thowell Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 So all our plans are on hold for a while. She broke her right arm in 3 places (thank you Dad and unsupervised time on the 4 wheeler). Of course, she is right handed so she cant do any writing. I need some things she can do. I have her going through the lessons on Khan Academy and she is reading some of the Tiner books on Chemistry and Physics right now. What else can she do? Anything online? grammar, vocab? I don't want the next 6-8 weeks to just be a stand still for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer2911mom Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I'm sorry to hear that! Can you scribe for her for awhile? Could she do Wordly Wise Online? Watch history dvds? Rosetta Stone? HTH, Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Type, whether on a computer keyboard or tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie4 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I probably would just try to as much as we could orally, grammar, spelling and most subjects can probably be tweaked to do orally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I would have an increased focus on public speaking skills for a few weeks. Much that is usually written can be turned into an opportunity to practice these skills. :grouphug: to your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Mouse Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I broke my right arm when I was 10. I just wrote most stuff with my left hand. Give her a few days for the pain to go away first, but then she should be able to use her left hand for writing simple stuff like single word answers. For grammar you could have the sentences written out and just have her mark the corrections. She could still work out math problems, but maybe fewer than normal. She will just need more space/paper when using the non dominate hand. Or she could even use a large dry erase board to write on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckens Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 In no particular order: 1) Snap Circuits -- understanding electricity properties will help in many ways as a grown up 2) Programming (scratch.com) -- I can't think of a single job that knowing programming skills wouldn't be of value. 3) Language learning using an online/computer program. (Visual Link Spanish, Rosetta Stone, Power Glide, etc). Do double lessons to make up for any heavy writing programs she is not doing. Do a 4 month program in 2 months. 4) Set a goal to read a certain number of classics in this time. If your dd is high school level, read Shakespeare, and other books on the "Cliff's Notes" list. Most public high schoolers read Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. What if your daughter has familiarity with 6-8 Shakespeare Plays by the end of this time? Or War and Peace? Or several of the Hemmingway novels? Have your child dictate/write two sentences for each chapter to keep the stories straight long term. This is also a good skill to learn for Lit books in the future: so your dd will have a skeleton to refer back to when writing an essay or giving examples. If your dd is Middle School level, then lean towards Newberry Award winners. 5) Read some popular science. I'm glad she's reading Physics and Chemistry, but popular science can help put these into context. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Napoleon's Buttons A Coming Plague There are others. Eats Shoot and Leaves If she's not writing Grammar, she can read about it. 6) Geography Games Use this time to become a world power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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