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  One of the biggest questions you get when you say your child is not going to a traditional school is "How will he socialise?" this is one of the disadvantages people bring up about homeschooling which I would say is not a disadvantage at all.  Let's talk about socialising!  For us to better understand what this is all about let us define socialisation according to the dictionary; a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and  social  skills appropriate to his or her  social  position. Based on this definition, this is precisely what homeschooling is about, but we would guess that what people are mostly talking about is the social skills that are required to be learned by kids and individuals. So, what are the social skills that children are required to have; Sharing Cooperating Listening  Following Instructions  Respecting personal space  Making eye contact  Usi...

  Let’s face it, we are all different and I know that there might be a lot of people out there trying to encourage you to homeschool your kids in this pandemic but homeschooling is not for everyone. As much as some people can try they just don’t have it in their bones, as much as some people can try they are just too exhausted to do it, as much as some people can try they just can’t juggle the demands of working from and homeschooling.  Just like everything else, homeschooling is HARD !!! We have been thrown into a difficult situation all over the world and while we are struggling to be stable mentally, we have to deal with homeschooling too and working from home? Sigh!! I said you don’t have to homeschool in the sense of the word “Home” “school” you don’t need to have a table and chair, designated area or attending zoom classes for your younger kids to feel like you are keeping them engaged. You’d find that the work it takes for your to even keep them focused on the said vir...

  I talk about circle time a lot and how we use it in our home. One of the questions I get is “What is Circle Time” We will talk about circle time in this post and all there is to know about it.   So,  What is Circle time?   According to Wikipedia   Circle time refers to any time that a group of people are sitting together for an activity involving everyone Circle time is mostly used in schools as a way to promote social interactions among children, listening, increase attention span, physical activities and as a way to introduce new concepts and skills but who says it can’t be adapted to our homes?   The benefits are still the same as with those in school as when you introduce circle time in your home, you are promoting social interaction, encouraging listening with your child(ren), increasing physical activities etc. It will be a set time for you to bond with your child(ten) while you engage in different activities or as a way to transition into a differe...

  It's back to school season!!!  Many parents are  happy  excited - because duh! The whole house in upside down and it would such a great breath of fresh air to have some sanity for a few hours in the day! Phew! But I don't know how homeschooling families will now feel since they have the kids 24/7. Let's just hope we also have smiling faces.  If you are still planning your homeschool for the rest of the year, here is a quick list of supplies, homeschool routine and circle time routine for you.  Please, feel free to download it.   We would be starting our  weekly themed homeschool  this week and I will be  giving update on what  we do!  Stay tuned! 

  One of the things that I see so much of and notice is that most homeschooling mums are former early years teachers and because of that most of the content I have seen don’t cater to the regular mum who just sees the need to homeschool her child(ren) for whatever reason. When you hear “Homeschooling” we probably think it only teaching your kids Maths and English at home but in my journey to home educate my son, I have seen that it is a whole lot more than that. That is what I hope to shed more light on in this article; Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? ● Know that it’s a long term commitment & find strength; For you to be reading this article it means you have made a decision or planning to make the decision to homeschool your child. When we make the decision we have one focus, the education of our children and we have to keep that focus on every day because there will be hard days and there will be days you feel like you are not doing the right thing but with the ...

  This article was first written on   FabMum Home-schooling in Nigeria is getting popular, but still not popular enough not to get the weird look when you say your child is not starting traditional school till 5. With more mums looking into the option of taking up the role of homeschooling their children for the first few years there is an absolutely need for support. I have had almost 2 years to research and find people with the interest in Nigeria to be comfortable enough to officially say “I am homeschooling my son” I officially started homeschooling this year and my son who is almost 2 years old is doing better than I thought. Although, we’ve been home together all his life and we have done so many activities together, I felt that this was going to be so different and difficult but just like everything in life it comes with its challenges but nothing not handle able (if that is a word) as I have discovered. As a stay at home mum who decides to home school your child after ...

  I never saw myself as someone who would homeschool my child. Looking back I would say I found myself on this path mostly because I like to challenge the status quo. I listened to a TED talk many years ago about a man who started asking questions till they changed the way they worked in their organization which led to them asking more questions and they decided to rethink the way education is done today but at the time I didn’t think too much of it, little did I know that a seed was sown. When my son turned 1, it was the natural order of things to having the ‘school’ conversation and I had already started school shopping. I went to different schools in the area to plan for him when he is 18 months to start. I only saw one Montessori school that I really liked but when I got the bill I just couldn’t understand. I just kept wondering what is he going to school from 8-12 (Which included nap time) to learn for almost half a million naira per term? We had been doing activities at home...