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6 year old son keeps getting kicked out of school
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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 716913" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>Hi Kim,</p><p></p><p>Just a quick message, as I am waiting to get on a plane, but I will tell you what I do.</p><p></p><p>I combine history and science.</p><p></p><p>I started at the beginning-the Big Bang, the universe, planets and stars, etc. We went through the development of the earth, the development of living things, dinosaurs, pre-history of humans, and work our way to written history. </p><p></p><p>We study the flora and fauna of the regions we study, so when in Egypt, we do desert life, plant life, the scientific advancements of the time (such as simple machines like levers, pulleys, incline planes, etc. to build pyramids) boat building, early farming practices, weather patterns, food, religion, etc.</p><p></p><p>In the golden age of Greece, we study the advancements in medicine, government, astronomy, etc.</p><p></p><p>We make foods from that culture.</p><p></p><p>My daughter loves science but is lukewarm on history/social studies. We did a lot of hands-on, experiments, etc.</p><p></p><p>I think, to really understand history and science, you have to see how it develops through the ages.</p><p></p><p>We also left time to explore whatever interests her at the time, usually Science.</p><p></p><p>I got her into nature journaling and we spend time writing about what we are studying or observations in the nature journal. </p><p></p><p>She would write creative stories sometimes about the bugs, snakes, fish etc. that we would find.</p><p></p><p>We also used Story Cubes for writing.</p><p></p><p>I use historical fiction to cement the history in her mind. I love the books chosen by Sonlight/Bookshark. I use lots of kid-friendly biographies of famous scientists and leaders. We watch a lot of documentaries.</p><p></p><p>We studied US history in depth and studied the development of government, the states as they were created, the presidents as they came into office, etc.</p><p></p><p>We are on the last few decades of the 20th Century now.</p><p></p><p>We will start an in-depth study of countries around the world next.</p><p>Sorry this is so disjointed, don't have time to proofread!</p><p>Gotta go!</p><p></p><p>Apple</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 716913, member: 16024"] Hi Kim, Just a quick message, as I am waiting to get on a plane, but I will tell you what I do. I combine history and science. I started at the beginning-the Big Bang, the universe, planets and stars, etc. We went through the development of the earth, the development of living things, dinosaurs, pre-history of humans, and work our way to written history. We study the flora and fauna of the regions we study, so when in Egypt, we do desert life, plant life, the scientific advancements of the time (such as simple machines like levers, pulleys, incline planes, etc. to build pyramids) boat building, early farming practices, weather patterns, food, religion, etc. In the golden age of Greece, we study the advancements in medicine, government, astronomy, etc. We make foods from that culture. My daughter loves science but is lukewarm on history/social studies. We did a lot of hands-on, experiments, etc. I think, to really understand history and science, you have to see how it develops through the ages. We also left time to explore whatever interests her at the time, usually Science. I got her into nature journaling and we spend time writing about what we are studying or observations in the nature journal. She would write creative stories sometimes about the bugs, snakes, fish etc. that we would find. We also used Story Cubes for writing. I use historical fiction to cement the history in her mind. I love the books chosen by Sonlight/Bookshark. I use lots of kid-friendly biographies of famous scientists and leaders. We watch a lot of documentaries. We studied US history in depth and studied the development of government, the states as they were created, the presidents as they came into office, etc. We are on the last few decades of the 20th Century now. We will start an in-depth study of countries around the world next. Sorry this is so disjointed, don't have time to proofread! Gotta go! Apple [/QUOTE]
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