Why I Love Mom Shares

Today we did a mom share on famous explorers. I just read a little passage from What Your Third Grader Needs to Know and then we talked about why explorers explore, some of the character traits they had, etc.. We talked about places we would like to explore, what we would like to learn about the new places, challenges of being explorers, etc. Another avenue this could have lead to was space but we didn't even get that far. Will started talking about wanting to get books about Cortez and making a compass so he could explore. I didn't have to do anything but present a topic and from there Will has already given me plenty to go on to create some supplemental activities and more Mom Share topics! For me Mom Shares are about sparking kids interest, introducing them to the world, where it is, where it's going and where it has been. From there the kid can decide yep I am totally interested in that, or yeah not so much but at least they know it's out there and naturally the true human nature of curiosity kicks in. Any education class will tell you that when kids decide for themselves they will be more invested and more willing to learn. Mom Shares allow for that and days like today remind me of why it is I am home schooling and how great it is. YAY FOR HOME SCHOOLING!!!