The unschooled version of an 12th-grade-ish curriculum plan for 2017-18
We don’t do grade levels, but if you’re wondering what radical unschooling 12th grade-ish style looks like, here’s our 17-year-old daughter’s plan.
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Unschooling: Our June 2017 adventures
Unschooling in June 2017 was all about Shakespeare’s The Tempest, plus hiking, Plato’s Republic, a swimming hole, cool new books and many stuffed penguins.
The unschooled version of a ninth-grade-ish curriculum plan for 2014-15
We don’t do grade levels, but if you’re wondering what radical unschooling 9th grade-ish style looks like, here’s our 14-year-old daughter’s plan.
A birthday celebration: Abner Doubleday, NOT baseball’s founder
In honor of the 195th anniversary of Abner Doubleday’s birth in June 2014, Unschool Rules offers a homeschooling unit study on Doubleday, a Civil War general who was not, contrary to popular belief, the inventor of baseball.
Our backyard wildlife-identifying adventures
We’ve identified several birds and a special moth in our yard this spring. Here’s what backyard wildlife we found – and how we identified them.
Living-room yoga at midnight
What, your family doesn’t do yoga in the living room at midnight? Well, why not? 🙂 Here’s a look at how “strewing activity” turned into a fun night for our family.
Our fitness is pretty funny-looking: Video games for physical education
It’s not such a bad thing if all your kids want to do is play video games. Here’s a look at how we use them in our family to exercise and build fitness.
Around and around we go…
Ashar had a great time hula-hooping on video with her hoop made from recycled irrigation tubing.
What would you love to do this summer?
As an adult, I’m struggling to recapture the magic of summers of my youth. Here’s my “summer wish list.”
Han shot first, slugs and Born Free: Snippets from unschooling this week
In our family’s unschooling life during June 2012, we talked about slugs, mohawks, and who shot first in Star Wars (it’s Han, of course).