Getting Started with Homeschooling
Practical Considerations for Parents of School-Aged Children
© Beverley Paine
Index
Homeschool
Australia
Some Examples Of Recording And Evaluation
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The headings on the following example are only a sample of what you can use. You can redesign the forms as often as you need to - flexibility and adapting to changing circumstances and need are the cornerstone of a successful homeschooling learning program.
The following example demonstrates an adapted diary or journal approach, where specific
educational activities for a given month have been highlighted with traditional curriculum areas in a special column ruled on the right. This allows a quick overview of the curriculum coverage
for the month.
| FHBLN day Wil's - played chess games, computer games, children played in creek and ball games (Jill and her children and Manuela's children were there.) | Maths, Language Cooperation/Tea Physical/Sport |
| Tristan and Roger slept over - Roger and Tristan played computer, also did some drawing, played well. | Social, Art Maths, Language |
| BBQ at our place - lots of people turned up, kids went for a walk to the swamp and played together. LETS market. April traded B$198 of beads. New friends. | Social, Physical, Maths, Society & Environment |
| FOSAM - Taxidermists demonstrated how to prepare a tawny frogmouth for storage, walked around stuffed animal cages and competed worksheet. | Social, Science Environment, Language |
| April helped Robin make her a new desk. April helping with painting spare room ready for her to move into. Bought divan and painted it and the mirror frame. | Craft, Technology Cooperation Maths |
| Roger and Thomas spent several days rebuilding and making bigger Roger's treehouse. | Craft, Maths Technology |
| Thomas repaired hatchet with Robin's guidance. | Craft, Technology Health - Safety |
| Roger and Thomas lit fire for BBQ lunch, cutting wood with hatchets. Played by fire all afternoon. | Health - Survival Skills & Safety, Science |
| New game on computer - Pirates, strategy game a bit like chess. | Maths, Cooperation |
| FHBLN at Wil's - Robin demonstrated batteries by making an organic potato battery and measuring current using meter. Then everyone got busy for two or more hours building lighthouses and decorating them - use of electronics, soldering iron, power circuits and switches. Computer and ball games, had a go on the Internet. | Science, Technology Art/Craft, Maths Team/group work Cooperation Physical & Sport |
| Gave Roger new journal, as kangaroo ate last one. | Language |
| Olive picking and processing over two days with Heidt Leighs and Gloria's family; BBQ lunch. | Society/Environment Social |
| Eastern spinebill flew into window and we kept it warm and April identified using bird book. | Environment Language |
| Watched Cutthroat Island - Thomas and Roger built lego pirate ships (ties in nicely with Endeavour Replica excursion). | Language Maths, History |
| Attended Learning Styles Workshop (Beverley, Robin, April) - boys played with other HBL kids all day with little adult supervision - indoor and outside games. Stayed with friends - used Internet. Watched olives being processed into oil. | Technology Language Physical & Sport Maths (games) Study Skills |
| Made paper helicopters and experimented with size and shape to determine speed and drag factor. | Science Technology |
| Collected pine needles from forest floor for guinea pig cage. Discussed different types of fungi. | Science Environment |
| Roger and Thomas replacing motors in slot cars from racing car set with higher power motors. | Technology Science |
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Excerpt from Getting Started with Homeschooling, Practical Considerations
© Beverley Paine, 1997
