Daniela Whittington
-
Posts
42 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Classifieds
Store
Posts posted by Daniela Whittington
-
-
10 minutes ago, HomeAgain said:
I found it for you. It starts on page 148: How To Go Camping Without a Tent.
Oldest had a paperback copy. By the time we finished his middle school years we had worn it out to the point where it split in two - and warped his copy of Dangerous Book For Boys. We did a LOT of outdoors things between literature and scouting.
I have the PDF loaded now! I’m thinking I’m going to invest in a hard copy and now I’ll look up Dangerous Book For Boys!
-
26 minutes ago, Lucy the Valiant said:
Do it! Use a tarp! Have a BLAST! (And hey, if your cloud cover allows, you mgiht be able to expand the experience with the Perseids, too! ❤️
This is the stuff amazing childhoods are made of.
If I can’t figure out a structure we can make without a tarp I definitely will use one rather than ditching the entire idea. And yes on the Perseids! I’m crossing my fingers!
P.S. I love your quote!
-
1
-
-
9 minutes ago, regentrude said:
Just go to some mountains and camp out under a rock shelter 🙂
We live really close the southern coast so no mountains for us! But I do hope we will be able to do that one day!
-
13 minutes ago, HomeAgain said:
So...if you find the free pdf of the American Handy Book for Boys, there's directions on how to build shelters based on the season.
Oldest ds and I did a lean-to style with branches when he was doing it. Youngest ds and I put up a tent. 🤣
Thank you! I’m heading to find this!
-
Did anyone build a shelter with their kids when studying the nomads? I really want to do it but I’ve never built a shelter without a tarp. Anyone have any pointers? I want to break out the cast iron and cook a meal over the campfire and camp out in our shelter overnight.
-
2
-
-
3 minutes ago, freesia said:
Another thing I did with a small group of lower elementary school students was Mystery Science. There's a short 10 min or so video to watch and then there are teacher materials for a discussion and an activity. There is prep ahead, but minimal. The kids loved it. You'd need access to tech, though.
I will definitely look into this! I think I could ask for tech.
-
1
-
-
1 hour ago, freesia said:
A PE class is fun for that age. The library usually has books with fun group games.
A Five in a Row class is like what you are describing. Read a book and do a project about it. There was a website with ideas—maybe homeschoolshare? Many mothers with multiple kids like them bc it’s harder to do that kind of fun project when you have older kids, too.
Along the same lines—read a folk tale from a country, find it on a map, do a craft from the country ( online ideas or book front the library.)
Read a simple science book ( I think there’s a series called Read and Find out—it something like that). Then do a simple science activity connected to that ( lots of books with ideas for that age group.)
Ah! Doing a craft from the story’s origin country is an idea I hadn’t considered! I could just mesh all these ideas and do a craft one week, then a science project another, or a stem idea the next. And that way if I have a week where it’s harder to get things together a craft wouldn’t be so hard to come up with.
-
1
-
-
4 hours ago, Rosie_0801 said:
You can facilitate 'Home Art Studio' or other such programs. You don't need artistic skills to supervise small children playing with paint and glue.
That's about the only class I was interested in when my kids were that small. We could and did art at home, but some things are more fun with mates.
I may be just overthinking things as usual 😂 -
I’m not sure this is the correct place to ask but here goes:
If you had a co-op that you were a member of what class/classes would you like to see available for your child in the 5-6 year old age range? I ask because I’m a member of a co-op and I was speaking with our director about the lack of classes for this age group and I’m trying to find something I could possibly volunteer to do.
Personally, I’d rather it be more than a glorified play date but I also know at this age structured time is still a bit of a challenge. I thought of doing a fairy tale and then doing a STEM project along with the story but our library also has a strong story hour so I’m not sure how much diversity that would be offering our community of children.
I also considered doing an art class but I don’t have any real training in art and honestly I’m not sure what to even do/teach in an art class at their ages. I am following an artist on YouTube to teach myself to paint with acrylics and watercolors but that’s the extent of my art knowledge.
Any ideas would be welcomed as I’m snowballing at the moment
-
1 hour ago, HeartString said:
Close Reads and The Plays the Thing are ones that I like that I think of as homeschool adjacent.
Arts of Language by Andrew Pudwa
The Bravewriter podcast.
Good Enough HomeschoolThose are all ones I listen to regularly.
Thank you for this! I had never heard of any of these so it’s a veritable gold mine of listening pleasure!
-
I’m just looking for homeschooling podcasts recommendations (preferably classically minded but Charlotte Mason is also my secondary bent). I’m trying to gear up to keep myself motivated and encouraged for the start of the new year so if you’ve got something you love please let me know!
I do already follow The Literary Life podcast at the recommendation from someone else here.
-
2 minutes ago, workingmom said:
We did Spring Garden Academy (name of our street) but it sounded so professional when speaking about our school 🙂
Our street name is the name of a color 😂 and a very boring color too. Rainbow Road Academy doesn’t sound half bad but some other colors don’t sound as great
-
8 minutes ago, MercyA said:
I think it's fun to include something personal in the name--maybe something about where you live (ex. Three Oaks Academy) or something incorporating your name or a combination of your names. The School of Whit idea is cute. 🙂
Looks like their last name is Whittington.
Thanks! I guess I can always do the fun one for now and when they get to high school we can always change it to something more serious. I think the only time I’ll even use it is for this K5 graduation diploma
-
2
-
-
4 minutes ago, bibiche said:
Oh, of course. It would help if I read. 🙄 I like it. It’s witty. 😜
I see what you did there 😂
-
9 minutes ago, bibiche said:
Is his name Whit?
No it would be a play on the last name
-
Hi guys,
our local homeschool coop is doing a K5 graduation and I’m trying to come up with a name for our homeschool for his little diploma. I wanted to do a name that reflected educating the children As a whole but my creative juices aren’t flowing.
All I have come up with is Integral Learning Homeschool but that feels a bit pretentious to me. I’d love it worded a bit differently if anyone has any ideas?
or should I just go with something fun like:
The School of Whit
-
On 3/14/2021 at 9:48 PM, Kareni said:
@Daniela Whittington, I copied an old post so some links may be outdated; there might also be revised versions of some of the books.
Some ideas in addition to The Well-Trained Mind:
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4-8 by Ruth Beechick (this book really made me feel that I could homeschool)
Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School by Rebecca Rupp
102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy
Creative Homeschooling: A Guide for Smart Families, 2nd Edition by Lisa Rivero
The Read-Aloud Handbook: Seventh Edition by Jim Trelease
For those with children in or approaching high school:
I recommend Jeanne Gowen Dennis's Homeschooling High School: Planning Ahead for College Admission; the author makes homeschooling through high school seem doable. (It is written from a Christian perspective, but I recommend it to all.)
What High Schools Don't Tell You - 300+ Secrets to Make Your Kid Irresistible to Colleges by Senior Year by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
and her other book: What Colleges Don't Tell You by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross
Another I'd recommend is How to Get Into the Top Colleges by Krista Klein and Richard Montauk. This book is a helpful overview of the entire college application process and is particularly helpful if your child is aiming toward any moderately selective college.Books by Cal Newport are well worth reading.
Regards,
Kareni
I picked “The read aloud handbook” by Jim Trelease to start with out of these recommendations and wow! So much information! I don’t know how anyone could read it and not read to their children! Thankfully, I’m much like the author in that I have always read aloud to my children because my parents did when I was a child and so it’s more of a confirmation and encouraging book for me. I’m also glad to have the book recommendations too, of course. Thank you, again, for the recommendations!
-
1
-
-
20 hours ago, Ausmumof3 said:
Not homeschooling related but if you aren’t already i really recommend “the literary life podcast”. I mean they are homeschool parents and lots come back to homeschooling.
I really liked Mere Motherhood - finished it in about a day which is fast reading for me right now.
Karen Glass has some good stuff but I find it a bit slower to get through.
Can I just thank you again for the podcast recommendation?! I’m binge listening now 😂
-
1
-
-
8 minutes ago, ScoutTN said:
I Saw the Angel in the Marble by Chris and Ellyn Davis. OOP, I expect, but worth reading.
Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Liping Ma
Know and Tell by Karen Glass
The new version of Mere Motherhood is available from a different publisher, (not CiRCE). you can find it on Cindy Rollins' webpage or The Literary Life one.
Thank you! I hadn’t heard of “I saw the angel in marble” before. It looks very interesting!
I’ll check out Cindy Rollins’ website!
-
1
-
-
6 hours ago, bookbard said:
Project Based Homeschooling is a good one to read!
This one looks really good!
-
48 minutes ago, Amethyst said:
Maybe this is considered old by now, but in my early years of homeschooling, I enjoyed Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense. It's not a "how" to homeschool; it's more of a "why" to homeschool. Even though I was already homeschooling for a few years when I read this, I still needed encouragement from time to time. It's an interesting, well-written book by award-winning author.
Anything that helps to keep the motivation stoked is well worth a read! I will check this out!
-
9 minutes ago, Ausmumof3 said:
That’s weird! I definitely bought it from Amazon way back...
I’ve put it on my wishlist so that I can keep an eye on it!
-
1
-
-
Well, phooey! Looks like Mere Motherhood is currently under review on Kindle.
-
1 hour ago, Ausmumof3 said:
Not homeschooling related but if you aren’t already i really recommend “the literary life podcast”. I mean they are homeschool parents and lots come back to homeschooling.
I really liked Mere Motherhood - finished it in about a day which is fast reading for me right now.
Karen Glass has some good stuff but I find it a bit slower to get through.
Thank you so much! I’m about to head over to the podcast and get it set up to listen to in the morning!
I will for sure check out Mere Motherhood as well! I have two Karen Glass books on my audible wishlist to use my next credits on. Have you read “In vital harmony” or “Consider This”? I’m wondering which one I should get first.
Building a shelter for SOTW Activity
in The Chat Board
Posted
Yes, I’m aware nomads didn’t have cast iron. Thanks.