fact that there was no room for it. Come to think of it, it wouldn't have been safe around his younger sister, either - she likely would have tipped the thing over on her own head.

So, we've done the couch thing, and the kitchen table thing. We've done floor work and bed work. They've worked in their own rooms, or in the living room under my watchful eye.

But the beautiful thing about homeschooling is that the world and all of your life becomes the classroom. Go out and do leaf rubbings. Measure the sidewalk for math. Count street signs - or read them. Talk about why the sky is blue as you're driving down the road. Spend time at the library just looking, talking, researching - instead of getting in and out as fast as you can. Take a walk in the woods.

Field trips, store trips, family trips - they're all opportunities for learning something! Take advantage of them!

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