Janet Hamlin

What types of books, games, or CD roms do you have that would be good for a
6 1/2 yr old to be introduced US history, world history, governments etc?
We have the Little House on the Prairie series, the Oregon Trail CD rom, and
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego CD, but I'm looking for more ideas and
stuff geared toward the 6-8 year old range that we could try.

Thanks.

Janet, mom to Thomas, 2 1/2, dx ALL low risk 10/17/00, POG 9904, currently
in consolidation, and Caroline, 6 1/2, homeschooled.



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mary krzyzanowski

Hi Janet,
My dd (8 and 10) have enjoyed the American Girls series. We also read some
"If you" (during the Civil War, traveled on the underground railroad,
etc.)books. Those aren't exact titles but they all start with "If you".
You might also look at some very junior biographies. My 10yod has begun
reading the "Dear America" books.
Do you have any museums near you?
I can't think of any games. My dds do enjoy dressing up and pretending they
are people from various times.
The most important thing is be sure your daughter is interested in learning
about history. You could bring the books home from the library and have
them available to her and let her indicate her interest. If she's not
interested now, maybe she will be later. The history will stay the same and
maybe other interests of hers will involve history.
do you mind a personal question? What do the abbreviations after your son's
name mean?
Mary-NY


>From: "Janet Hamlin" <moblpetvet@...>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1035
>Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 12:35:21 -0500
>
>What types of books, games, or CD roms do you have that would be good for a
>6 1/2 yr old to be introduced US history, world history, governments etc?
>We have the Little House on the Prairie series, the Oregon Trail CD rom,
>and
>Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego CD, but I'm looking for more ideas and
>stuff geared toward the 6-8 year old range that we could try.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Janet, mom to Thomas, 2 1/2, dx ALL low risk 10/17/00, POG 9904, currently
>in consolidation, and Caroline, 6 1/2, homeschooled.
>
>
>
>Shop online without a credit card
>http://www.rocketcash.com
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Nina Sutcliffe

Hi Valerie - i'm behind in checkin emails... and am checking them in
reverse! Thanks for sharing your experience with FLO.. the more I hear the
merrier! Sounds like you did the home visit assessments before that? How did
you like that and what made you change to doing the test? i understand that
you like the test now due to it being shorter and simpler, but why did you
change? Just curious... I find often that hearing other people's experiences
triggers trains of thought that might not have occurred otherwise - so
thanks for the input!

Nina
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 12:03:59 -0800
> From: " Valerie Stewart" <vlos@...>
> Subject: RE: Digest Number 1032
>
> I was getting worried in advance!! I do
> my best worrying that way...
>
> I have discovered FLO (I was on the WHEN list for awhile) and I'm intrigued
> by the evaluation option. Did you do that or the test?
>
> Nina
>
> **Oh Nina, you were born to be a mom if you excell in worrying. :)
>
> We did the Metropolitan test thru FLO. I chose that one because it was the
> shortest. Just $22 I think. It's like a shorter version of the CAT. They
> sent it to me. I "administered" it to my 10 year old daughter. We mailed it
> back. They sent the results. It was much simpler than I expected. This was
> my daughter's first test. We've never even done worksheets, so I wondered
> how she'd do. Now I know these tests are bogus, but (since we opted to play
> the game) it was great that she did so well. She tested at a 5th grade level
> and scored anywhere from grade 4.5 to 11.0. That really reassured the
> grandparents---ha. So it wasn't any big deal. We're the only ones with the
> test scores. FLO doesn't turn it into anyone else. And I'm sure no one will
> ever ask to see them, either. I know a mom up in Edmonds with 8 kids...has a
> box stuffed full of annual tests...and is disappointed that no one ever
> wants to see them. (she's kidding about being disappointed of course) We did
> evaluations for the 2 years prior to testing. That's great, too, depending
> on who's doing it. I think we'll stick with testing just because it was
> simpler and shorter.
>
> Valerie in Tacoma

Valerie Stewart

Thanks for sharing your experience with FLO.. the more I hear the
merrier! Sounds like you did the home visit assessments before that? How did
you like that and what made you change to doing the test? i understand that
you like the test now due to it being shorter and simpler, but why did you
change?
Nina
>
**Hi Nina. I didn't use FLO for the assessments. My cousin was a certified
state teacher so I had her do it. Back then, Cristina was 8-9 and had this
panic over tests. I have no idea why since she'd never had one. So we'd go
to my cousin's house and she'd talk with her about what she knows and she
also had her fill out some quizzes. Then my cousin would write a note (for
my records) saying that Cristina was on par with her grade level.

Then this cousin let her certification slide and I discovered FLO. I was
quietly worried that Cristina would flip over having to take a test, but
when it came down to it there was no problem. I think she was just scaring
herself from what she had heard from ps kids and what she saw on TV.

Valerie in Tacoma