Item
The meadow people: lessons from homeschooling day 1
Title (Dublin Core)
The meadow people: lessons from homeschooling day 1
Description (Dublin Core)
Do I have what it takes to homeschool my kid? I never thought I would consider homeschooling, though I find myself in this unusual position. I am working from home, teaching online, and the current online curriculum isn’t working for my daughter. So after talking to one of the ASU JOTPY interns (Chris Twing) who also homeschools her kid I had the chance to look at 3 different homeschool programs she sent me.
In the end, I liked the curriculum from Blossom and Root. It seems to encourage creativity and individual expression, and I love that. The math will require a supplemental program, but if she wants to go back to the bilingual school she’ll have to pass a math exam in Spanish anyway. So, either way I’ve got to come up with a Spanish math plan.
This picture shows one of the activities from the literature lesson. We read two stories from The Meadow People, the “Selfish Caterpillar,” and the “Lazy Snail.” She had to make characters out of clay and retell the stories in her own words. It was honestly a lot of fun, and much better engagement. I love working, but this is helping me see a way to support by child and connect with her through education.
In the end, I liked the curriculum from Blossom and Root. It seems to encourage creativity and individual expression, and I love that. The math will require a supplemental program, but if she wants to go back to the bilingual school she’ll have to pass a math exam in Spanish anyway. So, either way I’ve got to come up with a Spanish math plan.
This picture shows one of the activities from the literature lesson. We read two stories from The Meadow People, the “Selfish Caterpillar,” and the “Lazy Snail.” She had to make characters out of clay and retell the stories in her own words. It was honestly a lot of fun, and much better engagement. I love working, but this is helping me see a way to support by child and connect with her through education.
Date (Dublin Core)
August 22, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Katy Kole de Peralta
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Katy Kole de Peralta
Type (Dublin Core)
picture
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Education--K12
English
Home & Family Life
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
children
Tempe
homeschool
creativity
parenting
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
children, Tempe, homeschool, creativity, parenting
Collection (Dublin Core)
K-12
Children
Motherhood
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Curatorial Notes (Dublin Core)
Anasitasia Vaitele
Added item to the children item set. 04/18/2022 AV
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
08/24/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
08/28/2020
04/18/2022
06/21/2022
This item was submitted on August 24, 2020 by Katy Kole de Peralta using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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