10 in 10: Reasons My Kiddos Like Being Homeschooled

 Welcome to Week 3 of the Ten Weeks of Top Ten Lists  

sponsored by  iHomeschoolNetwork.

Over the next ten weeks, many bloggers will be sharing

their Top Ten lists on various topics.

Today's topic:

Top Ten Reasons My Kiddos Like Being Homeschooled

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 Golly,

this was a fun post to write!

 I was rather amused by the brief interview

of my kiddos

and their answers...

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 1.  We love sleeping in...staying up later!

These two reasons go hand in hand.

I have to admit,

"sleeping in"

(wanting a change in our lifestyle)

was one of the BIG reasons

we began our homeschooling journey...

(But I will discuss more about that in

a future post-

this is about the kiddos right now...)  ;0)

We are a family of Night Owls,

NOT Early Birds,

so when we stay out late to...

  ...look at the stars and planets,

it is no big deal,

'cause we can sleep in the next morning!

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 2.  We love going on Field Trips!

We are big into exploring our world!

In this picture above,

our family took a spontaneous mid-week trip

to Atlanta,

and Red Top Mountain State Park

was one of the places

  we visited while we were there.

(We LOVE the flexibility of homeschooling!)

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3.  We love making crafts!

We are "hands-on" kinda learners here at

The Fantastic Five,

so being able to incorporate crafts into

our lessons just adds to the fun of our learning!

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  4.  We get to stay at home.

I was rather surprised by this response,

since the kiddos are always asking to go places,

but I think what they are referring too 

is being able to learn

in a comfortable and safe environment.

What a lovely thought...

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5.  We get to see Mommy everyday.

I PROMISE, I did not prompt this response!  :0)

They really like spending time with me

as their teacher,

which I will ALWAYS cherish...

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6.  We love to meet other homeschooling friends!

They enjoy meeting all kinds of people,

especially other homeschooling kiddos.

In this picture above,

 Baby Girl is pictured on the far right.

She discovered that the girl beside her

is homeschooled just like she is!

Oh yes,

we have many friends in public and private school,

but it is always nice to meet others who are sharing your same

educational experience.

We used to get to go to a local homeschool co-op group

once a week,

but I was not able to let the kiddos participate this year

due to our financial need for me to babysit.

(I know the kiddos miss the co-op-

maybe I will be able to work something out 

for them this next year...)

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 7.  We have no homework so we can play with our

neighborhood friends.

The kiddos are always "chompin' at the bit"

when the big yellow school bus

rolls by in the afternoon.

They are ready to play with their neighborhood pals,

and they often are ready to by then,

since they do not have homework.

(However, sometimes they have to wait for their

friends to get done with their homework...)

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Picture I took of the girls reading

on the way home from a library trip.

8. We get to work at our own pace.

Both Baby Girl and Jungle Girl

mentioned this reason.

My Baby Girl had a harder time

getting reading to "click,"

and because of homeschooling,

I was able to "re-do" a year of school

without her feeling like she was "stupid."

(And re-doing a year worked!

She is reading like crazy now...)

Jungle Girl likes the fact that

when she gets done with her school,

she doesn't have to wait on others

to  move on to something else,

which she had to do in the public school.

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 9.  We get to do school in our PJ's!

There are MANY days when the kiddos

do not get dressed until after school-

and that is OK by me!

It is the BEAUTY of homeschooling...

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  10.  Mommy takes out pictures everyday.

I was surprised by this one too.

 Well, maybe not...

I have been making them pose for me

and "surprising" them with my camera since

birth.

I think what they like is seeing themselves

on the blog...

 ...ESPECIALLY when they have been being goofy.

 I am creating little "hams"...

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like to homeschool,

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"Top 10" Lists,

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