This is just a small glimpse of what “school” looks like for us.  The thing about homeschooling that is so precious is it encompasses all of a child’s life.  Foster and I were doing a spelling lesson so he was the main focus at the moment, but Katie wandered in and I told her she could work on her handwriting and Explode the Code.  The three little boys were doing their own thing with Legos which led them to want to find a rope so they could play “buddy fishing”.  Our two-year old Jonah was sounding out words with Foster before I started shooting this video, then he was just climbing on the table and enjoying being a part of our conversation.

Teaching at home allows kids to joke with their siblings or parent while they make mistakes on a lesson.  If I had a video of my 10-year-old self in the classroom setting I was in, there would have been rows of desks, posted rules and regulations and A LOT of “be quiet” and “stay in your seat”. 

There would not have been laughing at my mistakes and being able to change them immediately. There definitely wouldn’t have been challenging HOW a word is spelled and debating the fact that F-L-O-T-E does in fact spell float.

A child that is taught at home gets to stay in their pajamas on rainy mornings and play Legos for 2 hours before writing a word. They get to watch their dog chase a stink bug on the floor and laugh with their family.

Home education is a priceless privilege and gift.