Unschooling & Learning Academics

Unschooling 5-12 Year Olds

You usually won't see children referred to as "school aged" or "3rd Grader" within Unschooling circles.

Unschoolers don't separate life into grade levels.

But when you're new to all of this, it's not unusual to START the journey from this position. So I want to help you find what you need!

As the school bus rolls away, and your kids are snuggled in with you, thoughts may drift to...

ok, now what?

Quickly followed by...

what do they need to learn?

Secondly, I know you want to know about Academics. What about learning to read, learning math, learning to write?

Unschooled children learn academics. They just learn them in somewhat unconventional ways.

Basic subjects weave throughout our lives every day. This is usually the first way that unschoolers learn the things they need to know. Because if they're not part of our daily lives, what's really the point?

Another way that unschoolers naturally pick up subjects is when they're playing or interested in something - and they need additional skills to progress! No better reason to learn something than actually needing it in their lives! And because the topic is in context and relevant to their world, it will also have a far greater likelihood of being retained.

Unschooling Mom2Mom has an enormous collection of resources when it comes to what parents worry most about:

"How will unschooled kids learn Reading, Writing, and Math?"

Be sure to bookmark the page, because there are a lot of articles and videos for you to read/watch!