Choosing Home Education during a Pandemic
Deciding to keep children home from school was a popular choice this year among parents. Curriculum books were a first choice resource for parents attempting to educate at home.
Without the time schedule required by tradition schooling, kids have a lot more free time.
The benefits of fewer kids means it is possible to mix, pour, cook and decorate cupcakes.
These kids get to spend most of their “school” day outside. Four-year old Callie and five-year old Oliver explore a tunnel leaving to Strawberry Marsh Trail.
Eating lunch, they get a view of the Miramichi river, the marsh that surrounds them, walking bridges and Beaubears Island.
Science experiments are great for entertaining and learning. Anything with baking soda and vinegar is fun, while adding food coloring and dish soap brings it to a whole new level.
Though the expectation of home education is engaged parents and excited kids, absorbed in learning and nature and cooperation, some days the IPad wins. Parents and kids need to learn how to balance technology into everyday life.
Home education with young children is an adventure everyday. In this case, the curriculum books have been used once. Crafting, cooking, experiments and lots of outdoor play have been how these three kids spent their happiest days. With one month in, the rest of the year is still a mystery.
