unschooling Archives ⋆ R.E.A.L.-World Learners https://realworldlearners.com/category/unschooling/ Engaging, authentic learning resources for students of all ages Sun, 16 Jun 2019 19:20:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://realworldlearners.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-8516c9f3047b5127c72aba019d664e56-32x32.jpeg unschooling Archives ⋆ R.E.A.L.-World Learners https://realworldlearners.com/category/unschooling/ 32 32 Lifeschooling: Is this Homeschooling, or Life? https://realworldlearners.com/lifeschooling/ https://realworldlearners.com/lifeschooling/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:00:43 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=2097 What is lifeschooling? To us, it means living a full and free life while cultivating a love for learning. ... This is what life could be, if we were given the time and energy to just live life with our kids. Those are both set at high premiums when the rest of the world crowds us out of our own skin, but ... Read more...

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Car games for kids – a printable for your next road trip https://realworldlearners.com/car-games-for-kids/ https://realworldlearners.com/car-games-for-kids/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:29:23 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=1941 Car Games for Kids (…that are travel-friendly but can be played anywhere!) As we are preparing for a cross-country move, with a 2 week road trip between locations, we’ve been gathering travel-friendly items to keep the kids busy. I made up a kid-friendly adapted version of the popular “Guess Who” game that will work great […] Read more...

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Outside fun learning activities: Math and Art https://realworldlearners.com/outside-fun/ https://realworldlearners.com/outside-fun/#comments Tue, 08 May 2018 18:35:10 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=1813 Outside Fun Learning Activities for Kids “Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning.” – Jean Ackerman This post contains affiliate links. Free Play Kids love fun outside activities; when you can easily weave in learning opportunities to their natural play – all the better! This is not to discount the unequivocal advantage of free […] Read more...

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Craft station activity | Create-a-Creature Kiosk https://realworldlearners.com/craft-station-activity/ https://realworldlearners.com/craft-station-activity/#respond Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:00:23 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=1372 Ideas for making a DIY craft station activity in a bag, modeled after subscription craft kits and cooking shows where contestants use random ingredients. Read more...

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Letter Recognition Activities https://realworldlearners.com/letter-recognition-activities/ https://realworldlearners.com/letter-recognition-activities/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2017 18:00:11 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=1275 Number and Letter Recognition Activities for Preschoolers My 2 year old has been learning his numbers and letters recently — a bit haphazardly, to be honest, but somehow he’s picking up the idea. Leapfrog’s DVDs Letter Factory and Numberland have been the most helpful instructional tool we’ve used for this. (You can read more about […] Read more...

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Skeleton and Human Body Unit Study – Recommended Resources and a Free Printable https://realworldlearners.com/skeleton-unit-study/ https://realworldlearners.com/skeleton-unit-study/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2017 23:35:16 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=1144 Creating a Positive Learning Environment As a former teacher now homeschooling my own kids, I love to create a positive learning environment by cultivating a resource-rich home for them. We haven’t yet reached an age where I feel compelled to decide whether to take the curriculum route or just keep following their lead to explore […] Read more...

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Creative Writing with Kids, part 2 https://realworldlearners.com/storytelling-with-kids/ https://realworldlearners.com/storytelling-with-kids/#comments Sat, 04 Nov 2017 05:11:33 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=1121 Storytelling with Kids – Make Writing Fun! This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full privacy policy here.  Last week, as part of my series on helping our children and students learn to love Reading and Writing, I wrote a post about helping your kids (of all ages!) write creatively – for fun! In […] Read more...

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Cultivating a love for reading and writing, part 1 https://realworldlearners.com/reading-writing-part-1/ https://realworldlearners.com/reading-writing-part-1/#comments Sat, 21 Oct 2017 21:08:17 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=1011 Curating a Literacy-Rich Home Environment Kids can learn so much when they are surrounded by interesting, creative, and informative things. These “things” can be books, toys, digital resources — or friends, grandparents, outdoor adventures … etc. When we curate* a resource-rich home environment for our kids, creating a space where they can comfortably live, play, […] Read more...

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Fall crafts with pumpkins and leaves https://realworldlearners.com/pumpkin-and-leaves-fall-crafts/ https://realworldlearners.com/pumpkin-and-leaves-fall-crafts/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2017 01:06:59 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=869 Fall Crafts and Activities for Kids We’ve been loving the Fall season this year, now that our kids are starting to get old enough to have fun on our little adventures — and we’re breaking through into a whole new world where nap times don’t always ruin our grand plans ;). Here’s some of our […] Read more...

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Science experiment – Finding Volume, part 2 https://realworldlearners.com/finding-volume-part-2/ https://realworldlearners.com/finding-volume-part-2/#comments Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:00:54 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=792 Science experiment for finding volume using water -- differentiated for use with preschool through high school; great for science centers or math centers or multi-age homeschool groups. Read more...

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