I am new to homeschooling, and need some help
By meholl
@meholl (510)
United States
September 19, 2007 1:48am CST
My kid got in trouble at school, but they didn't kick him out, they call him homebound. The school provides all of the assignments and a 15 minute a week consultation. Basically 15 minutes to brush up on grammar and English.
I realize routine is necessary. But what do you do for projects or field trips? My son gets pretty bored with just the school stuff, and I know that they did crafts and such in his class.
Imagine that, homebound 2 weeks after school starts.
Any thoughts, ideas or opinions would be great
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2 responses
@mydogisdaisy (99)
• United States
13 Oct 07
There is a lot you can do...
Museums
Zoo
Library
Tour factories and restaurants
Start a nature journal
Go geocaching
Build something, I bought a cd on ebay with a bunch of easy carpentry projects, so practically everyone we know has a bird house or dog house made by me son.
Watch a documentary
Visit your local city hall
Volunteer at a shelter
Go grocery shopping, all kinds of math and measurement lessons here!
Start a hobby like scrapbooking or cardmaking
HTH,
Crystal
@mydogisdaisy (99)
• United States
14 Oct 07
There are beginners kits that will help him get started in carpentery...
I also thought of building models.
start an ant farm,
join boy scouts, CAP, 4-H or FFA,
plant a garden (indoor or outdoors).
HTH,
Crystal
@mbarryton (1872)
• United States
15 Oct 07
Ive been researching homeschool myself. Ive found that in many places have organizations you can join that get together and go on field trips and such. I could help you better if i knew what state or town you lived in.
@meholl (510)
• United States
15 Oct 07
We live in Kemmerer, Wyoming. But also part of the problem is I have 2 preschoolers as well and anything I do hasw to work around their school schedule of Tu and Th from 8:30 to 11 am classes.
Boy sometimes other obligations make doing anything impossible
