Comments on: Summer Homeschool Plan

By: Pass The Torch » LOST Homeschool Lessons - Themes

Pass The Torch » LOST Homeschool Lessons - Themes — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:44:16 +0000

[...] doing some summer homeschooling (plan is here) and a large part of it centers around the analysis of the TV series, [...]

By: Pass The Torch » Finding a Balance - Summer Youth Programs

Pass The Torch » Finding a Balance - Summer Youth Programs — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:33:41 +0000

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By: Pass The Torch » Books We’ll Use for Summer Homeschool

Pass The Torch » Books We’ll Use for Summer Homeschool — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:21:22 +0000

[...] week I introduced our plan for summer homeschooling. Here are some of the books we’ll use. Many are from Mindware. I’ll continue to add to [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:14:32 +0000

Looks like a great—and fun—plan. Mike http://somethingaboutparenting.typepad.com Twitter: AboutParenting Photo ideas? 100 Portrait Ideas

By: MooBeeMa

MooBeeMa — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:45:25 +0000

Thank you for those awesome tips! The book recommendations are especially helpful for me. I am searching for things for my kids as well this summer and your ideas are excellent!

By: Mom To A Preschooler

Mom To A Preschooler — Sun, 31 May 2009 07:49:18 +0000

Great ideas! So far I have only cooked pancakes with my daughter but she loves it! I guess I better get hold of a recipe book so we can have more bonding moments together.

By: Sandra Foyt

Sandra Foyt — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:27:52 +0000

Cooking is a great way to learn and have fun at the same time. We have a Rachel Ray Kids Cookbook, but haven’t had too much success with the recipes. The Alton Brown book has worked out better for us, and my son likes the science connection. I just purchased inexpensive Alton Brown DVDs from Target, but we haven’t had a chance to look at them.

I want to thank you for the Mesa Verde recommendation. We’re doing a Read Across America Road Trip this summer, and I added Mesa Verde based on your blog post.

By: Leza

Leza — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:43:20 +0000

That’s a super idea! My son just *loves* Rachel Ray, and wanted to get her cookbook ‘cuz he loves to cook (he’s 13). We have to use alternate grains because I’m gluten intolerant and can’t have any regular flour in the house, but that’s also a super way for the kids to learn how to substitute ingredients.

We used to live really close to the library in IL, but here in EC we’re about seven miles away. It’s such a blessing to have bookworms, isn’t it?! My kids always beg to do the summer reading programs through the library which absolutely thrills us. This is how I’ve kept the homeschooling up (soccer, field trips, etc), and I really like the cookbook idea that all three kids would just *love* to do!

Have fun @ the Science Museum! We just *love* that place! And if you’re a member and head on down to Chicago or to a bunch of other cities in the US, they honor your membership in a lot of other museums–including the Peggy Noterbaeurt (sp!!!) Nature Museum which has a *live* year round butterfly exhibit filled with native and tropical butterflies!

Have fun this summer!!!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:40:43 +0000

What a great idea to have a summer homeschool plan! We hope to continue some homeschooling this summer, but we’ll probably focus on one subject at a time. The kids both love to read mystery/adventure books and found a bunch in our church library. We’ll sign up for our library’s summer reading program, which gives the kids incentives to keep reading. The boys also have baseball and swimming this summer, plus bike riding and basketball at home. We plan to keep up our Bible reading and prayer journal throughout the summer too.