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Unschooling: No Curriculum?

April 22, 2012 in Education, Radical Unschooling with 4 Comments

Most people who are unfamiliar with or new to Unschooling usually ask what curriculum unschoolers use. When they’re told that unschoolers don’t use a pre-packaged or pieced-together curriculum, they try to wrap their heads around what exactly it is that we all do. “If you don’t use a curriculum, then what do you use or do?” Somehow, just saying, “we live life”, doesn’t quite satisfy the question of what exactly we use and do.

Over at Ordinary Life Magic, Stephanie has been answering these questions beautifully with her recent blog post series titled: Unschooling Tools. There are six posts in the series thus far and another five planned for. Go have a look!

Unschooling Tools : Games
Unschooling Tools : Math Play
Unschooling Tools : Television
Unschooling Tools : For Creativity
Unschooling Tools : For Reading
Unschooling Tools: Around Town
Future Posts will include: Software and Video Games, History, Science Love, Social Studies, and The Heart’s Desire

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Some other links concerning unschoolers not using a curriculum:

What do you do if you *have to* translate your unschooling life into something that looks like a curriculum, for state regulations? Here’s a few ideas and here’s yet another approach.

Do unschoolers use books?

The Fabric of Unschooling. How does it play out? Typical, for us?

You probably already have lots of cool stuff around your house that would be considered ‘Unschooling Tools’, but in case you don’t, think about making your house more like a museum.

What do you do with all your cool stuff and ‘Unschooling Tools’? “I just strew their paths with interesting things.” ~ Sandra Dodd

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Currently, our unschooling looks like:

Minecraft. YouTube videos about Minecraft. Reading forums about Minecraft. Legos. Eating lots of popcorn. Sgt. Frog. Shows about the paranormal. Netflix. Carcassonne. Angry Birds. NatGeo Kids Magazine. Little Big Planet 2. Designing levels for Little Big Planet 2. Rory’s Story Cubes. Scrabble. Words With Friends. Making new friends. Trying new foods. Tangrams. Farkle. Coffee shops. Hair cuts. Nerf gun fights. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Physicsgames.com. Counting down days on a calendar. Writing instructions for games. Writing words to songs. Writing E-mails. Pinterest. Wishlisting. Making potions. Hangman.

What’s your unschooling looking like right now?

 

I’m That Mum

July 26, 2010 in Media, Parental, Radical Unschooling with 6 Comments

2008. Roll of adding machine paper. 5 year old boy. Wasteful? Not, when you can have this much fun with it.

Abominable Snowman Part 1

Abominable Snowman Part 2

Inspired by this blog post. And this one.

 

Catching Up: A Monkey Platter & Affogato

September 24, 2009 in Grub, Monkey Platters, Photographs, Radical Unschooling with 0 Comments

It’s been awhile since I posted a picture of a monkey platter. Elijah has been eating more of “our” food and not grazing as much as usual. I’ve also just not been taking pictures of his food…frankly, “the lazy” has been working for me lately. I like “the lazy”.

strawberries*
baby corn*
black beans*
vegan chocolate cake w/ “butter cream” icing

*organic

It’s been awhile since we’ve stopped in at one of our favorite coffeeshop, Affogato. Too long of awhile.

cafe computing

cafe computing

who knew rocks could be so fun?

who knew rocks could be so fun?

There’s more graffiti in Bellevue @ Affogato.


 

:: Monkey Platter :: Museum :: Mindfulness ::

August 14, 2009 in Entertainment, Family & Friends, Grub, Monkey Platters, Photographs, Radical Unschooling with 0 Comments

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Cats Crackers*, Almonds*, Raisins* & Toasted Nori*
Blueberries*
Black Beans* & Black Olives
Vegan Griller Patty & Ketchup*

Elijah & Collin

Elijah & Collin

On Tuesday, we went to the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum (where one of the staff recognized me & mentioned that she loved my challenge that I sent the museum) with our neighbor and her grandson. We had a pretty good time and I got to spend some more time with my neighbor who is one hip lady!

Our neighbor said that they were going to go home, eat and then go to the store…once we were dropped off and getting food around for ourselves, Elijah said, “do you really think Collin wants to go to the store with his grandma…we should see if he can play Legos with me while she shops”. I called and it was a done deal; Collin skipped over after he ate dinner and the two boys played Legos, built with blocks and did a little drawing.

This is a perfect example of kindness & respect begetting kindness & respect…I know that I’ve mentioned before that Elijah doesn’t like going to the grocery store (or any major shopping place for that matter), because it is literally an assult on his senses. I arrange my shopping plans so that I get everything done on William’s days off, so that Elijah can stay home with him or so that they can be dropped off somewhere to hang out while I get business taken care of. Elijah thought it was only fair to extend that arrangement to his friend while our neighbor went shopping. I think it was a very kind & compassionate moment for Elijah — he didn’t want to see his friend have to endure (I’m assuming he thinks most kids are effected by stores the same way he is) going to the store when there was a clear option for him to avoid it.

I love my son :)

 

Warhol & Waterfalls

August 10, 2009 in Entertainment, Photographs, Pittsburghian, Radical Unschooling with 0 Comments

Saturday we went and ate lunch at the Andy Warhol Museum

veggie soup, doggie cupcakes (theyre sugar free & people friendly) & Izzies

veggie soup, doggie cupcakes (they're sugar free & people friendly) & Izzies

After lunch we went to the Weekend Factory. One of the things Elijah made was an album cover.

fellin blue...

felli'n blue...geti'n rid of the blues...no one want's the blues (I LOVE his spelling & punctuation)

screen printing the record on

screen printing the record on

cut : paste

cut : paste

When we were done we walked down the river trail and found the waterfalls everyone has been telling us about.(here’s another picture I found online)

 

Park Date in Sewickley

July 31, 2009 in Photographs, Pittsburghian, Radical Unschooling with 0 Comments

Yesterday we went to the park date that we host for home/unschooling peoples. It was hot, crowded (park is right next door to YMCA) and loud. We saw one person we knew and met another person. It was rather interesting watching just how mean the average mainstream kid is…not to mention how mean most parents & YMCA counselors are (I know I wasn’t mean when I was a YMCA counselor). But, I feel for these kids. They spend most of their time cooped up inside and “under control” (oppressed) by tons of crazy-ass rules and then once Summer hits and if they are allowed outside, they go at it full force and give little care about who is around them or what they are doing. I was practically knocked over three times and all three times, the child turned and game me a hateful look — like I can’t stand around at the playground…I *should* be out of their way! They practically binge on playing outside…like a child who binges on sweets when they can, because they never know when they will get more, because their parents limit & control their food. “Summer” isn’t forever for these kids.

Besides from lamenting the plight of all the otherwise awesome smiley children out and about, we had a good time. After the park we went to the Village Candy shop and then picked up our CSA and had a drink at Hoi Polloi.

Tubular

Tubular

Happiness

Happy

Climbing

Climbing

 
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