The Not So Lonely Planet: Home School

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Home School

Max spelled his name with popcicle sticks

Claire and Max working together to match words with pictures.

We started our home schooling trial at the end of June. Here are some pics of how much fun we are having. Truthfully, we are all really enjoying it. Claire is my best coach on how to be a "teacher". For Math and Language Arts (phonics, spelling, printing etc.) we follow a guide but for the other subjects I am sort of winging it and I find that a bit challenging.

Claire practicing measuring

Kevin trying to build a volcano

We work from 9-12 and accomplish most of our goals.

We made felt boards and felts and like to make stories on them.

The classroom

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RachelJuly 21, 2011 at 4:37 PM
LOVE it!!! Look at all the fantastic projects, hands on fun... I can't believe you are able to do 3 hours with them (impressive). Love your schoolroom setup too:)
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jrshinn@gmail.comJuly 21, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Looks like fun!! Way to go, sonn.
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AnonymousJuly 21, 2011 at 7:03 PM
We take breaks, sing songs, run around the house, have a circle time. read books too... (my least favourite part). I cant
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Mrs. ShinnJuly 27, 2011 at 4:44 PM
I think O looks so much like Kai....
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Quoting Kids

Kai and Max are fighting over a skateboard. I tell them to sort it out. Kai has a brainwave "I know Max, lets cut the skateboard in half".

Max is thinking about a helicopter and tells us he's going to have one when he is older. Kevin inquires about when he would use it. He tells us, "Only in emergencies".

I was telling the kids about the fish I saw in the water while snorkling. Kai asks, "Did you see a Dorey fish (the blue fish in finding Nemo)?". I tell him I did. "Did it talk to you?" he asks innocently. I tell him it didn't. "Next time, you see it, can you ask it to talk to you?". He is too cute. I can't burst his bubble. I promised to try.

I took the kids to see Charlottes Web at Bumbershoot theatre. On the way home Max is thinking about the girl who played Wilber. "Mom will we ever see Wilber again?" I try my best to explain that the pig was a person acting like a pig. "I know but if we Wilber takes off her pig costume and drives by us, will we see her?" Kai is listing to all of this and decides it is time to really explain things to Max. "Maxi, we can't see the pig, because Pigs don't drive."

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Home School

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