Worry you are teaching your children well? Relax! Learning is closer than you think.
A friend and I were discussing today how anything can become an educational opportunity. A local animal shelter is asking for people to become foster carers for kittens and expectant cats, due to an overflow of animals at the shelter. A four-week commitment to help a shelter can be a great learning opportunity for our kids.
A study of the country of Belgium has to include a sampling of Belgian chocolate, or course.
In our house, spring has meant bugs. A new bug habitat now houses a really cool black and orange beetle and two hideous grub things. We watch, observe, and discuss. We have also learned which bugs do not live long as captives.
This very afternoon was another great learning opportunity. Another round of severe weather in north Texas meant the news stations were broadcasting the weather for two hours straight. The kids were fascinated. We watched and learned what the different colors on the weather map meant. They heard how circulation occurs, the correct atmospheric conditions for hail and tornados, and what a dry line means.
In short, homeschool happens. We do not need classrooms, desks, textbooks, or government money to make learning alive, relevant, and real. Life is all around, making learning opportunities lurk behind every leaf, branch, book, and cloud.
So live big, learn big!
