So, I'm trying an unschooling approach.

Let me start off by saying...

Wow, a morning with kids can get very sidetracked and then your mind can be so frazzled by it, you don't even remember stating that you would be back with curriculums --- sorry for that!

I am back but I do not bring curriculums, I do however bring cheap ink links and some knowledge about how I plan to run our school in two weeks, TWO WEEKS, TWO. WEEKS?! Where has our summer and time gone?!


Oh yeah, were taking an easy four day a week schooling year and a couple of out-of-town field trips, one is even going to Florida! (more on that in my post about it, or leading up, or both!)

This is my first morning all summer without children. I usually get a few but this summer has been different and even though I have loved it so much, I'm also enjoying silence and hot coffee! I've been planning like crazy, printing things, finding certain websites which will help and entertain while teaching my kids, apps that will help them learn for whenever it's quiet time or taking a trip.

I've scoured the web for freebies and cheap things alike, and I have come to the conclusion of wanting to "unschool" instead of  traditional schooling at home. Of course, there will still be traditional times of schooling but in my state, thankfully, we don't have to provide curriculums or even grading for that matter - just attendance, one standardized test scores and shot records! Whew, it means I can be as organized or unorganized as I want and for now it will be okay.

But I plan to have more hands-on experiences and lessons than reading about or writing about them.

I do have plenty of printables that will go hand in hand with our hands-on approach so, they will be able to keep up with what's going on without feeling "too bored" by it. Oh yeah, since we're talking about printing -- it uses up quite a bit of ink, by the way, especially printing for three children so with that being said -- I use an HP printer and my black ink alone at the local super store is $20.00 or so. So, I ran out of ink and just couldn't bear to spend that much on one cartridge, so I took to amazon to see what their prices are and they have a pack of black, and color for only $28. That's two for only a few extra dollars than just one! Check it out here!

Once my inks get in and I can finish my printouts I'll share with you where I found them, prices if any, and how I plan to use them!