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How to Homeschool: Educational Styles: Unschooling

If you love the idea of partnering with your children to help them learn through their natural curiosities, goals, and motivations, you will want to check out Unschooling. Whether you go all-in, or simply incorporate this philosophy in aspects of your life, this is a valuable concept for all home educators to understand.

@enrichment_studiesUnschooling can be really misunderstood. Here’s my take on it. #Homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom♬ original sound – Erica Johns

@enrichment_studiesMore about unschooling #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom♬ original sound – Erica Johns

@enrichment_studiesResources for learning more about unschooling. #Homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom♬ original sound – Erica Johns


Unschooling Resources: some affiliate links have been used

Unschool Rules
John Holt: Growing without schooling
Teach Your Own
Unschooling Rules
The Unschooling Handbook
A Thomas Jefferson Education
Unschoolers.com
Home Grown
Big Book of Unschooling
The Unschooling Journey
The Teenage Liberation Handbook
Growing without Schooling
Dumbing Us Down

Google:
child-lead learning
life schooling
road schooling
delight-directed education
unschooling

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How to Homeschool: Educational Styles: Classical method

Do words like Great Books, rigorous education, and Socratic Method really get your heart pumping? Then you might enjoy utilizing the classical method of homeschooling. Check out these videos and the following resources to learn more:

@enrichment_studiesLooking for a rigorous, great books based educational approach? This might be the one for you. #Homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom

♬ original sound – Erica Johns

@enrichment_studiesI ran out of time. More resources in comments. #Homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom

♬ original sound – Erica Johns

Resources to check out for this method:

Veritas Press
Memoria Press
The Well-Trained Mind
Circe Institute

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How to Homeschool: Educational Styles: Charlotte Mason

An atmosphere, a discipline, a life: British educator Charlotte Mason may have lived in the 1800s, but her philosophies on educating children continues to inspire home educators all over the world. Watch these videos to see if this method resonates with you:

@enrichment_studiesLiving books, nature study, art, music, and narration are hallmarks of this #homeschool approach. #Homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom♬ original sound – Erica Johns

@enrichment_studiesMore about the Charlotte Mason approach to education #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom♬ original sound – Erica Johns

Resources for this style:

Ambleside Online (FREE)
Simply Charlotte Mason
Charlotte Mason Homeschooling
Enrichment Studies (art, music)
Living Books Curriculum
Five in a Row
Sonlight
Bookshark
Schoolhouse Teachers (referral link)
Maple Tree Publications and Learning House are now combined (Canada)

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How to Homeschool: Educational Styles, Unit Studies

If you love to capitalize on your child’s interests and take deep dives into the topics that they are most excited about, you should consider Unit Studies! This can be a really fun way to learn.

@enrichment_studiesDo you love to support your child’s interests and enthusiasms? Unit studies may be a great approach for your #homeschool family. #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom

♬ original sound – Erica Johns

@enrichment_studiesResources for homeschool unit studies #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom

♬ original sound – Erica Johns

Resources to check out: (affiliate links may be used)

Beatrix Potter book club review
Konos (Christian)
Weaver (Christian)
Tapestry of Grace (Christian)
Amanda Bennett
Enrichment Studies (right here! non-sectarian art, music, poetry)
Hands of a Child
Learning Adventures
Schoolhouse Teachers
Steamsational STEM thematic units
Teachers Pay Teachers
Next Level Homeschool Secular Online Classes
Unit Study.com

 

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How to Homeschool: Educational Styles, Literature Based Programs

If your children love stories (who doesn’t?) and you want them to be fully engaged with the excitement of history, science, and more, you might enjoy literature-based homeschooling like my kids and I did.

@enrichment_studiesLove to read great books? Literature-based #Homeschool curriculum might be your best bet. #Homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom♬ original sound – Erica Johns

Resources to check out:
Sonlight (Christian worldview) or Bookshark (same program with no religious content)
Five in a Row
Build Your Library (secular)
Moving Beyond the Page (secular)
Ambleside (FREE)

Additional info about Sonlight:

@enrichment_studies#Inverted Let me show you how great the Sonlight instructor guides are. #Homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolmom♬ original sound – Erica Johns

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