A while ago I wrote a post of Noah wanting to try Unschooling... well, his idea of unschooling consisted of only reading Harry Potter and playing video games. I really think we need to wait a year or so to give it another try when he's a little more mature.
So we'll be homeschooling the way we have in the past. Relaxed, Interest Led, Earth Learners:)
We've worked on a Noah's interest list. We sit down write out a list of things he's interested in or has been wondering about lately and then we plan our homeschool lessons:
Winter/Spring Homeschool
Still Reading Harry Potter Series; on number 5!
Mental Math and verbal quizzes, math games and puzzles.
Working on the computer: Resources; working on his blog, e-mails, internet scavenger hunts.
The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, Resources; Internet, books, videos and an interview with Grandma. Writing projects.
World War II, Resources; same as above. Also tell Noah the story of when my dad had to jump out of his plane on D-day. Look through grandpa's photos and papers of when he was in the war. Art project; exploring World War II posters and art work.
Native American Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee, Resources; DVDs, Internet. Discussions.
James Audubon, Resources; Internet, library books, read the Audubon story book that I received for Christmas. Art projects.
The Environment/Nature, Resources; Internet, books, videos, science projects. Watching Wild China series.
Cooking, Resources; (umm... yeah not my favorite, but he wants to learn.) Food Network channel. Studying the science involved with cooking and hopefully making some delicious dishes.
Antiques, Resources; books, watching Pawn Stars and visiting Antique shops for a field trip.
Homeschool Classes with our homeschool group; Photography, Creative Challenges and Drama. May add Bird study (if I can talk him into it:)
Homeschool group activities; field trips, ice skating, sledding, winter woods hiking, swimming, science labs and history classes, Jumpin Jax, bowling.
Recording loads of programs from; The History Channel, Nat. Geo. Channel, Food Network Channel, The Discovery Channel and Science Channel. There's a new show about a Pawn Shop in Los Vegas called Pawn Stars, Noah loves that show! He likes all the antiques and junk.
Phys. Ed, Resources; on most days we will work-out with Wii Fit Plus. Neighborhood walks and hikes at the nature centers.
4 comments:
This looks like way too much fun to be considered "school!" Doncha just love homeschooling? And having the freedom to learn how you want in a fun way?
I like that Noah wants to learn to cook. You should make him a civil war apron. lol! :)
Oh my gosh Tammy, what a great idea!
I have a big piece of muslin around here somewhere.
He would love that!
This looks like a fabulous list of learning! Enjoy every minute of it with Noah! Noah has so many fantastic ideas/things/stuff he wants to learn...AWESOME! Look forward to the blog entries!
I love that you were willing to let Noah give unschooling a try. I guess it's different with each kiddo. Until he's ready, these plans sound great. Do you ever watch America's Test Kitchen or read Cook's Illustrated magazine? They go into a lot of the science of cooking, explaining how they change ingredients and test recipes. It's pretty interesting.
Off topic: knit your mittens, Anet! Even if the first pair is a little off, you will learn enough to make it worth your while. :-)
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