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Thursday, February 24, 2011

What We Have Done

My, does time really fly by. I can't believe that almost 4 weeks have passed since I lasted posted. But, on a good note we have done much in homeschooling. We have been learning about the Civil War. This has been difficult since Noah doesn't like conflict much. Anyway, I taught him what I thought would be appropriate for a third grade and war. You know - the reasons it began, major battles, and where it ended. Basically, we read books, and watch the movie Glory. We did map work, and labeled the major battles, with their generals. Overall, I think he learned something, I am hoping he did.

Last week, we went to the Robot Exhibit in Springfield. I will post more on that later when I have the pics. All I can say was Noah was VERY excited to go to this, as he is interested in all things robot.

Monday, January 24, 2011

First Aid Unit

This week part of our History lessons are on Florence Nightingale. So, I thought that for fun we will also do a first aid unit. He should love this as he is interested in all things medical. We will be learning the 4 C's of first aid: confidence, common sense, calmness, and comfort. Also some definitions of first aid terms, and practicing some "mock" first aid on each other. This should be fun! I know I got these ideas from one of the many homeschool blogs that I read every day, so thank you for your ideas. They were great.

ETA: I found the site I got these ideas from, here is the link: http://hsbapost.com/2009/11/24/first-aid-unit-study/ Thank you, Rhonda for these ideas, my sons loved them!

Monday, January 17, 2011

Ipod touch

For Christmas, we got an Ipod touch. This is another great tool for education (even though most people might not think so), but we use it almost A TON for educational purposes. I have downloaded his Latin lessons, and books, and he does play some fun games too. :) . I have not had ours long, but already have found many education "tools" that are great for Noah. Bonus, I don't have to be telling him to keep on working on his papers. He will most happily learn his math if it is in APP FORM!

Some of our favorites so far are: Rocket Math