Lisa in the UP of MI
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That is my 11yo ds's area of interest. He started off with Snap Circuits, Scratch programming, and LEGO Mindstorms in elementary school. He's been programming in Python and using breadboards and other "real" electronics equipment for about 2 years now. I know one thing he used to get started was the Arduino Project Handbook series. Sometimes he does projects following instructions in his books and other times he makes up his own projects. He and his brothers also take apart various things, like their old broken remote controlled cars and a kid sized gator, and fix them.
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It sounds like he is happy. Make sure he has the supplies that he needs to do what he is interested in and let him do it. He'll learn way more doing that than completing more school work.
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1 hour ago, stripe said:
Has she visited the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum? They do have some books in their online shop, too.
We went there when she was 3 or 4. DH went to graduate school at Michigan Tech. We now live in Southern Wisconsin. But going to the geology museum at UW Madison would be a great idea!
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My rising senior would like to take Mineralogy as her science next year. Any ideas? She found a few texts on Amazon that she thought looked interesting, but any ideas would be helpful. Thanks!
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I'm looking for an online Spanish 4 class for my rising senior. Any recommendations? She has used the Avancemos series with Kolbe Academy for the last three years so that would be ideal, but we are open to all ideas. Thanks!
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So thankful that we went through finding a place to take AP tests last year. We are able to use the same school as last year (not our school district but another local one).
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On 8/18/2020 at 9:43 PM, Serenade said:
Ugh. My son had his first organic chem lab tonight, and he called and said he doesn't think he can do it, and he wants to come home. 😥 It doesn't help that he's also taking physics, genetics and a scientific research class. He's a junior transfer and he is seriously overwhelmed. I will pass on to him what you said above. He's a biology major who doesn't plan to go into any health fields, but organic chem is required for general biology majors. He loves biology, but chem, not so much.
These were the same classes that I took the first semester of my sophomore year as a biochemistry major (though the research was just doing organic chemistry research with a professor 6+ hours a week). I spent a lot of time studying, but it was doable. It was definitely my hardest year in college!
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DD wants to prepare for the AP English Language and Composition test this year, but does not want another online course. What materials would you recommend? Thanks!
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On 7/17/2020 at 4:11 PM, Lisa in the UP of MI said:
We're still working on planning for my 11th grader. So far we know:
AP Calculus AB: Kolbe Academy Online
AP Biology: Kolbe Academy Online
Spanish III: Kolbe Academy Online
Probably American History, either a one year course, or the first half of a two year course
Possibly Government
English 11, though no idea what we will be using
Art, but not sure what we will be using
At least one more elective
We have the rest of dd's subjects decided, but not what materials we'll be using.
She will be taking the three classes at Kolbe Academy (AP Calculus, AP Biology, and Spanish III).
She wants to prep at home for the AP English Language and Composition exam, but not take an online class.
Government & Ecomonics, 1 semester each
Drawing & Painting, 1 semester each
Religion 11
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We're still working on planning for my 11th grader. So far we know:
AP Calculus AB: Kolbe Academy Online
AP Biology: Kolbe Academy Online
Spanish III: Kolbe Academy Online
Probably American History, either a one year course, or the first half of a two year course
Possibly Government
English 11, though no idea what we will be using
Art, but not sure what we will be using
At least one more elective
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My oldest dd is taking AP courses and would be taking DE, too, if we lived closer to a college. These classes are a good fit for her. I'm guessing that most of my other kids won't take them.
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I'll have 4 kids using AAS next year. They each do their own level. I usually do level one 4 days a week, but the other levels we only use 2 days a week, completing half of the lesson each day. I've never tried combining them, but they all started level 1 in kindergarten or first grade.
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My 9th grader will take a 0.5 credit government course next year alongside the first half of American history. I haven't planned for my 11th grader yet. She'll take it either next year or in 12th. She'll also take American history at some point during the next two years.
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On 4/22/2020 at 7:15 AM, kristin0713 said:
Has she ever used the Apologia Zoology books? I know they say K-6th, but they would make a pretty thorough course if you have her work through all three in a school year.
She has not. I had not even thought of these. How much of the books cover internal anatomy?
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My upcoming 7th grader will be studying life science next year. She is less interested in the insides of animals and more interested in the outside, especially animal behavior, habitats, etc. (No dissections here!) Any ideas for resources?
Note: She'll probably use at least part of a life science text, but I would like to include more about animals in a way that interests her. She is considering a career with animals, though not a veterinarian. Something more like a zoo keeper, dog trainer, boarding horses, etc.
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On 3/6/2020 at 2:24 PM, lewelma said:
I'm also interested in feedback on the age thing. 55 is pretty late to walk into the job market. But I look young -- just need to dye my hair. 🙂
My dad was around that age when he got his current job. He had retired from 30+ years at a paper mill (had worked his way up and had been a superintendent for the last 10+ years) a few months earlier. That job was stressful and had very long hours. At his new job, he is only doing the part of his old job that he loved the most. He now works for Focus on Energy and helps paper mills save energy and money. A lot of people at his job are older, I think partly because it receives its funding each year and offers no insurance. He is just happy to be doing something that he loves and making some money while doing it and will continue to do so as long as his health and the funding holds up.
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My 5yo loves the online lessons and worksheets from Progressive Phonics. He also really likes the letter and word dry erase cards from Usborne.
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16 hours ago, questionlover96 said:
I am part of a local homeschooling club. How do you teach a first grader coding and computer skills? My six year old niece wants to take coding lessons with me next school year and I have no clue where to start. Any tips and recommendations on teachers and resources are welcome.
I do already have some coding toys. I want to start off with the basics and go from there. She is a strong visual learner if that helps. I have absolutely no experience of programming or coding. My skills need to be developed. But I am totally sure that I can learn with her.
My kids have used Scratch and Scratch Jr. You could take a look at each and decide which would be the best level for her. They can both be downloaded for free, but I'm pretty sure that Scratch Jr. needs to be on a tablet or phone. There are lots of books with project ideas and we also have a set of task cards for Scratch Jr.
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41 minutes ago, leahtalbot96 said:
Can I ask you a question?
What do you do for PE? Where do you find a children's bible study class?
We have PE at our weekly enrichment classes. For Bible, I just pick a children's Bible and read it to my kids two times a week.
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We'll probably subscribe to Homeschool Connections unlimited access soon to try it out. If we like it, this will likely be our plan. If not, I'll have to fill in some holes.
English 9: HC grade 9 writing courses and a few literature courses (or The Power in Your Hands with a Lightning Literature course), if the literature courses we pick do not cover American literature, I'll pick at least a few American novels, short stories, and poems to go along with history, Rod & Staff English
Geometry: probably Jacob's Geometry using the HC recorded course
Observational Astronomy: Signs and Seasons: Understanding the Elements of Classical Astronomy with field journal, plus some tbd supplements
Early American History (probably 0.5-0.75 credit): Lands of Hope and Promise (first half), possibly with HC recorded course, with some tbd supplements
Government (probably 0.5-0.75 credit): 2 HC recorded courses, possibly with some supplements
Religion: Bible readings & a few HC recorded courses
Logic: if we don't finish it this year, we'll continue The Art of Argument
Spanish I: most likely either a HC recorded course or Spanish Now, possibly a live course??
Computer Science (0.5 credit): HC course or have dh teach him
Now that I write that out, I see that I'll have lots of holes to fill if Homeschool Connections doesn't work out. Luckily, several things will stay the same, I'll just have to provide the structure and assignments. I'm glad I was already planning on trying it out soon, so I can make changes sooner rather than later, if needed. Even if we do like it, I'm not sure if I want to use it for that many courses.
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My 6th grader has been asking to try French. We've dabbled with Spanish over the years. I took four years in high school so it seemed like the obvious choice. I have no experience with French. For now, I'd just like some fun things for her to play around with, either free websites or books or software that we might borrow from the library. If she is still interested by next school year we might try something a little more formal, then I'd probably sign her up for a class in 8th or 9th grade.
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Math: Singapore Math 1
Language Arts: AAS 1, copywork, finish OPGTR if needed, read alouds, and read books to his siblings and me
History: maybe American History for Young Catholics
Science: probably science encyclopedias, possibly tagging along with his older brothers while they do hands-on projects from a kit
Spanish: tag along with older siblings using La Clase Divertida
Religion: Bible, Catechism, saint stories
Not sure what else, but probably something as this kid needs lots of project suggestions to keep him busy.
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Math: Singapore Math 5
Language Arts: AAS 5, Rod & Staff English, something for writing, The Treasure Trove of Literature 1
American History/Geography: Our United States of America
Science: probably half of Harcourt Science 6, with hands-on projects with his 3rd grade brother (I'll probably buy a kit for them to complete together).
Spanish: La Clase Divertida
Religion: Bible, Catechism, saint stories
Logic: Mindbenders
For Fun: He spends a few hours or more every day using his Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and various electronics parts to make all sorts of cool projects. I might have him do a recorded course on computer programming through Homeschool Connections, too, if he is interested.
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Math: Singapore Math 3
Language Arts: AAS 3, Rod & Staff English, Dictation Day by Day, something more for writing, lots of read alouds and books for him to read
History/Geography: Our United States of America
Science: not sure, maybe half of Harcourt Science 4, hands-on projects with his 5th grade brother
Spanish: continue La Clase Divertida with siblings
Religion: Bible, Catechim, saint stories
Other: Mindbenders, lots of Snap Circuits, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi projects with his 5th grade brother
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This book looks really good. My kids learn really well with this kind of book. It looks like an easier first step compared to what my ds used. (The first Arduino book was actually a present from a relative for his older brother, but he is the one who took the book, bought a kit on Amazon, and built many of the projects).