Download - Homeschooling 2013/14
…just a glimpse….
HOMESCHOOLING 2013/14
WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK WE
DO… (CLICK BELOW)
WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO…
MOM SEEMED TO THINK I NEEDED
MY OWN SPACE TO WORK…
BUT WHO NEEDS A DESK WHEN
THERE’S SO MUCH TO EXPLORE
OUTSIDE?!
Of course I researched all I could about
Niagara Falls before we went, and I
learned so much while I was there!
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/scienc
efacts/earth/niagarafalls.html
ALTHOUGH I DID USE WORKBOOKS
WITH SOME SUBJECTS……
Some of my favorite books were:
The Little House Series
Beverly Cleary Ramona Collection
Sign of the Beaver
Freedom Train
American Girl Series
…and for fun, all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books
I love to read!!
I ENJOYED CHAPTER BOOKS FOR
MUCH OF MY LITERACY LEARNING.
I MADE LAP-BOOKS
I LIKED TO WRITE SINCE I WAS SMALL, BUT
THIS YEAR I LEARNED HOW TO ORGANIZE MY
THOUGHTS!
EVEN DAD HELPED ME BUILD MY
VOCABULARY SKILLS!
MOM SAYS LEARNING HAPPENS
EVERYDAY, ALL THE TIME. SHE LIKES
TO TEACH ME ABOUT DIFFERENT
CULTURES AND SUPPLY AND
DEMAND AT THE WEST SIDE MARKET
IN CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND IS FUN, BUT I’VE ALSO
LEARNED ABOUT MANY OTHER OHIO
PLACES AND HOW TO GET AROUND
USING A MAP THROUGH GEOGRAPHY!
I AM PROUD TO HAVE 8 PRESIDENTS
COME FROM OHIO! THE MCKINLEY
MUSEUM , MONUMENT, AND SCIENCE
CENTER TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT
THEM.
DID YOU KNOW I WANT TO BE A
SCIENTIST WHEN I GROW UP?
ASTRONOMY WAS MY FAVORITE AREA
TO STUDY THIS YEAR, BUT I ALSO
LIKED LEARNING LIFE SCIENCE.
THAT’S ME PETTING A COCKROACH
AND DISSECTING A PUMPKIN WHILE I
PERFORM MY FAMOUS MANIACAL
LAUGH, ALL IN THE NAME OF
SCIENCE.
OH YEAH…STATES OF MATTER
WAS FUN TO EXPLORE!
GOD’S CREATION IS AMAZING TO
EXPLORE; ESPECIALLY AT LAKE ERIE!
I LEARNED ABOUT FOSSILS, SHELLS,
AND BREAKERS ON THIS MINI FIELD-
TRIP.
LEARNING ABOUT NUTRITION, THE
BODY SYSTEMS, AND PRACTICING
LARGE AND SMALL MOTOR SKILLS
FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS FUN
WHEN YOU’RE MY AGE!!
MATH…WHO COULD FORGET MATH? I NOW KNOW
HOW TO TRADE, BORROW, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, AND
TOO MANY OTHER SKILLS TO LIST! I WORKED HARD
IN MATH THIS YEAR!
ART !! I LEARNED ABOUT THE LIVES OF
THE ARTISTS I LIKE, SUCH AS VAN GOGH,
MONET, MATISSE, DAVINCI, AND
RENOIR……
I ALSO LEARNED ABOUT HOW ART
HAS CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE
YEARS, FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO
MODERN ART. THAT’S MY
FINGERPRINT ART BELOW.
WE MADE A FEW VISITS TO THE
CLEVELAND ART MUSEUM. MY
FAVORITE ITEMS WERE THE
ARTIFACTS FROM BIBLE TIMES AND
THE MUMMY TOMBS!
WE ALSO VISITED THE BOTANICAL
GARDENS, FULL OF NEW
INFORMATION ABOUT PLANTS I
DIDN’T EVEN KNOW EXISTED!!.
I LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT CAREERS THIS YEAR. WHEN I TOLD MOM I
WANTED TO WORK IN A CIRCUS, SHE MADE SURE THE ENTERTAINERS TOLD ME
HOW HARD THE JOB IS AND THAT THEY RARELY SLEEP BECAUSE THEY WORK
SO HARD!!
MOM’S CAREER IDEA: HARRY
LONDON CHOCOLATE FACTORY
HEHE!! WE TOOK A TOUR AND GOT
TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING IS MADE.
THE BEST FIELD TRIP I HAD WAS DISNEY WORLD! THERE WAS A
LOT TO LEARN AT ANIMAL KINGDOM. IT’S DIVIDED UP INTO
DIFFERENT MINI-REGIONS OF THE WORLD, SO I GOT TO SEE
HOW DIFFERENT AREAS OF OUR WORLD LOOK AND ACT.
THE GREATEST LESSONS I LEARNED
WERE NOT FOUND IN A BOOK. THEY
WERE FELT WITH MY HEART. I WAS
BAPTIZED BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD
WHAT JESUS DID FOR ME…..
I WAS THE FLOWER GIRL IN MY
COUSIN’S WEDDING, WHICH MADE
ME HAPPY BECAUSE I LOVE HER
VERY MUCH….
I MADE SOME NEW FRIENDS…
AND I LOST A GOOD FRIEND.
ALL THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE
MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE
AND I AM HAPPY I CHOSE TO BE
HOMESCHOOLED THIS YEAR!