About this episode
“If we don’t use a curriculum... how do we plan anything?”
It’s the number one question new unschoolers ask. If stepping away from traditional lesson plans makes you feel like you’ve lost your roadmap, this episode is for you!
Welcome to Season 6 of the Unschooling Mom2Mom podcast! This week, host Sue Patterson explains why planning as an unschooling parent isn’t about deciding what your child must learn next. It’s about shaping an environment where curiosity has room to grow.
When you let go of the need to control the learning, you remove the friction in your home. We're shifting the focus from "planning school" to "planning for connection."
In this episode, you’ll learn 3 simple planning tools unschooling parents use:
- The "Look at the Week" Conversation: How to build a natural family rhythm based on real life, not an imaginary school schedule.
- The "Idea Parking Lot": A stress-free way to offer invitations to learn (strewing) without assigning tasks.
- The "Just Data" Review: A simple weekly habit to help you step back, notice the learning that is already happening, and stop the "Are we doing enough?" panic spiral.
Learning doesn’t need nearly as much management as we were taught. Tune in for your 10-minute pep talk to help you build a life where learning naturally fits!
Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Need more daily support or a community of like-minded parents to help you brainstorm? You don't have to do this alone!
- Join the Creating Confidence Membership: https://www.unschoolingmom2mom.com/creating-confidence-membership
- Get Daily Reassurance with the Creating Confidence App: https://www.unschoolingmom2mom.com/creating-confidence-daily
- Strewing Calendar Ideas DAILY! https://www.unschoolingmom2mom.com/strewing-calendars
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