I've decided to sign Noah up at Time4Learning a secular online curriculum to help supplement our homeschooling. It's very reasonably priced just $19.95 a month and you can cancel anytime you'd like.
Just like everything else in our lives, we'll use what works and leave the rest.
Noah loves using the computer so maybe this online curriculum will be a good way to learn certain subjects like math and language arts. There are quizzes at the end of each lesson which I think would be good for him.
We'll still be using his interest led subjects for social studies and such. But it happens to have many of Noah's favorite subject for the fifth grade level in social studies... such as the Civil War.
Another cool thing about Time4Learning is that when you sign up, you assign a grade level such as 5th grade to your child but you also have access to all of the 4th and 6th grade curriculum too. We'll just have to see how this works out for us.
Just like everything else in our lives, we'll use what works and leave the rest.
Noah loves using the computer so maybe this online curriculum will be a good way to learn certain subjects like math and language arts. There are quizzes at the end of each lesson which I think would be good for him.
We'll still be using his interest led subjects for social studies and such. But it happens to have many of Noah's favorite subject for the fifth grade level in social studies... such as the Civil War.
Another cool thing about Time4Learning is that when you sign up, you assign a grade level such as 5th grade to your child but you also have access to all of the 4th and 6th grade curriculum too. We'll just have to see how this works out for us.
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This summer we are learning about an area in Michigan called Mackinac/Mackinaw and the Ojibwe and French voyagers that inhabited the area. (both of Noah's ancestors) We'll be visiting Mackinac in September on our vacation. Can't wait!
Lore of the Great Turtle / Indian Legends of Mackinac Retold
and
Were~Wolves and Will~O~The~Wisps/ French Tales of Mackinac Retold
also Mystery of the Copper Turtle and Trouble at Fort La Pointe (which at the time I ordered it, I didn't realize it was an American Girl story but it is prefect for our studies. It's about an Ojibwe/French girl. Noah said he didn't mind this one time and one time only! :)
We have been studying the Ojibwe language for some time now and have learned many words. We use them all the time around the house. "Gi zah gin, Mom!" " Gi zah gin, Noah!"/I love you...
Now we are learning a little French to go along with our heritage. Oui!We have been studying the Ojibwe language for some time now and have learned many words. We use them all the time around the house. "Gi zah gin, Mom!" " Gi zah gin, Noah!"/I love you...
Many French voyagers took Ojibwe women for their wives. The children of Ojibwe/French are called Metis (May-tee.) Noah is a Metis in a way, only he has an Ojibwe father and a French mother;)
Next week Noah is off to Revolutionary War camp... he's just a little excited!
4 comments:
sounds like you are tuned in to Noah's needs...love the freedom of homeschooling! and your summer education looks interesting & fun!
I signed up for edhelper last year and was surprised at what a huge help it was to have a complete online resource available, so we're doing more of that as well. Yeah, we could save $15 or $20 by going to the library, but saving the time is so worth the investment. (Simplify, simplify is my new mantra)
I love Noah's enthusiasm for history and social studies. So much so that he'll even read an AG novel! :-)
It's always interesting seeing what is up with your homeschooling. Interesting to learn you are a French mother.
OH this sounds great! I bet that you love Noah loving the Civil War...there are so many books, so many resources, so many projects and ways to go with his studying.
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