Getting Started with Homeschooling
Practical Considerations for Parents of School-Aged Children
© Beverley Paine
Index
Homeschool
Australia
Examples Of Learning Programs
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Responsibility for personal hygiene, fitness, health, safety and nutrition will be encouraged through daily practice and emphasis on healthy practices. Maintenance and selection of personal items such as clothing shall be encouraged, including basic sewing skills, laundry and shoe care. Thomas will be involved in the preparation of simple meals and housekeeping chores, including safe practices in the home. In addition, attention will be given to staying safe in the community, focussing (mainly through discussion) on issues relating to peer pressures to conform, unwanted attention, invasion of privacy, safety in the home and community, and understanding of issues relating to substance abuse.
During our holidays Thomas will be exposed to activities and learning in the area of South Australian history, including early European exploration and settlement and Aboriginal culture. This topic will be approached as a general theme, with related activities supporting learning during our trip, before and after. How people use environmental resources, both historically and at present, will be investigated.
Record Keeping
- Daily recording in personal journals by everyone.
- Excursion scrap book.
- Recording in specific subject or project books, including the use of some commercial workbooks.
- Individual children's scrap books for all notable work produced.
- Photographic journal of outings and events of educational and social natures.
- Audio and video recording where appropriate.
- Collection of calendar pages.
- Collection of participation and meritorious certificates.
- Collection of television guide pages with educational (and other) programs watched highlighted.
Evaluation
- Use of commercial tests, individualised tests.
- Reference to checklists in subject areas, and to National Curriculum Guidelines (and former Attainment Levels literature), educational literature and curriculum materials and texts.
- Continuous reflection (by parent and children) of abilities, attitudes, feelings, preferences, goals, learnings, processes.
Resources
- Regular use of local Library and Noarlunga Library, access to Teacher Resource Library at local school (curriculum guidelines and texts), use of own reference and fiction library.
- Regular use of educational institutions such as Museums, Galleries, Theatres, National and Conservation Parks, etc.
- Use of commercial texts and educational computer software in subject areas.
- Access to community activity programs, including those specifically for children, e.g. Junior Friends of the South Australian Museum.
- PC Repair Course, International Correspondence Schools
- Participation in community festivals and events, e.g. Adelaide Festival of Arts events and local exhibitions.
- Participation in Fleurieu Home Based Learners Network group events, including camps, excursions, picnics, activity-based days, newsletter production.
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Excerpt from Getting Started with Homeschooling, Practical Considerations
© Beverley Paine, 1997
