[Sabra]

Hi Everyone:

I have a dear friend that is a mom of 4 children ages 22, 19, 15 and 12. She has just starrted home schooling her 12 year old son. He is in 7th grade. After one week she realized she had purchased materials for a more verbal and visual learner than he is. Her son may do better to addresses learning kinestically with movement and themematic projects. He is creative and does not do well sitting and working out of notebooks.

Has anyone found good materials for home schooling a child that needs more variety than sitting with books and reviewing material that they have worked on?

What ideas have you tried? What approaches seem to have worked? Has anyone home schooled a 12 year old boy?

Please post. Any and all ideas are welcome. Thank you.

[JuliannaTeresa]

I make up my own curriculum that includes a lot of Hands on learning. In California, you don't have to follow the curriculum that has already been set.

Science Centers as field trips change themes on a monthly basis!
The Zoos also! Museums for Art Appreciation! Live and Movie Theaters for English and Drama!

[Sabra]

Hi Julianna:

Great idea to use resources like the local museums, art leagues.

Could you give me an example of how you teach a lesson with the Hands on Learning approach?

Thanks. Really appreciate your input!

[JuliannaTeresa]

In a Traditional Junior High 7th Grade, with the exception of PE the rest of the day is usually spent in classes that Lecture. Which only an Auditory learner can benefit from!

If the child goes to a Museum. They can learn to draw from paintings, they can learn science or Astronomy. Zoos, they can learn Zoology.

Both Movie and Live Theater, the child could do a report on the Culture, plot, character analysis etc.

I saw a awesome project 2 years ago where a 7th Grade Boy built an Electric car that his Mom now uses instead of a Gasoline one!

[Sabra]

Hi Julianna Teresa:

Thank you for posting the very helpful information. Some of the field trip experiences can be written or journaled about. He may wish to even do an art or photograph project. How amazing that a 7th grade boy build an electric car that works!

Do you happen to know of some good books on "How to write a term paper?"

Does anyone have a resource for this?

Thanks so much.