Earthmerlin Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Howdy. I'd like some ideas on non-fiction topics & concepts I can teach my 7 year old as enrichment (outside of the 3R's curricuum). I usually pull from her interests, calendar events, extend information from field trips, etc. but I've noticed she's recently become intensely curious & wants to know WHY about nearly everything. This is great because it opens up lots of family discussion & research. This may seem a silly question to ask others but I'd like a laundry list from which to refer (that are of global appeal to this age set) so I can amass library books & materials on a wide range of topics to refresh things when needed. Things like bioluminocity, DaVinci, world currency & snails are examples of recent topics we've explored. What interests your curious 7 year old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Why not take her to the library where you can both pick whatever looks good off the shelf? There is a time and place for judging a book by its cover. :p My dd is 9 now, but topics over interest over the past months have been handicrafts, bee keeping, politics, reading chocolate cookbooks and re-reading Winnie the Pooh. Kids are weird. It could be anything, couldn't it? Have a look at Coursera too. There are some courses that are suitable for little kids to follow along with. Dd is watching one on chickens at the moment and has enjoyed previous Dinosaur 101 and Throwing Things Out of Windows type physics vids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I agree with turning her loose in the library. My kids know where the nonfiction section is, and I have them pick books from that section on whatever topic they want. They sometimes pick strange things, but that's ok! They start reading as soon as we get to the van. :) I have one that questions and questions and questions... It really hasn't stopped, and he's 9.5. :) I'm thankful for Google! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Why not take her to the library where you can both pick whatever looks good off the shelf? There is a time and place for judging a book by its cover. :p My dd is 9 now, but topics over interest over the past months have been handicrafts, bee keeping, politics, reading chocolate cookbooks and re-reading Winnie the Pooh. Kids are weird. It could be anything, couldn't it? Have a look at Coursera too. There are some courses that are suitable for little kids to follow along with. Dd is watching one on chickens at the moment and has enjoyed previous Dinosaur 101 and Throwing Things Out of Windows type physics vids. Cool, good ideas. What's 'Coursera' though? Is it a DVD series or online or what? I'm curious.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) I agree with turning her loose in the library. My kids know where the nonfiction section is, and I have them pick books from that section on whatever topic they want. They sometimes pick strange things, but that's ok! They start reading as soon as we get to the van. :) I have one that questions and questions and questions... It really hasn't stopped, and he's 9.5. :) I'm thankful for Google! I agree with turning her loose in the library. My kids know where the nonfiction section is, and I have them pick books from that section on whatever topic they want. They sometimes pick strange things, but that's ok! They start reading as soon as we get to the van. :) I have one that questions and questions and questions... It really hasn't stopped, and he's 9.5. :) I'm thankful for Google! Yup, we have started the self-selection of library books. It's funny because she oftentimes gravitates towards already read titles--hee hee! But you're right, her picks have led to going down some interesting rabbit holes. I guess I'm looking for topics she wouldn't necessarily think of herself (or that wouldn't be prominently displayed on a book cover)--things that'd blow a (nearly) 7 year old's mind. Just ideas to further expand her horizons., know what I mean? Hmmm.... Edited July 16, 2016 by Earthmerlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Cool, good ideas. What's 'Coursera' though? Is it a DVD series or online or what? I'm curious.... http://coursera.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnlikelyHomeschoolingMama Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 My now 8 year old has always just loved people and their stories, so we do a TON of little mini-studies on different people, which leads to a ton of questions of surrounding events and historical issues (ie Abraham Lincoln's life led to a ton of books about the Civil War). We draw mainly from American history, but also athletes (with olympics coming up that could be fun), world leaders, religious leaders, etc. Enjoy!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 http://coursera.org Thanks so much. I'll check it out now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nature girl Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Good suggestions! We like this book (ignore the G&T in the title, that's just silly.) It's really opened up some interesting conversations between us, lots of rabbit trails and discoveries! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Hmm, continuing to think about this....& wonder if there's a non-fiction (type) subscription box I can get....full of resources on a theme--readings, activities, etc. Hmmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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