As we begin again this year, let’s review our ABCs…
The ABCs of Homeschooling
It’s apple seed stars and abacus beads,
It’s afternoons in the woods
Booklists, baskets and bugs,
Baby snuggles in between
Connecting and correcting,
Crafting cards and climbing trees
Deep discussions and dirt in your nails,
Daddy’s home early, let’s dance
Equipping and evolving,
Everything all at once
Forest school and field trips,
Foraging dewberries in the fields
Games and going and coming,
And staying home
Handcrafts and holding the cat,
History timelines that stretch across the room
Identifying plants,
Identifying intuition
Just resting when we need a break
Kindling the sparks of imagination,
Kisses and kites and kids being kids
Listening and listing,
Lots of LEGOs, C.S. Lewis & Lewis Carrol
Morning math and midday snuggles,
Making messes, making meals
No walls, no rules,
Nobody to tell us what to do
Oops! We forgot to change out of our pajamas today,
Oh well
Popcorn & popsicles, portals to a wider world,
Playing more and praying more
Quiet reading and loud reading,
Quitting curriculum that isn’t serving
Read a-louds and recitations,
Writing essays and resting well
Sleeping in and starting slow,
Sunflower seed spirals and sculpting clay
Tying knots and tending soil,
Telling stories, telling time
Unit studies and uncovering mysteries,
Under the table giggles
Virtual tours and in-person tours to the
Very best places
Wondering and wandering,
Weeding the beds and whittling sticks,
Examining tiny larvae in your microscope,
Exalting excellence
Your home is filled with life,
Your people and your love
Zeal in the ongoing pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty
-Jenny Fifield
Jenny Fifield is a wife and homeschooling mom of 3 who spends her days making big creative messes and chasing wonder with her kids. She loves nature journaling, slow hikes, camping, writing & utilizing her Theatre degree reading aloud great books with all the voices. She co-leads a Barefoot University group and hosts a monthly book club for Homeschool families.