All in a day's unschooling

Helena and I were just reading before bed when we realized that we had, yet again, covered all of the "subjects" a child would get in school with no effort or intention at all. As I'm fond of saying... Life=learning=life!

Music: Morning drum circle with singing

Math: Played Minecraft and Math Prodigy video games; used cash to purchase items in store

Social studies: Listened to Story of the World audiobook in the car; discussed diversity in culture

ELA (English Language Arts): Independent reading; wrote a riddle for a game she was playing; I read to her. 

Science: Reading in Do Unto Animals and Omnivore's Dilemma and Earth Child's Book of the Year; discussed global warming, animals, extinction, zoos, animal training

PE: Played outside; went for a short hike
Health: Reading Omnivore's Dilemma 


When kids are not forced to learn or made to see learning as something miserable and boring, they are so intensely curious. Learning becomes relationship based instead of textbook based (although we do use a textbook if that's the best way as in the biology class Helena asked for). Unschooling is such a lovely adventure! <3