Homeschool Chat

[NHWX]

Disney_Angel,

We'll be arriving just as you're leaving! We're in Disney September 20-27.

NHWX

 

[Disney_Angel]

Disney_Angel - We'll just be leaving as you're arriving

Here's something cute I received today:

I Will Survive (the first year of homeschooling)
Originally written and produced by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris
Originally performed by Gloria Gaynor
Mercilessly altered with apologies by Natalie Criss

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First I was afraid
I was petrified.
Kept thinking I could never teach
'Cause I'm not certified.
But we spent so many nights
Reteaching homework that was wrong.
I grew strong,
so now I teach my kids at home!
We study math
and outer space.
I just kept on despite the fear
with a big smile across my face.
I bought a set of Base Ten blocks.
I bought books with answer keys.
My parents think we're nuts,
but they don't even bother me

Come on, let's go walk out the door.
We're on the road now,
'cause we're not home much anymore
My friends would laugh and say we'd be unsocialized.
I heard one mumble
that I'd give up by July.
Oh no, not I!
I will survive!
As long as I know how to read
I know we'll be alright.
I've got all my life to learn.
I've got energy to burn.
and I'll survive.
I will survive.

It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart.
Decided to attend
a play date at the local park,
and I met oh so many moms
who offered eagerly to help.
They used to cry.
Now they hold their heads up high,
and so do we!
My kids are cool!
They're not those chained up little people
stuck inside at school.
So if you feel like dropping by
and just expect us to be free
you'd better call ahead first
'cause we're probably busy

Oh thanks! This is just what I need . Everyone said we would give up...we are now entering our third year of un-schooling at home!

 

[DAISY DUCK FAN!]

Hello!
We homeschool our boys here in NJ.
We'll be in WDW on September 18th-25th.

 

[Disney_Angel]

Any suggestions of must see's in the Japan and China pavillions?
We are studying China and Feudal Japan this school year.

 

[Disney_Angel]

Disney_Angel,

We'll be arriving just as you're leaving! We're in Disney September 20-27.

NHWX

I hope you have a great time!

 

[Disney_Angel]

Any idea for un-schooling in Future World? We have a science unit on Pushes and Pulls. Last year in Innovations I remember the testing labs and I thought they had some good examples that could demonstrate this. Any thoughts ?

 

[lori1043]

My girls loved picking out an oyster and geting pearls in Japan. They tin toy exhibit in China is cool. We taught out girls "hello" and "thank you" in all the languages EPCOT WS represents. The Chinese ladies by the KIDCOT were most impressed in all of WS. The kids had fun with them!

We made a Chinese zodiac calendar and Japanese lanterns. We had so much fun with it.

Oh and don't forget the candy lady in Japan. I think it is Japan!!!

Lori

 

[jaycns]

I have long tried to keep up a discussion about educational Disney ideas. I didn't do such an awesome job with keeping it going. But the thread itself (though not a recent one) has some great ideas!! I would love to see any great ideas you all have added to it.

We home school year round here and I base our July/August summer work on Disney inspired projects. We all have a lot of fun and learn quite a bit while doing it. We usually follow up our summer of learning with a fall trip to Disney (you have to love being able to travel in the off season ).

This year we are going to be staying at the WL. We studied about our National Parks, Native Americans, trains and mammals of North America in July. This month we are focusing on Frontierland (it just fits with the whole WL theme thing). We are going to study the Grand Canyon, Utah, mining, read about ghost towns,and do a bit of rock collecting and geology study as tie ins to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We will read the Brier Rabbit stories, make up our own Brier Rabbit stories, study some of the songs, art forms, foods and stories contributed by slaves to the American culture, learn about the Underground Railroad, visit a cave, learn about swamps and discuss plantation life using Splash Mountain as our Disney tie in.

I know that other Disney loving home schoolers must have even better ideas...I would love to hear them!

Here is the thread I was talking about:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1145853

 

[HomeschoolMama]

The shirts are on sale The shirts are on sale The shirts are on sale

Questions- do the shirt run true to size? are they a thick or thin cotton?
this is the shirt I want to get:

and here's the shirt colors:

I just bought a shirt there a month ago... I bought my son who's in a 5/6 the 6-8 and it's a good fit. If you want a 7/8, I would go up a size. I bought the unsocialized hser shirt. It's a nice thick, Hanes 50/50 t-shirt.

 

[wvdislover]

I just ordered my HS stuff for this year, and I'm a bundle of nerves, hoping I picked the right stuff. My DD11 has Asperger's Syndrome and was having problems in school, both socially and academically (possibly b/c of the social issues), so we pulled her out 3/4 of the way through the year this past school year and did SOS for the last 9 weeks of school. Didn't go as well as I'd hoped (complex issues and a schedule in front of her every day reminding her of what didn't get finished the day before ). This year, we're trying unit studies instead, so I ordered the Vacation Education Books studies on Magic Kingdom and Epcot to work on before, during, and right after our vacation. I also ordered Portraits of American Girlhood (American Girls unit study--she's REALLY excited about this!) and Teaching Textbooks for math. I have spent SO much time looking at different stuff, I'm absolutely worn out, so I really hope I have made good decisions for her. BTW, we leave Sept 23 for WDW (Beach Club), then Sept 29 for our 4 night cruise on the Wonder!

 

[Disney_Angel]

I have long tried to keep up a discussion about educational Disney ideas. I didn't do such an awesome job with keeping it going. But the thread itself (though not a recent one) has some great ideas!! I would love to see any great ideas you all have added to it.

a cave, learn about swamps and discuss plantation life using Splash MountainWe home school year round here and I base our July/August summer work on Disney inspired projects. We all have a lot of fun and learn quite a bit while doing it. We usually follow up our summer of learning with a fall trip to Disney (you have to love being able to travel in the off season ).

This year we are going to be staying at the WL. We studied about our National Parks, Native Americans, trains and mammals of North America in July. This month we are focusing on Frontierland (it just fits with the whole WL theme thing). We are going to study the Grand Canyon, Utah, mining, read about ghost towns,and do a bit of rock collecting and geology study as tie ins to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We will read the Brier Rabbit stories, make up our own Brier Rabbit stories, study some of the songs, art forms, foods and stories contributed by slaves to the American culture, learn about the Underground Railroad, visit as our Disney tie in.

I know that other Disney loving home schoolers must have even better ideas...I would love to hear them!

Here is the thread I was talking about:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1145853

Thanks....when learning about slavery make sure you pick up the book called "Follow the Drining Gourd"....never again will you look at the big dipper the same. Our dd particularly likes this story.

 

[Tikitoi]

Anyone who homeschools their children/child

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This is something I am seriously thinking of doing for medical reasons. DD is a Type I diabetic and last year we had such a bad experience with nurse ratchet who had ZERO bed side manner qualities. Anyway, new school so new nurse this year. I'm just worried about something happening with DD being in Jr high this year and the changing of class rooms that she will be so into where she needs to go to next and with there being many teachers to deal with this year that if her sugar level is low or gets too low that she may not pay enough attention to it. I know, talk to the teachers and of course DD but I still am very concerned with this being so new to her. I am just wondering about homeschooling, since it would be up to me/parent to do it how you who do homeschool work this into your schedule every day? I mean do you work an outside job on top of it? I still have to work, since I am a single parent. And yes it would mean me getting a sitter or someone for her while I am working. Just not sure what to really do, I geuss.
(I had this posted on another board, but did the ol' copy/paste).

 

[bear74]

we will be at POP Sept. 20- Sept 29 We are Homeschooling our oldest who is 5

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

TIKITOI- I do not work, but I am sure some one on here does and can give you the schedule they use!! While you are away from her, this would be a good time for her to read some great classical children's stories. We use lots of books like this (we follow the Charlotte Mason approach which uses books instead of all traditional textbooks). Anyway, if you think this is best for her, it probably is!! Mom's know!! Have you discussed this with her? If you are gonna be gone for part of the day/evening this is going to require lots of consistency and she has to understand that she is really gonna have to be relied upon and make this work.

I bet she will be relieved and grateful!. It will work out fine--you just need to decide what needs to be done and then stick to it.All hsing is a little tough at the beginning-this is a new thing for you both, but hang in there and remember---WE like to answer questions from each other & somebody else has usually went through what ever you are facing!!

 

[Lilogirl]

I just ordered my HS stuff for this year, and I'm a bundle of nerves, hoping I picked the right stuff. My DD11 has Asperger's Syndrome and was having problems in school, both socially and academically (possibly b/c of the social issues), so we pulled her out 3/4 of the way through the year this past school year and did SOS for the last 9 weeks of school. Didn't go as well as I'd hoped (complex issues and a schedule in front of her every day reminding her of what didn't get finished the day before ). This year, we're trying unit studies instead, so I ordered the Vacation Education Books studies on Magic Kingdom and Epcot to work on before, during, and right after our vacation. I also ordered Portraits of American Girlhood (American Girls unit study--she's REALLY excited about this!) and Teaching Textbooks for math. I have spent SO much time looking at different stuff, I'm absolutely worn out, so I really hope I have made good decisions for her. BTW, we leave Sept 23 for WDW (Beach Club), then Sept 29 for our 4 night cruise on the Wonder!

OOH-can you share where you found the Studies on MK and EP and the American Girls unit studies? (Please!)

 

[Ellester]

Thanks....when learning about slavery make sure you pick up the book called "Follow the Drining Gourd"....never again will you look at the big dipper the same. Our dd particularly likes this story.

"Who Owns the Sun" by Stacy Chbosky is another great one. I cry every time.

 

[Ellester]

OOH-can you share where you found the Studies on MK and EP and the American Girls unti studies? (Please!)

http://www.gatewaytoknowledge.com/us7.html for the AG study.

 

[bumbershoot]

I just finished page 4 and the number of pages I've just opened up based on curricula mentioned is mind-blowing.


I'm a dedicated future homeschooler in WA that is getting more and more scared as DS gets older. He's 4 and is yearning to learn, so of course I've bought some Kumon books and another big "preschool" workbook that he's loving.

But as time goes on, I'm getting nervous. How do I find out what curriculum to start with? How do I find out what kids are supposed to know by the end of their schooling? I can picture myself helping him learn all this amazing stuff, but then he'll be 17 and I'll realize I forgot to teach him something basic, LOL.

For those who *started* at home, what did you start with? And when did you start?


(Now I'll go back to continuing to read through the whole thread...to page 5 I go!)


editing to add something. Since I'm kind of asking for suggestions, it's worth noting that we are NOT religious, and so the more non-religious the suggestions can be, the better. Though I know we can just skip things if needed...I'm just the kind of person who doesn't like skipping pages (I've not finished three books in my entire life!).

 

[bumbershoot]

Looks like if I had been patient, page 5 has just about the exact same question, with many responses. Thanks, cajunrose, for asking in the spring all that I just asked!

 

[LegoMom3]

OOH-can you share where you found the Studies on MK and EP and the American Girls unit studies? (Please!)

Here's the link for the Epcot & MK studies:

http://vacationeducationbooks.net/Products.aspx


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