I’ve officially begun home educating my newly 6-year-old boy, Peter. I think it’s Week Two. When you’re home all the time, the days get a bit blurred together.

It’s going well. He’s a curious kid – he always wants to know the why and the how – great for a homeschool mom. But he still has a tendancy to get into tricks, if you know what I mean. He recently climbed up to the ceiling in the hallway. Feet on one wall, arms and back pressed tightly against the other. It was all fun until he realized how high he was, then it was, “Mom!! I can’t hold on much longer!” It would have made a clever Christmas card picture.

So, we have the three main subjects: reading, handwriting and math. He’s keen on math as long as it’s not too difficult to write the number. Same with handwriting. Susan loved handwriting at this age and was already onto simple words; it can be tough not to compare them. He’s a boy. He’s much too busy literaly climbing the walls than to be bothered with writing his name.

I’ll comment more about Peter’s adventures into the world of education later. I also want to mention some of his favorite things do and his favorite books. Is it school? Is it play? You decide. When you home educate, it can be both.