Thinking about next year...

So...  it's been a long week.  I have just returned from the Midwest Homeschool Conference.  I thought it was a good conference.  It got me to thinking about what to do for Noah for next year.  I can't believe it's that time already.... I usually get everything bought and ready for the following year at this time. (it's when most of the curriculum is on sale) 

One of the best workshops I went to was on learning styles.  Something that particualarly stuck with me was that we as our children's teacher tend to teach in the styles that WE learn, and not necessarily the way THEY learn.  http://www.cathyduffyreviews.com/  is a great website for most things homeschooling. 

In a coming post, I will post what worked and what didn't for this past year.  (third grade. )

One of the main things we will be doing... (I will call it a project)  next year is work on my son's blog.  I have been reading up on blogs, and I agree that it will be GREAT writing practice, and technology skills (so bonus!)   This blog is still very much a work in progress for me, but I did want to know a few things before teaching him. 

I am not sure that is possible -- how he knows the things he does is amazing to me!!

Gettysburg Address

This is Noah as Abe Lincoln!

Our History program this year is Year 3 from Tapestry of Grace.  We have recently finished learning about the early 1800's through the Civil War.  As TOG suggest we did a unit celebration.  He dressed up as Abraham Lincoln, and memorized the Gettysburg Address to "perform" for us.  I think he did a pretty good job of it. 

Robot Museum!

Noah is very much into robots... He talks about them all the time.  He wants to make them, he wants them to do jobs for him.  He is constantly telling me about ideas he has for what his robots will do one day.  So, when I came across a pamphlet showing an opportunity to go to a Robot exhibit at a museum near us-- we just had to go. 

He loved this part!  Showing others "blueprints" -- Noah has drawn notebooks worth of blueprints of different robots.

Using the mechanical arm -- this was harder than one might think!

All in all, a successful field trip, where he learned cause and effect, what it takes to build robots, and a historical timelime of robots, to name a few.