Learning is Everywhere! Just turn your attention to it!

This week was full! We did a letter drop which was great for some exercise and number learning (letterbox numbers) for miss 5! We went to story time at our library, read lots of awesome books from local authors. We love that about our library!

After going to the pool, miss 5 asked about chlorine as we washed it off at home. This lead to some chemistry “youtubing” and a science themed night (by her choice). We read about the planets and the next day, we “researched” insects upon her request too.

She learned all about cockroaches and mosquitos. When her Dad got home, I overheard her telling him ALL about them! It was a proud moment. Such enthusiasm! You can’t “enforce” that! It is self driven. I just LOVE it!

We then had our unschooling group at the Sanctuary which was a beautiful day of endless play. Imaginations ran wild at the playground which was awesome to watch! We got to enjoy feeding the birds and us mamas got to hold! It was all about “experience” which I feel so strongly about as being such a driving force behind learning!

Loads of questions come up as we observe wildlife and it’s habitats as we roam around the Sanctuary. See, all of this learning, immersion, observation and experience of the week, was organic, not pushed one little bit. Just a part of life! This is how I see learning! In fact, for SO LONG, I had been wanting my little girl to be “into” David Attenborough! However, last night…finally as we flopped down on the couch after a massive week, We watched “The Blue Planet”.

We loved it! After many invitations to watch his documentaries, to no avail…we finally got to (much to my excitement). And the girls fell asleep in my arms on the couch together watching it! I didn’t move them til I was finished watching it:) I didn’t want to move!

From the Blue Planet, to “The Deep”…I was in AWE! And it was TV! See, in my eyes…you can’t STOP learning! It’s part of living! One doesn’t come without the other! Amongst all this, we baked a lot this week! The girls didn’t always get involved but when they did, it was enjoyed and by choice…with enthusiasm.

They built cubbies, tipis, sand castle, block towers and had water play. Between all that was lots of messy art. And with all the stress I see some parents admit to feeling around pressures to perform as home educators, I want to be a reminder. That you don’t need to create learning! You just need to welcome and be present to it! It just HAPPENS! You can’t stop it! I hope that helps you stop stressing!

Would love to hear how you observe learning in your children! Even watching the seasons roll by…there’s SO much wisdom being absorbed…sometimes hard to see until much later! So don’t forget that either! Much like seeds growing in the soil…sometimes you can’t see it for some time!