All in a day of child-led learning

I love being the mama of an unschooled 10 year old. Each day is full of curiosity and adventure and so much learning! 

Just today.... 

reading; connecting with friends on Skype which they helped her sign up for; building and mining in Minecraft with and without her friends; video gaming; reading together The Last Safe House about the underground railroad, questions about the Civil War, several BrainPops on the highlights of the Civil War and Civil War discussions; watched dance online from several different nations; watched a brief video on how deep the ocean really is and marveled together at it; talk of the upcoming election and the candidates; taikwondo class, practical life skills cooking lunch, cleaning the kitchen, taking care of the dog and getting/paying for things in the grocery store; watched a brief video together on Pixar animation and math and lighting; read over a list of English phrases that come from Shakespeare's writing and we both marveled at how much we owe to him; read together about the Greensboro Four who staged sit-ins for desegregation; read some Life of Fred math together; worked on her science fair project iMovie; meditated, watched cartoons, talked about similes and metaphors, pointed out similes and metaphors in daily life, listened to Robert Louis Stephenson's Treasure Island audiobook in the car and of course some funny/cute animal videos!

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