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Studying the Seasons © Beverley Paine, 2011 "I am thinking for next year doing something like the four terms divided into/aligning closely with the four seasons. Now I am all inspired but have NO idea where to start. Does anyone have any links to Homeschooling based on the seasons for dummies?" I admire the Steiner/Waldorf focus on the seasons for lots of reasons but didn't find out about the different ways Steiner education promotes this such as a seasonal book display and changing nature table, or the brilliant nature journal idea promoted by the Charlotte Mason approach to home education, until my children were in their teens. With our personal focus on life-long natural learning our focus on learning about the seasons was very basic: we simply spent a lot of time outside. As a young mum I discovered that the easiest and quickest way to inspire activities related to the season is to get outside and experience them fully! Only by doing this will we and our children begin to notice the big and little changes that mark the progress of the seasons. There is SO much to learn - almost too much to focus on, so start simple and small. Start with a daily walk along the same path - do this for a year. You'll be amazed at how, as the weeks pass, you'll notice your children pointing things out to you and asking questions that you've never noticed or thought of before. Because children see so much more than we do and are way more curious! :-) Was this article helpful? Was it worth $1.00 to you? Your gift of $1 or more helps to keep this site operating offering encouragement and reassurance to families wanting better outcomes for their children. Beverley Paine with her children, and their home educated children, relaxing at home. Together with the support of my family, my aim is to help parents educate their children in stress-free, nurturing environments. In addition to building and maintaing this website, I continue to create and manage local and national home educating networks, help to organise conferences and camps, as well as write for, edit and produce newsletters, resource directories and magazines. I am an active supporter of national, state, regional and local home education groups.
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and Learning without School! We began educating our children in 1985, when our eldest was five. In truth, we had helped them learn what they need to learn since they were born. I am a passionate advocate of allowing children to learn unhindered by unnecessary stress and competition, meeting developmental needs in ways that suit their individual learning styles and preferences. Ours was a homeschooling, unschooling and natural learning family! There are hundreds of articles on this site to help you build confidence as a home educating family. We hope that your home educating adventure is as satisfying as ours was! Beverley Paine
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