…just a glimpse….

HOMESCHOOLING 2013/14

WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK WE

DO… (CLICK BELOW)

WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO…

MOM SEEMED TO THINK I NEEDED

MY OWN SPACE TO WORK…

BUT WHO NEEDS A DESK WHEN

THERE’S SO MUCH TO EXPLORE

OUTSIDE?!

Of course I researched all I could about

Niagara Falls before we went, and I

learned so much while I was there!

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/scienc

efacts/earth/niagarafalls.html

ALTHOUGH I DID USE WORKBOOKS

WITH SOME SUBJECTS……

Some of my favorite books were:

The Little House Series

Beverly Cleary Ramona Collection

Sign of the Beaver

Freedom Train

American Girl Series

…and for fun, all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books

I love to read!!

I ENJOYED CHAPTER BOOKS FOR

MUCH OF MY LITERACY LEARNING.

I MADE LAP-BOOKS

I LIKED TO WRITE SINCE I WAS SMALL, BUT

THIS YEAR I LEARNED HOW TO ORGANIZE MY

THOUGHTS!

EVEN DAD HELPED ME BUILD MY

VOCABULARY SKILLS!

MOM SAYS LEARNING HAPPENS

EVERYDAY, ALL THE TIME. SHE LIKES

TO TEACH ME ABOUT DIFFERENT

CULTURES AND SUPPLY AND

DEMAND AT THE WEST SIDE MARKET

IN CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND IS FUN, BUT I’VE ALSO

LEARNED ABOUT MANY OTHER OHIO

PLACES AND HOW TO GET AROUND

USING A MAP THROUGH GEOGRAPHY!

I AM PROUD TO HAVE 8 PRESIDENTS

COME FROM OHIO! THE MCKINLEY

MUSEUM , MONUMENT, AND SCIENCE

CENTER TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT

THEM.

DID YOU KNOW I WANT TO BE A

SCIENTIST WHEN I GROW UP?

ASTRONOMY WAS MY FAVORITE AREA

TO STUDY THIS YEAR, BUT I ALSO

LIKED LEARNING LIFE SCIENCE.

THAT’S ME PETTING A COCKROACH

AND DISSECTING A PUMPKIN WHILE I

PERFORM MY FAMOUS MANIACAL

LAUGH, ALL IN THE NAME OF

SCIENCE.

OH YEAH…STATES OF MATTER

WAS FUN TO EXPLORE!

GOD’S CREATION IS AMAZING TO

EXPLORE; ESPECIALLY AT LAKE ERIE!

I LEARNED ABOUT FOSSILS, SHELLS,

AND BREAKERS ON THIS MINI FIELD-

TRIP.

LEARNING ABOUT NUTRITION, THE

BODY SYSTEMS, AND PRACTICING

LARGE AND SMALL MOTOR SKILLS

FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS FUN

WHEN YOU’RE MY AGE!!

MATH…WHO COULD FORGET MATH? I NOW KNOW

HOW TO TRADE, BORROW, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, AND

TOO MANY OTHER SKILLS TO LIST! I WORKED HARD

IN MATH THIS YEAR!

ART !! I LEARNED ABOUT THE LIVES OF

THE ARTISTS I LIKE, SUCH AS VAN GOGH,

MONET, MATISSE, DAVINCI, AND

RENOIR……

I ALSO LEARNED ABOUT HOW ART

HAS CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE

YEARS, FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO

MODERN ART. THAT’S MY

FINGERPRINT ART BELOW.

WE MADE A FEW VISITS TO THE

CLEVELAND ART MUSEUM. MY

FAVORITE ITEMS WERE THE

ARTIFACTS FROM BIBLE TIMES AND

THE MUMMY TOMBS!

WE ALSO VISITED THE BOTANICAL

GARDENS, FULL OF NEW

INFORMATION ABOUT PLANTS I

DIDN’T EVEN KNOW EXISTED!!.

I LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT CAREERS THIS YEAR. WHEN I TOLD MOM I

WANTED TO WORK IN A CIRCUS, SHE MADE SURE THE ENTERTAINERS TOLD ME

HOW HARD THE JOB IS AND THAT THEY RARELY SLEEP BECAUSE THEY WORK

SO HARD!!

MOM’S CAREER IDEA: HARRY

LONDON CHOCOLATE FACTORY

HEHE!! WE TOOK A TOUR AND GOT

TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING IS MADE.

THE BEST FIELD TRIP I HAD WAS DISNEY WORLD! THERE WAS A

LOT TO LEARN AT ANIMAL KINGDOM. IT’S DIVIDED UP INTO

DIFFERENT MINI-REGIONS OF THE WORLD, SO I GOT TO SEE

HOW DIFFERENT AREAS OF OUR WORLD LOOK AND ACT.

THE GREATEST LESSONS I LEARNED

WERE NOT FOUND IN A BOOK. THEY

WERE FELT WITH MY HEART. I WAS

BAPTIZED BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD

WHAT JESUS DID FOR ME…..

I WAS THE FLOWER GIRL IN MY

COUSIN’S WEDDING, WHICH MADE

ME HAPPY BECAUSE I LOVE HER

VERY MUCH….

I MADE SOME NEW FRIENDS…

AND I LOST A GOOD FRIEND.

ALL THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE

MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE

AND I AM HAPPY I CHOSE TO BE

HOMESCHOOLED THIS YEAR!