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Jun 03, 2010
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Powerpoint
by: Julie B.

We have to turn in something to our school once a year. I have the kids create a powerpoint of what they have done for the year to share with our friends. I then send this to the coordinators at the school.

Love your site. Thanks for all the great ideas!

Apr 28, 2010
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deschooling/unschooling record keeping
by: Lori D.

Great reply Julie and I would totally endorse the grid system idea. One of the things I've done in the past is pick up one of those desk calendar pads the really large ones at an office supply store and stick it on the wall (during the summer is a great time to do this) and just record in the big blocks what you do every day. And then your "writing assignment" for the week is just pick one item and see if you can 1) categorize it into a "subject" (or subjects even better) remember one activity can count for many) and write a simple one or 2 sentence blurb written in educationese. (I usually do this part on my computer because as you get better at it, and you will, the creative juices start to flow and you'll be able to edit past entries). Just as a hint look for the following type of activities within the activity your child is doing For e.g.(reading (can be reading a cereal box), communicating (doesn't necessary need to be "in writing") viewing (that's a great one), observing is another good scientific term, discussions (which is part of communication/language), any board game which requires dice and counting spaces would be included in the math category, history is anything that happened up to the present day so if you discuss something that happened last week that "counts", any time you go somewhere you are doing geography. Start with a subject you feel comfortable with Phys Ed maybe and then move on from there. I hope some of these hints help and the great thing is you will begin to see learning happening all the time and it will help you to relax with the whole deschooling process as well - then the fun will really begin.

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