Homeschooling - SUPPORT GROUP

[Arielle]

Definitely intrigued. I think I'll be buying it.

DId you find it on line?? DId you find vol 1 and vol2 ???

 

[SpecialHen]

I found a website, they have pre k through high school, but you need to call your order in. I think all the books are on cd's now, though.

 

[Arielle]

I found a website, they have pre k through high school, but you need to call your order in. I think all the books are on cd's now, though.

CD-- that can be easy to store. I'm old fashioned and like to hold a book usually. lol

 

[NotInThecity]

Just found this site. Haven't downloaded these pages yet, but it looks interesting...http://themultitaskinmom.com/chicken-resources-and-a-freebie/

 

[DMRippy]

Just found this site. Haven't downloaded these pages yet, but it looks interesting...http://themultitaskinmom.com/chicken-resources-and-a-freebie/

Does anyone use Lapbooks? Pros Cons of them please..... they just seem like busy work.... like scrapbooking. I have seen people use them up till high school..... seems OK for lower elementary work but after that seem a little beneath them? I don't plan to use them not my cup of tea. I would like to know more if someone uses them.

 

[NotInThecity]

Does anyone use Lapbooks? Pros Cons of them please..... they just seem like busy work.... like scrapbooking. I have seen people use them up till high school..... seems OK for lower elementary work but after that seem a little beneath them? I don't plan to use them not my cup of tea. I would like to know more if someone uses them.

My kids are still too little, so we haven't tried them yet. As a place to gather and store information about a subject (instead of a plain notebook), they seem like they might be a good visual aid, but I wonder about the frustration level if they have too much to do(cutting, pasting, folding, etc). If I were to do the folder for them myself, I think they would lose the interaction with it that would help them discover and learn things and it would turn in to another 'book' to look at. I guess I have mixed feelings on them. Curious to hear from others though...

 

[kb9fya]

My children go to public school but I also home school. I teach history by teaching them our own family history. There are plenty of good books to use for teaching language arts and other subjects. My girls love the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborn. It encourages exploration and discovery and learning in a fun way. With this one series you have history, language arts, art, science, math, etc. There is even mythology, folklore, magic and lots of other things. These books encourage imagination, creativity and discovery and learning together. We just got our first chicks. We have 6 pullets that are about 2 weeks old and 25 straight run that are about 6 days. There is lots of science and learning there. What do they eat? How do you tell a boy from a girl? How do they grow? How much does it cost for their needs? Math is easy too. Go shopping and compare how much things cost and figure out which is the best price. Cook. You have measuring, timing, etc. There are many everyday lessons all around you. Plant a garden. What will you plant? How much are seeds or plants? What do the plants need? Where do they grow, full sun, part sun or shade. Teach them to create, build, fix, sew, cook, etc. Teach them to read and write. Teach them everyday math. Today's children also have to learn to use a computer as most everything these days are computerized but they also need to know how to do things without computer which few schools teach. I try to teach my children you can't depend on the computer because what will you do when it breaks or isn't available. A calculator can help you figure out a problem but it can't tell you how much you have, you have to count or measure that. Teach them not to depend on fancy gadgets and tools. Teach them to use tools properly.

 

[DMRippy]

My children go to public school but I also home school. I teach history by teaching them our own family history. There are plenty of good books to use for teaching language arts and other subjects. My girls love the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborn. It encourages exploration and discovery and learning in a fun way. With this one series you have history, language arts, art, science, math, etc. There is even mythology, folklore, magic and lots of other things. These books encourage imagination, creativity and discovery and learning together. We just got our first chicks. We have 6 pullets that are about 2 weeks old and 25 straight run that are about 6 days. There is lots of science and learning there. What do they eat? How do you tell a boy from a girl? How do they grow? How much does it cost for their needs? Math is easy too. Go shopping and compare how much things cost and figure out which is the best price. Cook. You have measuring, timing, etc. There are many everyday lessons all around you. Plant a garden. What will you plant? How much are seeds or plants? What do the plants need? Where do they grow, full sun, part sun or shade. Teach them to create, build, fix, sew, cook, etc. Teach them to read and write. Teach them everyday math. Today's children also have to learn to use a computer as most everything these days are computerized but they also need to know how to do things without computer which few schools teach. I try to teach my children you can't depend on the computer because what will you do when it breaks or isn't available. A calculator can help you figure out a problem but it can't tell you how much you have, you have to count or measure that. Teach them not to depend on fancy gadgets and tools. Teach them to use tools properly.

GOOD IDEAS! I have always tried to turn everything into a LESSON. That is how we learn NATURALLY.

 

[DMRippy]

I just found this great page for MATH. You can create your own worksheets and flash cards.... I have not looked around totally there are lots of links for different functions.

http://www.math-aids.com/Addition/

 

[Arielle]

Coolmath.com
coolmath4kids.com

many ways to p lay math inspired games, including traditional online addition, subtraction etc Even I like playing the games.

constructionfall.com-- I"m pulling this one out of my head been a while.

OTherwise I wanted to share this book , really this awesome teacher: Rafe Esquith. I have a couple of his books. ANd unfortunately have found his insights on public school to be too true.

One is by an early age kids understand the game of school and either mentally quit, or are able to keep plugging along. Hence I have tried to be an active participant to keep my boys interested in school. ANd I ask very specific questions like "what was your special today?" or How was Gym? WHat games did you play?"

Esquith wrote LIghting THeir Fires and Teach like your Hair is on FIre. THe second book has more on how to teach to the kids. Here is one web site that I would like to look up and use to help my kids be more interactive about the books:

learninglinks.com

a series of study guides called Novel-ties that are study guides that cover 100's of books from"Beverly CLeary to Mark Twain". My kids read but I want to step up the reading to be more memorable. THe other task Iam embarking on, which oddly I thought of the the other day and Mr Esquith has a section on writing a book for a special fair, making a book. My boys are both reading The HardyBOys and that seems like a good basis to write another new story about the adventures of Frank and Joe. Figure to write a story board, soliciting ideas fromt he kids and helping with organizing and setting work periods. Figure it will take some time. My kids already play a verbal game called "pocket Knife" (yes I shudder) in which boys take turns selecting surival goods like food and weapons, and they can go on for hours building their sroty about acquiring survival basics. THere is another one too that is based on information exchange too . So I think I can have the boys focus on building a story about the Hardy BOys.