You can structure a school-like setting at home, or unschool with a free, unstructured approach. Many homeschoolers practice an eclectic mix, incorporating some texts or workbooks and everyday experiences to create a learning environment unique to their families' needs, style and expectations. Some prefer to homeschool in the evening and on weekends only. Each family should explore the possibilities, decide on the right approach, and then continue to evolve their approach as ages, needs and situations change. Often children enjoy a less structured approach with more field trips.
Some children have the capacity of more self-directed work, reading and researching on their own.
Many children desire co-ops or learning clubs. Homeschooling frees children to learn in their best mode. Just as it is important to let the kids take it easy at the beginning, the parent might find it good to do so, too. There are guidelines laid out in the California Education Code for covering specific areas of coursework. However, it is not always necessary to cover the same topics conventionally covered by each grade level for each subject area.