Homeschooling doesn’t have to look like school at home. Reclaiming Wonders is about creating a home education that fits your family. The homeschool life can be very stressful; it’s so much more than reading how to homeschool… But it’s definitely easier with an experienced homeschool mom by your side – that’s where I come in!
For more than a twelve years now, I have been the homeschool teacher and the lead learner. With three big kids homeschooling high school and middle school (and one homeschool graduate!), you’ll find us weekly with friends at our Classical Conversations homeschool group. In addition to our weekly Classical Conversations group, our homeschool tends to be a beautiful homeschool mash-up with a big of unschooling, roadschooling, and worldschooling..
This is the comprehensive Reclaiming Wonders guide to homeschooling, based on years of real family experience. Let me know if I can encourage your homeschool journey! No question is a silly question.
Homeschool Basics
Every homeschool plan and homeschool family is different. It’s a privilege to show you how we do it… as least for now. Every year is different.
- Homeschooling as the Lead Learner in Your Home
- 12 Reasons You Shouldn’t Homeschool
- Inviting the Kids into Our Adult Learning Lives
- Ultimate Homeschool Mom Gift Guide
Classical Conversations
Our homeschool family has used Classical Conversations for twelve years now with class once a week for thirty weeks a year. Currently, we have a 7th grader, 9th grader, 11th grader, and freshman in college. We have moved through all CC homeschool stages. With the combination of weekly homeschool group structure and free weeks for learning, it’s been a great homeschool program for us. That gives lots of time for family travel!
- Classical Conversations: 20 Easy Ways to Rock Your Family Presentation
- Classical Conversations: Our Top Ten Reasons After Twelve Years
- Help! My Kid is Entering Essentials!
- Classical Conversations Essentials: What You Need to Know
- Classical Conversations Challenge: How to Homeschool High School
- Classical Conversations And Unschooling: How To Empower Your Homeschool
Worldschool, Roadschool, and Family Travel
Homeschooling is the best when done on the road! My favorite learning happens on trips. To add even more amazing stops, our road trips move in a big circle, following a different path on the way home. We visit National Parks, historic places, special experiences, and museums. With the kids older now, I’m able to help you plan your own detailed trips as a travel agent – reach out!
With the right mindset, time in the car counts as learning as well! Make driving time educational with audiobooks and podcasts. Take books everywhere. And when mom and dad need a break, let the kids use car time to build the family culture – a shared love of movies just brings them closer together.
Field Trips for Family Learning
Ready to homeschool through day trips? Museums around the country have brought us the best real-life history, science, and art experiences. The early homeschool days were spent on field trips. Museums and zoos give kids of all ages such amazing opportunities for creating, STEM learning, and imaginative play – soak up these days!
Don’t overlook the free, everyday learning opportunities around you. They all count as education.
This may mean that you need to become an adventure mom, leave your comfort zone, or seek guidance from other local parents. Just go!
Unschooling at Home
Homeschooling means taking the family learning away from the “normal” school. The typical school subjects like math, reading, science, and history are present in every day life and easy to take with us on the road. We family loves diving into history with books and letting it come to life in all of our United States travels. Science comes into their education through memory work, nature exploring, and tons of museum learning.
When the kids were little, structured learning was minimal, and I tried to look for ways to incorporate all the subjects into our daily life. They read when they were ready. Until upper elementary, most math was learned through lots of games and real-life through discussions of time, cooking, and money. We unschool through lots and lots of life lessons.
Remember the most important perk of homeschooling – you’re the boss and can choose to skip as needed!
Living Books for Family Reading
With all family learning, there are no limits to your adult or child’s education when you have access to beautiful books. When in doubt, go to the library and grab some books. You’re never too old for a beautiful picture book, and never without access if your phone is ready with some audiobooks.
- A Beginner’s Guide to Illustrator Study with Picture Books
- 5 New Ways to Use Picture Books with Kids of All Ages
- Picture Book Illustrator Study: Science with Jason Chin
- Picture Book Illustrator: Kadir Nelson’s Black History Study
- Reading Through History: John F. Kennedy
- Picture Book Biographies: The Abolitionists
- Orange Shirt Day: A Native American Book List for Kids
- Kid Book Club: Tales from the Odyssey
What if you can’t homeschool? You’re welcome here too! Whether at traditional school, part-time school, or homeschool, every family can create a learning life when you see every day as full of opportunities. Changing your view from “school” to “learning” allows the world to become your classroom – no matter how you choose to educate your kids. Personalized educational journeys take learning extends beyond textbooks to real-world applications.
Every day, every family, and every adventure is an opportunity to learn together as a family. It all counts!
Thanks for stopping by my little corner! Here’s to your next adventure.
I’m Bobbie. After years of planning detailed family trips, I’m diving into travel advising. I’d love to take away the stress and plan a trip for you. Let’s get started today – click here to start.
You can count on me to share honest reviews and answer the questions you need to plan your own trip. My family of six is on a mission to discover all of Georgia’s amazing places, experience amazing road trips across the United States, and create a homeschool life along the way. We even world travel when we can!
Stop by my Instagram or Pinterest page to discover more of our adventures.
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