10 Signs You're a Homeschooling Family (and Loving It)
Homeschooling isn’t just an educational choice—it’s a lifestyle.
Whether you’re dodging bicarb explosions in the kitchen, turning shopping trips and baking into math lessons, or explaining (again) why your kids aren’t in school at 11 AM on a Tuesday, you've got this down to a fine art.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Is my family really a homeschooling family?”—don’t worry, these 10 signs will confirm it (and hopefully give you a good laugh along the way).
Your dining table doubles as a science lab.
I can't keep my dining table clear for more than 15mins! The kids much prefer to bring armfuls of toy , craft and lego out to the table rather than play in the playroom.
You consider a trip to the shops 'economics class'.
I know it sounds cliche, but why pass up an opportunity for learning when there is so much to learn at Woolworths!
Your curriculum comes with an entree of You Tube and a side of Netflix.
Are you even a homeschooler if you don't use You Tube? Who knows how the generation before us homeschooled without it.
You Celebrate Random Holidays No One Else Knows About.
Pi Day, talk like a pirate day, chocolate day, penguin awareness day, hot sauce day...all excuses for a fun holiday!
Your Kids Teach You as Much as You Teach Them.
I couldn't believe all the spelling rules I learnt that I never knew existed until I started homeschooling.
Your furniture is much more worn-in than your friends who don't homeschool their kids.
Just think about it...your furniture gets an extra 6 hours a day use per child compared to their school counterparts.
Any family adventure you go on is counted as school.
Every trip—whether to a museum or the local park—becomes an opportunity to "count as school."
Any bush walk you go on is counted at 'Nature Study'.
Just a simple walk turns into...What bird is that? What bush is that? Look at that flower! Listen to those bush sounds.
Birthdays and Christmas presents are cleverly chosen to tick off part of the school curriculum.
Books, educational games, chemistry sets, rock tumblers, flower presses, dress-ups, zoo passes great for presents and great for your homeschool.
Even when the kids are sick you see how many documentaries they can watch so you can say they were still 'learning'.
Child: Mummy I don't feel well
Mum: Ok, here is a documentary I found on the Egyptian pyramids, how about we snuggle up and watch that together?
What do you think? How many of these can you relate to?
