What if she got to channel some of that creativity into designing her own projects for homeschooling? You could create a jar or bowl so everytime she has an idea she can write it down and put it into the jar. When she is looking for something to do, she can take one out and work on it. This way you are showing her how to organise her thoughts and then turn them into output.

This has worked well for my oldest (7) thus far. We still largely unschool although he is now gravitating towards more rigour on his own. I am loving the self-driven goal setting. And more so, the frustration he feels when he has gotten sidetracked from doing his "big plans". I think it's a great lifeskill that can be learnt in a real life setting and I love seeing how week by week he is getting so much better at translating his ideas into workable projects and plans.


Mom to 3 gorgeous boys: Aiden (8), Nathan (7) and Dylan (4)