Question for homeschoolers

[BayCityBabe]

My view is that anything my DD learns from "counts". In fact, I rather take issue with the "school mode", because some pretty silly things are passed off as education. Do any of you remember all that busy-work teachers handed out on the days before holidays? A waste of time!
You mentioned "the State." Where do you live? Do they really check up on people? I'm in MI & free to follow my own plan.

 

[DuckyBoys]

Oh definately YES you should give science credit for that.

Colorado doesn't give a hoot what the homeschoolers do so I don't keep track of that stuff, nor do I give out grades. Our math program does the grading for me becasue it is on computer, so I do look at them every couple of weeks to see how he's doing. But other than that - we haven't done grades since our first year in homeschool. I did report cards and everything that year! How dumb!

My kids can't fail anything because we don't move onto the next thing until they understand.

When they were youinger and we did projects I would make a scrap-book, not really a lap book, by binding up their stuff with a cheap bining machine and laminating a cover. We have a few of those for Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome and every once and a while I take them off the shelf to see how much progress we've made.

Scrap-books/lapbooks are a wonderful way to document things.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

Quote:
Let me guess... Teaching Textbooks? If it is, we're using that this year for my 5th grade ds who has always hated math. It's been THE best curriculum purchase I have ever made!

 

[DuckyBoys]

Quote:
Let me guess... Teaching Textbooks? If it is, we're using that this year for my 5th grade ds who has always hated math. It's been THE best curriculum purchase I have ever made!

6th grade here!

I LOVE IT! Oh man, that is the BEST math curriculum ever made. Math is now a COMPLETELY self taught course in our house - it is a miracle! And he's got like a 94% average...not bad.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

Oh good, I'm so glad to hear that 6th grade is good too. DS said that math has become one of his favorite subjects!

I wish they offered it for the younger kids. DD (2nd grade) is doing well in math but it would be nice if she could do TT too.

 

[crzychickenlady]

I have been thinking about homeschooling my daughter.
I didn't know where to get started or what materials I would need.

She is 9 and in the 3rd grade and I think she would enjoy that better than the school she is going to now.
Her teacher has been giving her a hard time lately.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

Go to your state's non-public education website and see if they have requirements for homeschooling. That is your starting point. Best wishes!

 

[willowcol]

I am in NC, It doesn't matter what we use to teach or what we teach, but you may or may not get asked to bring the materials you use for them to see. I think you can say no if asked, but I would be scared to do that. Only because its my first year, I think we are they are doing well though.

 

[mrsengeseth]

For the hatching i would credit science and animal husbandry
For the coop building I would give math and physical education and electives as well (like wood shop) (it's physically engaging, which is why i would concider phys ed credits)

Also economics. There's no better way to teach the laws of supply and demand than by raising animals!!

I don't necessarily give grades or credits, but i do lump my recording of such things so that I know they are getting a varied education.

If you are worried, the Homeschool legal defense assoc has some information about requirements in your state.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

This is completely off topic but I just went to the Teaching Textbooks website (since we've been raving about it on here) and found that they have, since August, added a 4th grade math curriculum! Hopefully they'll have a 3rd grade one next fall and I can go ahead and get my DD started on TT. LOVE THEM! http://www.teachingtextbooks.com/


Okay, back to the topic now....