I just wanted to show you guys exactly what I'm talking about with these portfolios.This is every 4 weeks.Not to mention that anything that is a composition,essay,report of ANY type has to have three copies.Mawiyah,I will defiantly be getting with you on your curriculum.Soulliving I thought I would be able to incorporate our materials,subjects,etc into their lessons as well,but we had little chance for that.Say for instance,like a book report I would have the children do their report on a black story written by a black author .They sent those reports back with zeros stating that either the book wasn't on the approved book list or that they didn't understand what the report was saying based on the book they chose.Now they got a chance to redo it,but of course it had to be a book on the list.Needless to say ,how many black authors do you think they have on that list.These schools DO NOT tell you exactly the truth when your signing up,they make it seem all simple ,like you can set your own schedule,contact with the child's teacher,fun field trips,etc.They do not say that the teacher will be calling every single week and that once the child reaches 5/6 grade they will have a different teacher for everything,so that turns out to be a call everyday from this -n-that teacher.Don't answer the phone,then they act like children send threatening emails,blow your email box up with all kinds of bull_ _ _ _ daily,they don't tell you that these field trips are way out in the sticks or that they are( Anglo Saxon)centered .I could go on & on. Light some incense and say a prayer for me y'all,I feel the stress again just talking about it. Assignments To Be Submitted Below you will find a list of assignments that need to be submitted for each student. An assignment is listed here when its lesson is complete. Once a grade has been recorded for an assignment, it will no longer appear on this list. Adaria Activity Page 42 (10 points) from Science B, unit 7, lesson 4, Animals Move Activity Page 46 (10 points) from Science B, unit 8, lesson 4, Plant Growth 2 Activity Page 50 (10 points) from Science B, unit 9, lesson 4, Saving Energy Different Ending Illustration (15 points) from Reading and Writing B, unit 12, lesson 11, Mop Illustrations and Silly Sentence (20 points) from Reading and Writing B, unit 13, lesson 6, The -ut Family Number of Lessons Completed (76 points) from Exploratory Spanish, unit 7, lesson 10, Unit 7 Skills Check Page 118 Handwriting Posttest (10 points) from Reading and Writing B, unit 14, lesson 13, Ben and the Cod Poetry Book Response Activity (20 points) from Reading and Writing B, unit 8, lesson 11, Recognizing Words Sentence and Drawing (15 points) from Reading and Writing B, unit 11, lesson 12, Igloo Slider Sentence and Illustration (15 points) from Reading and Writing B, unit 14, lesson 5, Bed Slider Shape Book (20 points) from Reading and Writing B, unit 13, lesson 11, Run, Run The -ip Sentences (10 points) from Reading and Writing B, unit 11, lesson 9, The -ip Family Aja All components for Book Report Presentation (35 points) from Writing G, unit 11, lesson 6, Book Report Presentation All components of About Town composition (25 points) from Writing G, unit 9, lesson 12, About Town: Revise, Edit, and Publish All components of Responding to Poetry Composition (30 points) from Writing G, unit 10, lesson 12, Responding to Poetry, Part 2 All components of Sensory Composition (25 points) from Writing G, unit 8, lesson 6, Sensory Composition Part III All components of Travel Diary (30 points) from Writing G, unit 7, lesson 12, Edit and Publish Travel Diary Australia (10 points) from Physical Education G, unit 5, lesson 4, Australia Bibliography (10 points) from Geography G, unit 7, lesson 9, Create a Bibliography Characteristics Chart (10 points) from Reading G, unit 6, lesson 16, Poetry Book Response Activity Country Advertisement (25 points) from Geography G, unit 8, lesson 7, Portfolio Assignment Discussion Questions Answers (10 points) from Reading G, unit 7, lesson 10, Number the Stars, Chapter 6 Fantasy Book Response Activity (20 points) from Reading G, unit 5, lesson 14, Fantasy Book Response Activity Feel the Humidity (10 points) from Science G, unit 3, lesson 4, Humidity Final Copy of Detailed Composition (10 points) from Writing G, unit 8, lesson 14, Detailed Composition Part II Final Copy of Timed Essay (10 points) from Writing G, unit 9, lesson 2, Writing a Timed Essay Incredible Senior Citizens (10 points) from Physical Education G, unit 6, lesson 4, Incredible Senior Citizens Injuries (10 points) from Physical Education G, unit 4, lesson 4, Injuries Investigate What Makes Sound (10 points) from Science G, unit 4, lesson 1, Sound and Hearing 1 Investigate Why Soil is so Important (10 points) from Science G, unit 7, lesson 10, Soil in an Ecosystem Notecards (10 points) from Geography G, unit 7, lesson 2, How to Take Notes One-Page Composition About Another Culture (15 points) from Reading G, unit 8, lesson 14, Creatures of the Deep Original Poem (10 points) from Reading G, unit 9, lesson 7, Personification Outline (10 points) from Geography G, unit 7, lesson 4, Organize Information Paragraph Response to Question 3 (10 points) from Reading G, unit 8, lesson 1, Number the Stars, Chapter 9 Poetry Book Response Activity (20 points) from Reading G, unit 6, lesson 16, Poetry Book Response Activity Postcard (10 points) from Reading G, unit 7, lesson 12, Number the Stars, Chapter 7 Powertown (10 points) from Science G, unit 6, lesson 15, Other Energy Resources Rough Draft (10 points) from Geography G, unit 7, lesson 7, Rough Draft, Part 1 Separating and Controlling Variables (10 points) from Science G, unit 7, lesson 2, Living Things and Their Environment 2 Setting Activity Goals and Logging Your Results (10 points) from Physical Education G, unit 2, lesson 4, Setting Activity Goals And Logging Your Results State Report (20 points) from Geography G, unit 7, lesson 11, State Report Three Finished Poems (30 points) from Writing G, unit 10, lesson 15, Revising Poetry V-Sit and Reach (10 points) from Physical Education G, unit 3, lesson 4, V-Sit and Reach Week 32 (5 points) from Study Island, lesson 32, Week 32 Week 34 (5 points) from Study Island, lesson 34, Week 34 Ajela Forming a Hypothesis (10 points) from Science E, unit 6, lesson 5, Erosion Investigate How a Ramp Can make Work Easier (10 points) from Science E, unit 3, lesson 12, Inclined Plane Investigate How Heat Affects Different Materials (10 points) from Science E, unit 4, lesson 9, Heat Investigate How Much Room Plants Need (10 points) from Science E, unit 7, lesson 7, Organism Competition Investigate How the Sun's Energy Affects Earth (10 points) from Science E, unit 5, lesson 9, The Sun Investigate What Happens When Materials Get into Water (10 points) from Science E, unit 6, lesson 11, Conserving Resources Learning Goals and Summer Plan (10 points) from Writing E, unit 8, lesson 6, Writing Review Nonfiction Book Response Activity (20 points) from Reading E, unit 6, lesson 22, Hank Greenberg: All-Around All-Star Party Invitation (10 points) from Writing E, unit 6, lesson 5, Party Invitation Poetry Book Response Activity (20 points) from Reading E, unit 7, lesson 19, Book Response Activity and Unit Review Puppets (15 points) from Reading E, unit 9, lesson 18, Retell Smiling Hill Farm The Schoolhouse (10 points) from Reading E, unit 8, lesson 14, The Schoolhouse Travel Brochure (10 points) from Writing E, unit 5, lesson 20, Travel Brochure and Spelling Quiz Week 34 (5 points) from Study Island, lesson 34, Week 34 Darryl "Bond and Free" parts of speech (10 points) from Composition H, unit 8, lesson 14, Parts of Speech Adding and Subtracting Fractions Unit Test (41 points) from Math H, unit 4, lesson 15, Unit Test All components of "How To" Composition (30 points) from Composition H, unit 4, lesson 10, Finalizing an Instructional Composition All components of Autobiography (45 points) from Composition H, unit 2, lesson 14, Revising and Finalizing an Autobiography All components of Book Review (40 points) from Composition H, unit 6, lesson 12, Publishing the Final Draft of a Book Review All components of Compare and Contrast Essay (35 points) from Composition H, unit 5, lesson 11, Proofreading All components of News Story (45 points) from Composition H, unit 3, lesson 13, Finalizing a News Story for Print All components of Research Report (50 points) from Composition H, unit 10, lesson 9, Writing the Final Draft of a Research Report All components of Short Story (30 points) from Composition H, unit 7, lesson 8, Writing a Short Story Classifying Living Things (10 points) from Science H, unit 3, lesson 8, Classification Data and Graphs Unit Test (44 points) from Math H, unit 7, lesson 12, Unit Test Game Board Instructions and Pamphlet (20 points) from Composition H, unit 4, lesson 12, Writing Instructions for a Game How does Gravity Affect Earth's Material? (10 points) from Science H, unit 6, lesson 9, Erosion and Deposition Investigate What We Learn from Shadows (10 points) from Science H, unit 5, lesson 5, Earth and Sun Investigate Where Earthquakes Happen (10 points) from Science H, unit 6, lesson 4, Earthquakes Investigate Who Moves Faster (10 points) from Science H, unit 4, lesson 1, Frames of Reference Nonfiction Book Response Activity (20 points) from Reading and Literature H, unit 6, lesson 13, Nonfiction Book Response Activity Poetry Journal (40 points) from Reading and Literature H, unit 7, lesson 13, Emily Dickinson: There's been a death… Probability and Heredity (10 points) from Science H, unit 7, lesson 4, Genetic Probability 2 roller coaster drawing (10 points) from Science H, unit 4, lesson 9, Potential and Kinetic Energy The Swiss Family Robinson map (10 points) from Reading and Literature H, unit 8, lesson 6, The Swiss Family Robinson, Chapters 9-10 Travel Journal (60 points) from Reading and Literature H, unit 3, lesson 14, Theras and His Town, Chapter 44 Weight chart and bar graph (10 points) from Science H, unit 5, lesson 13, The Outer Planets Word Album (30 points) from Reading and Literature H, unit 5, lesson 18, The Phantom Tollbooth, Chapters 19-20 Your Turn 6 (10 points) from Composition H, unit 9, lesson 8, Learning from Notetaking Peace, Indigo
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Just think,this is just for the portfolio which is every 4 weeks.You should see the daily lessons and nightly homework. Peace, Indigo
Unschooling & Curricula
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Unschooling & Curricu
Unschooling is more than just the absence of a prepackaged curriculum and well-defined timelines for learning. The mere absence of a curriculum does not make one an Unschooler. In fact, some Unschoolers use boxed curricula, albeit, differently from the way the school model suggests. Unschoolers often take what is interesting and appropriate, in whatever order is useful, and leave the rest. Curricula and textbooks are resources for Unschoolers, no greater or lesser than any other resource. The usefulness of a curriculum is determined by its ability to expound on a topic of interest, and is not innately imbued with value because of Ph.D. recommendations or mass distribution.
What separates unschooling with a math curriculum from school-at-home with the same program, is the motivation for using the curriculum. If the purpose of the prepackaged curriculum is to "teach your child math," or to ease the parent's concern that there will be gaps in the child's education without a formal math program, that is bringing the school home. Parents who bring school home, do so based on the belief that children cannot and will not discover nor comprehend math without a scope and sequence to follow.
However, if the purpose of a prepackaged math curriculum is to meet your child's stated interest in expanding his exploration of the world of numbers, that is unschooling. And by stated interest, I mean that the child is asking for more outlets beyond what he has already created for himself. One daughter's first introduction to a math textbook came when she was six years old and sufficiently frustrated with a math adventure game for 4th to 6th graders. She knew enough to score well, but she realized that she was missing something, because her scoring was not consistent. She grew frustrated but still wanted to solve the problem on her own, so I went in search of more resources to assist her. I downloaded a few worksheets, but she was not interested in the repetition of them, nor did they get at the heart of her question. We borrowed some math books from the library, both nonfiction and textbooks, and at her leisure, she went through and got what she wanted. Then the teaching materials were gone and she was back to exploring math concepts in her world on her terms.
Unschooling is an orderly and effective learning style, which differs from other homeschool methods in two main areas: 1) motivation and 2) trust.
The Motivation to Unschool
When unschooling, the motivation to learn comes from the student. For example, an Unschooler studies physics because she is interested in learning how to exit the off ramp at 50mph. She notices that every time she drives with her uncle, he is able to take the off ramp at 50 mph, and yet she can only go 35mph before she begins to loose control. He insists she will do better with time and practice, but she wants to shorten the learning curve, and this becomes her motivation to learn physics.
A student following the school model, at home or in a school, studies physics because his birth date reflects it is time. This student may indeed be interested in the same information the Unschooler seeks, but his introduction to physics is based on the interests of others and not his own.
The Unschooler, taking control of her education and focusing on her interests and multiple intelligences, races go-carts, sets up elaborate toy race track experiments, watches NASCAR, reads non-fiction works by Richard Feynman, digs up dissertations on trajectory and vectors, and crashes a few physics study groups with a college friend. The Unschooler's seemingly unconventional introduction and path through physics not only serves a real purpose in her life, but forms the foundation for further exploration.
The school-at-home student follows a well-paved path through trajectory and vectors as outlined in the latest award-winning high school textbook, which meets strict state and national assessment standards. This student may or may not be able to remember the principles he has studied one week after the exam, and his ability to apply the concepts to a real world situation at a later date may also be questionable.
Trusting the Unschooling Process
On the surface, the Unschooling student and the school-at-home student may appear the same, but the pursuit of physics comes from different sources of motivation and follows different paths of trust. The Unschooler trusts that her search will be fruitful and benefit her, regardless of "detours" she may make along the way. After all, you can't study physics without getting bitten by the calculus bug, now can you? And is it really a "waste" if the Unschooler goes off on a derivatives tangent for a few weeks? Or even stops the pursuit of trajectory and determines the physics and chemistry of the combustion engine is more interesting and decides to build one? The rigidness of the school-at-home student's curriculum can not allow for such diversions. The school-at-home student can only cover the material outlined in the textbook, in the order presented lest something be lost or overlooked.
The school-at-home student trusts that because of his curriculum, he has received a good introduction to material that will be required of him later in a college setting. He is satisfied knowing that his transcript has been enhanced with the addition of physics and that his prospects for admission to the college of his choice will be improved. Subconsciously, the school-at-home student has also learned that there are limits to his knowledge and potential without the necessary influences of outside authorities.
Unschooling is simply letting your child pursue her interests as they meet her needs, with all the parental commitment and support of time, attention and resources that is typically reserved for "school." The ability to trust the student and his or her unique combination of intelligences is key to the success of unschooling. Instead of measuring intelligence by the strict standards of linguistics and logical-mathematical ability as preferred in the school model, Unschoolers learn to capitalize on the multiple intelligences that uniquely combine in each individual. The more intelligences employed in the process of learning, the more concrete the learning becomes, which is why unschooling is so successful. Success in college and beyond requires independent, creative and resourceful learners -- people who know how to learn. If that is the goal, then start now and "train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." The Holy Bible, Proverbs 22:6.
Peace,
Indigo
Connections Academy
Connections Academy is the virtual school but from what I've seen K-12 is even worse.It may work with someone with 1 or 2 kids but anymore than that your setting yourself up for heartache. Peace, Indigo
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deep, interesting
deep, interesting .....
Became Become Becomming is expressive of RasTafarI that Became for INI To Become the freedom that is most Becomming of US.
OMG!!!
Wow thats a lot. What is the name of the virtual program that you are using? As far as us incorporating our lessons, we will NOT be including the virtual school anywhere near what we do in our "unschooling" lessons...It is simply something that we plan to do with him ourselves(mainly with his history and life lessons). I will visualize clarity and simplicity for you and your children throughout your transitioning process, and I would LOVE to hear what you end up coming up with as far as curriculum. There is a homeschooling/unschooling section in the forums: http://ymib.com/daily-inspiration/speak-forums/family-life/home-schoolin... and I would love to see it flourish with home/unschooling ideas and curriculum ideas, projects, etc. I will do my best to try to post there soon.
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