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I would really like to be a fly on the wall in many of these seasoned
unschoolers homes. I think seeing it in action would help a lot of people.
No editing just the real stuff..... hey a new reality tv show, were bringing
in the film crews guys.

Heidi

Have a Nice Day!

HEY! Just like the Ozzies!!!

Kristen
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I would really like to be a fly on the wall in many of these seasoned
unschoolers homes. I think seeing it in action would help a lot of people.
No editing just the real stuff..... hey a new reality tv show, were bringing
in the film crews guys.

Heidi

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Have a Nice Day!

Attatched is a "summary transcript" I've been working on this evening. It covers the past 3 weeks or so (some of it goes back to August, especially the field trips).

This is how I've been keeping track without daily journaling. I call it a summary transcript because the word "transcript" is educationaleze and I may have to turn it in at the end of the year since I no longer turn in any proof of 180 days here in good ole Pa. Its divided into subjects for the same reason.

Hope it helps some.
I'm not sure if this list accepts attatchements. If it doesn't I can copy/paste it.

Kristen
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HEY! Just like the Ozzies!!!

Kristen
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From: hmsclmyboy@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 8:23 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] fly on the wall


I would really like to be a fly on the wall in many of these seasoned
unschoolers homes. I think seeing it in action would help a lot of people.
No editing just the real stuff..... hey a new reality tv show, were bringing
in the film crews guys.

Heidi

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Have a Nice Day!

Guess it doesn't accept attatchments:

here's a copy/paste:

More transcript summary:



Reading:

Medium of choice: Books, Internet, games, newspapers, magazines, Craft Directions



Math:

Currency exchange (pounds to dollars and back)

Comparison shoppping

Budgeting money

Fact family trees

"x to the 2nd power", what does it look like, what does it mean?

Practical use of fractions

Measuring drywall

Strategy games

Logic games

Board games

Dice games

Games involving scoring

Packing a grocery bag at an appropriate weight to prevent breakage or injury

Using a scale to measure produce and calculate prices

Use of a calculator to solve math problems by concentrating on the process, not the arithmetic

Math It game to concentrate on math facts

Doubles math facts (Jenna)







Writing/spelling/typing/grammar:

Chat

Email

Research on the web

Art:

Hairstyling

Cosmetics and nail polish

Virtual Interior Decorating

Interior wall painting, use of primer and choice of latex paint by color schemes

Straws and Clay

Straws and glue gun

3D paper stars

coloring

Color styrofoam balls

Wrap styrofoam balls in foil and make a tree ornament

Using tinsel, matchbooks, plates to make a face

Snow painting

Paint with tempera and watercolors





Science:

Why does the liquid not leave the straw if your finger is over the top?

Who else lives in our universe?

Where are the planets?

Propane as a frozen gas, and how it can burn your skin

A&P of a Deer

Discovery channel

Beach animals: Crabs, hermit crabs, sandcrabs, jellyfish, sea stars, horse shoe crabs, anemones

Ducks and duck care

Migration



History:

Discovery Channels









Mechanical:

Fixing the computer

Taking apart the vcr

Running cable wire to hook up the new cable modem

Drilling holes in the floor

Figuring out how to get the cable wire through the floor, insulation, and tarp

Measuring, setting up, and sanding drywall

Fixing a vaccuum cleaner



Fire Safety:

Building a fire

Chimeny fires and how to prevent/extinguish them

Hot surfaces

Lighting matches: How, where, and when





General safety:

Cold safety

Gun safety

Hunting safety

Food safety: field dressing a deer and preserving the meat until it is packed in the freezer

Internet safety

Bike helmets

Home Alone safety



Civics:

Attendance and participating in xmas parade

Girl Scouts

Current events

Xmas

Hanukah



Geography:

Talking globe game

Current events

Use of a map to determine distance and direction on road trips

Computer:

How to set up a new desktop

How to set up a new email account

How to find what you need in "My computer" and "Control Panel"

How to shut down an unresponsive program

What does "plug and play" mean

What does the inside of the computer look like?

What is each card?

What is the motherboard and what does it do?

What does it mean to have so many mgs of RAM? How does it affect the function of the computer?

Home Ec:

Pet care

Role playing with dolls

Cooking and baking

Cleaning

Doing laundry independently

Fixing a vacuum cleaner

Planning and shopping for groceries for an entire family

Using the family budget

Planning snacks for a field trip, getting enough for everyone

PE:

Sledding

Swimming

Biking

Skateboarding

Inline skating

Walking

Running

Climbing trees

Swinging



Health:

Dentist

Doctor

Xrays

Splinters

Handwashing

Care of teeth

Fillings and how they are caused and how they are treated

Orthodontics, what it is, what it does, and how its used

Sleep

Nutrition

Dealing with an instigator

How to make and keep friends

The benefits of vaseline

The purpose of a bandaid

Second degree burns: what they look like

Frostbite: What it is, how it happens, how to prevent it, how to recognize impending frostbite, different kinds of frostbite, treatment

Smoking

Drugs

Alcohol

Sex

Privacy



Field Trips:

Whitaker Center

NYC

Susquehanna field days

Xmas parade

Halloween Parade

Seashore














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kayb85 <[email protected]>

> Civics:
>
> Attendance and participating in xmas parade
>
> Girl Scouts
>
> Current events
>
> Xmas
>
> Hanukah

Hey! What about trying to change the Pennsylvania homeschool law so
that we don't have to turn in information like this to the school
district anymore? ;)

Dd wrote letters to legislators telling him why she thinks the
homeschool law should be changed, but she wrote it on bright pink
postcards and it didn't photocopy well. I didn't have the heart to
ask her to re-write just for the portfolio, but wouldn't that have
been a cool thing to include? lol

Sheila