Amy Mason

<<www.sandradodd. com/unschoolingcurriculum>>

Wow...I perused her site earlier but missed that link before. Thanks.
It reads wonderfully but is it more info than the state requires?
Whether I include it on the NOI or not I'm going to use it as a model
for my own use for the years goals. I love making lists and being
organized so this year will be a challenge for me. I'll miss my lesson
plans ;-)

And thanks again Deb for your suggestion...I like your wording.

Amy

Michelle/Melbrigða

On 8/9/06, Amy Mason <doodlemakers@...> wrote:
> I love making lists and being
> organized so this year will be a challenge for me.

You can make all the lists and organization that you want. Just
realize that your children may not follow them :) I'm a list maker
myself and like to make lists. Keeps me organized and reminds me of
the things that I am supposed to do. Lists are fun. My kids don't
work well with lists (well, I prefer to think they haven't foudn the
joy in lists yet LOL!!)

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Michelle
aka Melbrigða
http://eventualknitting.blogspot.com
[email protected] - Homeschooling for the Medieval Recreationist

Melissa

I like what you say Michelle, lists are great! Some people don't need
them or want them. Some people find it distracting and some find it
insulting to be provided with the details of what 'should' be done.

For more concrete examples, I make lists of what I like to see done
by the end of the day. It helps me keep on track. We have the added
bonus that the kids like to see it and see how they can help me. Josh
requested his own list several years ago, for cleaning his room. He
wanted it clean but honestly had no idea how to get from A to B. So
we sat together, talked about what usually entails a clean room, what
was important to him (stuff put away where toddlers couldn't destroy
it), what was important to me (no leftover snacks or dirty plates, no
choke hazards) and then wrote down what should happen. It's a tool,
he can use it or not. I can use it or not.

We've done similar things for the younger kids, even made them with
pictures from trainland.tripod.com. As you said, just realized that
your kids may not follow them. It might be a week or two when they
don't even look at them (they're taped up all over the house <the
lists, not the kids> )but when they want them they are available. :-)

Melissa
Mom to Josh (11), Breanna (9), Emily (7), Rachel (6), Sam (5), Dan
(3), and Avari Rose

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On Aug 9, 2006, at 9:29 PM, Michelle/Melbrigða wrote:
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> You can make all the lists and organization that you want. Just
> realize that your children may not follow them :) I'm a list maker
> myself and like to make lists. Keeps me organized and reminds me of
> the things that I am supposed to do. Lists are fun. My kids don't
> work well with lists (well, I prefer to think they haven't foudn the
> joy in lists yet LOL!!)
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Amy Mason

Ok, I've already started compiling lists of my yearly goals for them
(my own, that is, and not a state course of study) and creating a chart
where I can record skills they are learning as they happen and what
subject the skills fall under so when portfolio time comes around I'll
have something to work with. I don't think I'll be list-challenged
anymore with unschooling ;-) Plus there are always grocery lists, life
goals, to do lists, etc...long live the lists!!
Amy in WV