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I have recently been thinking about our approach to home education.

Often people seem to talk about structured or autonomous (child lead) and I am trying to work out what our approach is, as it seems very much a mixture of both.

There are certain outcomes I would like from this year, that is birth year, I don’t do academic years, not even the OU do them! <wry grin>

I would like Asha to be doing some reading. I am sure she already is, but sensibly wants to get it all together before she shows us any more. I am not pushing her with this, just reading a few easier books to her during the day as well as her normal books / older books.

She can already do some simple addition, such as if I have four fingers and i then add another four how many are there all together. Or at the zoo last week, How many rabbits are there in the pen – 2, how many guinea pigs? 3, how many animals all together then? 5

So she has some basic additional ideas sorted.

But what is our approach? Well i think its semi autonomous… that is its autonomous, but we will naturally encourage the simple other ideas as and when we can into her day, Especially as I cant ever see me sitting doing mathematical sheets with her. I will have to get someone else to do that!

So what is the “structure” then?

well erm.

She has activites she does every week. she eats every day, she has a story (or 10) every night. She has things like Ballet, and she does loads of painting.

Every so often – normally in the winter, when I am running out of ideas / if weather is cras.. then yes some “work sheet type activites” do come out. but the reality? They are just to keep her busy when all else fails!

Vicki xx

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