My son is participating in a home school science fair this Thursday. Originally he was going to do an experiment about ant pheromones, but the ants didn't want to participate. There were a lot of tears because right now he Loves ants. I quickly found a dog experiment to do, since he also Loves dogs.
His experiment was, "what color can dogs see best?" His hypothesis - "I think dogs will see red best because my dog notices me more when I wear red."
Showing posts with label homeschooling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homeschooling. Show all posts
September 7, 2016
April 26, 2016
Learning about Rocks & Minerals
We recently learned about rocks and minerals in science. Potato really loves science, especially when we do hands on experiments. We used Quizlet.com to learn rock and minerals identification. We also did two experiments and went on a hike to a local granite quarry.
March 10, 2016
New journey, Homeschooling, how we got here
Potato and I have started on a new journey, homeschooling.
Potato is in sixth grade this year and has really been struggling. I've shared many of our struggles on my personal facebook page. Trouble started within the first week of school. We live within a mile of the school, which means he has to walk. Originally he was very excited, but walking and carrying a heavy backpack for my tiny guy (52 inches, 54 pounds and hypotonia) was just too much. I thought no problem I'll just drive him to school, which worked for about a week. Then he started refusing to go to school. Every morning was a battle.
Potato is in sixth grade this year and has really been struggling. I've shared many of our struggles on my personal facebook page. Trouble started within the first week of school. We live within a mile of the school, which means he has to walk. Originally he was very excited, but walking and carrying a heavy backpack for my tiny guy (52 inches, 54 pounds and hypotonia) was just too much. I thought no problem I'll just drive him to school, which worked for about a week. Then he started refusing to go to school. Every morning was a battle.
December 20, 2012
I'm not perfect
Recently I've been having a lot of frustrated/angry feelings toward my stepdaughter's mom. After a very long and very upsetting mental health issue with my stepdaughter (that is still on going), my husband and I agreed to give primary residence back to her mom. One of the biggest factors was the doctor's felt Duckling needed to be home schooled. Both my husband and I work, so that wasn't an option in our house. Off she went back to live with her mom and be home schooled.
Here's a little history to help with understanding the situation. Last year, Duckling went to a school that was independent study. She had an advisor to help keep her on track. At this school you also need alot of parent involvement, to make sure your child is doing their work.
Here's a little history to help with understanding the situation. Last year, Duckling went to a school that was independent study. She had an advisor to help keep her on track. At this school you also need alot of parent involvement, to make sure your child is doing their work.
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