The Easy Homeschooling method is based on using classic literature for your core curriculum. How do you do this? It is so simple. Just let the literature take you to the other subjects. It is something like a untt study but so much simpler and less costly. We will look at some ideas gleaned from a passage from Lowell’s poem, “The Vision of Sir Launfal.”

Other poems from Lowell for copywork.

Read Prelude to Part First
Excerpt: (highlighted are areas for subject study, to be explained later)

And what is so rare as a day in June?
   Then, if ever, come perfect days;
Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune,
   And over it softly her warm ear lays:
Whether we look, or whether we listen,
We hear life murmur, or see it glisten;
Every clod feels a stir of might,
   An instinct within it that reaches and towers,
And, grasping blindly above it for light,
   Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers;
The flush of life may well be seen
   Thrilling back over hills and valleys;
The cowslip startles in meadows green,
   The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice,
And there ’s never a leaf or a blade too mean
   To be some happy creature’s palace;
The little bird sits at his door in the sun,
   Atilt like a blossom among the leaves,
And lets his illumined being o’errun
   With the deluge of summer it receives;
His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings,
And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings;
He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest,

In the nice ear of Nature which song is the best?

The bolded give you topics for further study.

SCIENCE and ART

June: study seasons and seasonal changes. You can find books on every topic at the library.

Named flowers: Look them up, sketch, find Latin names.

Birds: Do a general bird study: habits, habitats, etc.

WRITING

Copy this poem, also have your child write an original nature poem.

Seek the leads in literature. Then follow them for more complete learning.

See Easy Homeschooling Techniques for more easy ideas.

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The brown mama cow was loudly bellowing. Soon I saw the calf running toward the call, but, by then, the mama had circled the house and was going the other direction, while continuing to call. She was going back to look for her calf. Soon, sure enough, the calf turned around and went in the same direction as the mama, although at the bottom of the gulch while the mother was on the rise. Where was she going? Perhaps she had wanted to go to the creek for a drink and then when the calf had not followed closely, she decided to go back and drink at the pond. She gave a little. She was flexible.

Interesting. Young children usually follow their parents call, they “fear” separation. They have the attachment yet. Later, the children make decisions alone and often choose a different direction.

Muslim young adult children often feel they must lie to their parents. The parents have nearly complete control and do not allow the natural moving toward independence of adult children. Often marriages are arranged by the parent and if not, must be approved by the parent. Even after marriage, in some cases, the parent comes first.

In America, children leave home and rarely, or in some cases, never see their parents again until they come back to put them in a nursing home. Some parents cannot trust their own children. There is little respect or genuine care for the parent. While the Muslim child will even support the parent, the Western child will expect financial help from the parent.

It seems to me that there should be a middle ground. A balance. Neither of the above scenarios is acceptable. Parents should always have respect and honor, but never total control over their adult children.

But then you know this and are sowing the good seeds that will give you a lifetime of respect and love. The right, godly and balanced relationship with your children.

For more nature insights from Faith Acres, see Fields with God. 

For tips from the Bible and sections on how to handle  parenting challenges, see Easy Homeschooling Companion.

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On page 89, third edition, of Easy Homeschooling Techniques it says:

“We have an antique set of The Book of Knowledge encyclopedias. It is so rich in history, authors, literature, poetry and more, it could be used, along with a Bible, for your entire curriculum. It even includes a study-guide volume. ”

A reader asked me, “How do I use this set for our curriculum?”

(Note: all of the techniques mentioned here, such as school planning and reading and reporting, are detailed in Easy Homeschooling Techniques.)

1. Begin by designing your school plan.
2. Then according to what you have decided to cover that year, look up articles for those topics.
3. Have your child read and report.
4. Add current events and history from the copyright date of your set.

That’s all there is to it.

EASY Homeschooling!!

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