I've been having a few weeks lately where I can't believe I ever have times when I question our decision to homeschool. In the last couple of weeks, nothing has felt more right than this. I look at my 5 year old's vocabulary and enthusiasm for learning and it makes me smile to know that my husband and I are largely responsible for that.
The girls have been really interested in bugs lately. Yesterday Molly helped me garden. Our front flower bed is full of worms. She gathered up all the worms we could find (with her bare hands - no 'squeamish' girls in this family!) and then we dug a hole and put all the worms in there together. This was so, according to Molly, they could "play together".
We spent this past weekend at my mother's house in the country. The girls got to see their first June bug. They also had the opportunity to see (and play with) a snail, checking out it's parts and letting it "slime" them. They loved it!
I love the fact that, come September, when she would be starting public school, Emma won't be stuck in a classroom with a group of kids exactly her age. She won't be learning from the other little girls in her class that "bugs are yucky!" Instead, the three of us will be spending one of the best months of the Nova Scotian year, outside enjoying the weather and learning about whatever tickles our fancy. Thinking about that lately makes me so happy.
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Perfect! There is nothing better than sharing that learning with your kids. It's magical.
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