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Anne Marie M
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Help!!!!!!! I've seen references to rabbit trails but can't find any information as to what, exactly, they are. Any definitions, examples, references to homeschooling books or places online would be appreciated!
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Hi, Anne Marie,
A quick answer: "rabbit trail" was coined (I think) by Elizabeth Foss and/or Macbeth Derham to mean the ways in which we take a "side trip" in our studies.
A simple example: Let's say you're reading "The Secret Garden" with your children, and you all become intrigued with finding out more about India (where the book begins.) So, you follow a "rabbit trail" and dive into India for awhile ... it's connected to what you've been doing, but wouldn't necessarily be part of a strict study of "The Secret Garden" as such.
Does that make sense?
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Lovely answer, Karen! I started to respond yesterday, but got side tracked and never returned.  So glad you answered!
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Thanks, Karen!
That's what I thought it sounded like, but I wasn't sure. Rabbit trails sound like homeschooling around my house!
Anne Marie
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Anne Marie,
You can see some examples of Rabbit Trails here on this forum. The Jan Brett thread and the Story of Ping thread show how you can start with a story and go all sorts of places 
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Well, can Rabbit Trails be planned? Using the example The Secret Garden, can you decide to use that when you're studying India? More like a unit study, or the definition means unplanned shoot-offs from the original version?
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I think you can plan them.In our house they look like unit studies; they start with a plan, but often they take off on tangents. Here's a SEcret Garden/India unit.
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Topic: What is a Rabbit Trail?
