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What subjects do I actually need to teach?

Claire

3 min read · The grovio Guide

When I first started, I made a list of every subject I could think of and immediately panicked.

History, geography, science, art, music, PE, foreign language, life skills: there was no way I could cover all of that, every day, for years.

Then I looked up what my state actually required.

It was a much shorter list.

Most states require some combination of math, language arts, and one or two additional areas. A handful add health or PE. The legal requirements are almost always simpler than what your imagination conjures.

Here's the other thing: covering a subject doesn't mean a formal curriculum. It means your child is learning in that area. Reading counts. Baking covers math. A nature walk is science. A conversation about something in the news is social studies.

You're probably covering more than you think.

Start with your state's requirements. Build out from your child's actual interests. You have more flexibility than the traditional school model ever suggested.