i have posted some of these before, I think-

although unschooling of fun and it's so neat to watch the kids just learn things through exploring their intgerest, we NEED our structured months. Having 3 kids,plus myself who are all considered autism spectrum (SID, Asperger's, Dyslexia, ADD/HD) we NEEEEEEEED structure and routine. But the boys also need openess and flexible schedules.  I have shared some of these before, but i am getting ready to start school here (In October) and was sorting through my charts and schedules. (If I plan nothing, that is exactly what we get done--nothing)

first- our daily time list. waking time and schooling times. It isn't always exactly this.  life happens. but having a list like this to fall back and turn to when I am thinking 'what do we do now?' really helps and we follow it as often as we can-

As you see, I have two basic school sessions planned. One will be more for computer school and joint lessons and the other for individual/independent school. Ki isn't doing much independent yet and Connor's independent will be closely supervised. Here is my chart for that-

GAVIN is 13, CONNOR is 11.5 and KI is 10

I have planned on each day of the week having it's special theme. (ASD kids really like the accountability and structure of being able to expect crtaini things (like school always starting with Bible and stretches or Waffles for Breakfast on Wednesday, etc).

Mon- the kids ech take one class at a local Christian Academy, then we come home and play games.
Tues- they are old enough for me to leave for 2 hours while I go relax and sip a cup of coffee or tea at the local cafe. I may even meet another momfrom time to timethis yr- dependning on how much  I want to push myself out of my comfort zone.
Wed- SCEINCE EXPERIMENT DAY!!
the rest are self explanitory.

Gavin is wanting to be independent this school year. So I am giving him work for about 3 months at a time. He can work on what he wants during our inidependent school session.

and I have a list of things he needs to do daily-

Conor wants to try independent work. We tried it last year, but he just couldn;thandle it. I a not sure he can handle it yet, but he is wants to try and is willing, so I will help him try to move towards indepenedent wor this year. His work is given in 2 week segements. I think he may be able to handle 2 weeks worth of work, but there is no way he can do 3 months Gavin.

and I have a CAT study we will be working on together-

and he has a list for daily work, like Gavin.

Ki will still be doing one day at a time work and I will be doing a lot of of it with him. (except on Tuesday he willhave to do some independent while I am out at my teacher's coffee break)

that about wraps it up for school.... I also am getting together chores and housework and money earning oppurtunities for them.

Ki LOVES workbooks and loves using a pocket chart to plan when he does which lessons. He really needs to be in control of as much as I can let him be. HIs sensory Disrder causes his world to contantly feel OUT OF CONTROL- so anytime I can give him the reigns it is so helpful.

We will all do Bible and Brain Gym and Story of the World together. Then we will break up. The older two to their independent studies and Ki and I to his school work.

Ki has some workbooks called "3rd Grade Scholar" (it was  a 2nd grade scholar last yr). And though he is really kinda in the 4th grade, the reading and structure and review of subjects are all good for him.

We will be doing Word Cards and reading together. And he has Explode The Code.

For math Ki has Miquon and Math U See.

We also will have computer school daily for about anhour. 2 half hour CDs. Their choices are Word Roots (Ki wil need me to read for him), Earobics, Math Detective (Ki will need me to read) , Carmen Sandiego Math or Word, and Clue Finders.

We use Mind Benders, Critical Thinking Skills books, too.

I have had to rearrange my Monday with the addition of Classes.

Mondays will be:

GAMES until 10:30

10:45-1:45- classes at Dominion Academy

BoonShoft Museum until 3:30 ocassionaly

House Cleaning until Dinner

I think that should work.

Start Here-

http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/14-anatomy.htm

Keep a notebook of facts.

Go Here:: From head to toe: an animated trip through the Visible Human male cryosections [color MPEG, 770810 bytes]

 click OK when prompted.

NEXT Do these Pages-

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/digestive/index.shtml

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skeleton/

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/heart/labelinterior/glossary.shtml

Print the following page and fill in. Put it in your notebook:

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/digestive/labeleasy/index.shtml?p

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skeleton/Labelskeleton.shtml?p

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/urinary/label/index.shtml?p

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/heart/labelinterior/label.shtml?p

NEXT-

read take notes-

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/index.shtml

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/index.shtml

Go Here and explore- http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/index.shtml

Read & Take Notes- http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/index.shtml

Print and Do- http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/label/neuron.shtml?p

Read and Take Notes-

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/index.shtml

Print and Do- http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/spine/label/index.shtml?p

Read and Take Notes-

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/index.shtml

Do Math Page (ask your teacher for the animal brain math page)

GLOSSARY for the Brain-http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/index.shtml

Print and Do (save in notebook)- http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/label/neuron.shtml?p

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/brain/label/lateralbrain/label.shtml?p

http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skin/label/label.shtml?p

GAVIN'S 2ND SCIENCE LESSON-

Lesson 2 Cells

(Read these websites, take notes, follow links, watch videos, take any of the tests you see at the end of lessons.)

Go Here- read, take notes, explore-

http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/cells.htm

Click on the lint for Unit Membrane- Read and click NEXT to get to the next page. Continue this. Some pages have little animated diagrams with a PLAY feature. Make sure you watch them.

At the end is a quiz, Take it. Record your grade- Correct if needed.

Click on  Studying Cells Tutorial-

 read the page.

On that page, click Scientific Method and read. (You can click on that page or here)

List the 7 steps in your notebook.

Click- Size & Biology Read at the bottom of the Scientific Method page. (or here)

on the bottom of the Size&Biology page, Click Major Events Read.

 There is a link at the bottom to test yourself.  After you have read the page, click the link and take the test.record your score in your notebook.  as Studying Cell Tutorial Test Score

NEXT- Go the following Site- http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/3dcell.htm

 Read, take notes, follow links

GO HERE- http://www.cellsalive.com/gallery.htm

Read and explore

NEXT URL- http://library.thinkquest.org/3564/

CLICK ON LESSONS- Do one at a time, starting with the first- Take all of the quizzes.

CLICK ON VIRTUAL CELL LINK- Explore- Click the PLAIN links and watch.

NEXT URL-http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/cells/sciber/intro.htm

Read, take notes, don’t do the Enrichment Links

PROJECTS to DO-

http://library.thinkquest.org/19037/making_a_cell.html

Check some books out of the library about cells.

Further online sites if you want- http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html

I am working on Gavin's 3rd Science Lesson for the school year- the other two have more detail andinstructions. Hopefully by this time he knows what do to and can find his way around the websites. That 1st website there- Chem4Kids- is really neat- check it out.

Here is Lesson 3-

Chemistry- Where ever you see a link for a quiz on what you are reading, take the quiz and record your score (and the website) in your notebook

Start here-
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html
read through all chapters (listed on the right hand side) and take notes.

Learn about Atoms-
http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/ (click the next page at the bottom)

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_intro.html on the right hand side is a list of links for ATOM BASICS, click them one at a time to learn about them.


Activities-
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/.. click on the Build It Activity- you can read first if you want.

http://www.echalk.co.uk/Science/chemistry/atomicStructure/atomicStructure.html

Make a model of an Atom- choose an atom to make. Here are some ideas to help you make a model are-
http://education.jlab.org/qa/atom_model.html




Learn about the periodic table-
visit these sites and take notes- Where ever you see a link for a quiz on what you are reading, take the quiz and record your score (and the website) in your notebook)

http://www.chemicalelements.com/sup/help.html

http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html on the right hand side is a column of links that are and overview of the periodic table.


some quizzes to take-record how you did next to each link, retake until you get them all correct
http://www.mcwdn.org/Physics/AtomicQuiz.html

http://www.rivier.edu/faculty/dburgess/web/phy101/frames1.htm

http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=867386652&AP_activityType=3&AP_urlId=646062&AP_continuePlay=true646062

http://www.triv.net/html/Users/user463.htm

http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/bl090703a.htm

http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/bl040103a.htm

Connor’s    work 

School Weeks 5-6

MATH-  take a Quiz and Do 5 lessons in Saxon. Do BOX, READ examples, Do Practice Problems and ODD #s in Problem Set. Write problems out in your Math Notebook.

SCIENCE-Correct any missed problems from your test. Make a salt dough model of the tectonic plates and faultlines. make a working model of a volcano. Read books provided by your teacher. Do online research with provided URLs. Learn the following words in Sign Language- earthquake (earth&shake), Rock, hot, ground, volcano, mountain, create, science.

LANGUAGE ARTS- Going Places- Read pages 182-205 in your text book. Answer the questions in your Language Arts notebook. Do Workbook Pages 101-115. Do the extra written work in your Language Arts notebooks. Choose a different Activities for each story you read.

1. Write the story as a Comic Book

2. Put on a Puppet Show of the story

3. Do a diorama of one scene from the story and write a couple sentences to describe it.

4. Make a detailed book cover, complete with Title, Author and Illustrator.

****School Weeks 7-8 *****

MATH-Do 5 lessons in Saxon. Do BOX, READ examples, Do Practice Problems and ODD #s in Problem Set. Write problems out in your Math Notebook.

SCIENCE-  read chapter THREE in Bob Jones Science book. Look up the Bible Verses in your Bible and read them. As you read the chapter, write the italicized words on note cards and look up their definitions in the glossary to write on the note cards.  Do Notebook Page 23 with your dad. Make your outline. Do page 59 in the ext along with notebook pages 20-21. Spend time with dad and the telescope viewing the night sky. Do notebook pages 30-36. Take Test

Language Art- Finish Cat Study.

Connor has never been independant before. And honestly, seeing how last year went. I really don't think this will go over well this year. But he asked me to PLEASE give him independant work like Gavin (who can handle it), so I told him we'd give it a try."

ConnorⳠ work
School Weeks 1-2

MATH-Do 5 lessons in Saxon. Do BOX, READ examples, Do Practice Problems and ODD ..s in Problem Set. Write problems out in your Math Notebook.
SCIENCE- Week 1- read chapter one in Bob Jones Science book. Look up the Bible Verses in your Bible and read them. As you read the chapter, write the italicized words on note cards and look up their definitions in the glossary to write on the note cards. Do the following pages from your notebook packet: pages 1-4 and pages 6&7. Write the answers to page 7 in your notebook. Week 2- Write an outline for chapter 1. Choose one of the experiments to do (no the one Gavin did last year). Do pages 8 &9 in your notebook packet. Take the Test. (ask me for the test when you are ready)
LANGUAGE ARTS- Going Places- Read pages 147-155 in your text book. Answer the questions in your Language Arts notebook. Do Workbook Pages 72-83. Do the extra written work in your Language Arts notebooks. Choose one of the following Activities for the story you read:
1. Write the story as a Comic Book
2. Put on a Puppet Show of the story.
3. Do a diorama of one scene from the story and write a couple sentences to describe it.
4. Make a detailed book cover, complete with Title, Author and Illustrator.

ConnorⳠ work
School Weeks 3-4

MATH- take a Quiz and Do 5 lessons in Saxon. Do BOX, READ examples, Do Practice Problems and ODD ..s in Problem Set. Write problems out in your Math Notebook.


SCIENCE- Week 3-Correct any missed problems from your test. Read chapter TWO in Bob Jones Science book. Look up the Bible Verses in your Bible and read them. As you read the chapter, write the italicized words on note cards and look up their definitions in the glossary to write on the note cards. Start on your outline of the chapter. Week 4- SEE MOM FIRST-You will be finishing your outline and doing experiments from pages 34 and 38 and filling in the corresponding notebook pages. Review text, outline, vocabulary cards and take test. (Ask me for test when you are ready to take it)


LANGUAGE ARTS- Going Places- Read pages 159-181 in your text book. Answer the questions in your Language Arts notebook. Do Workbook Pages 85-100. Do the extra written work in your Language Arts notebooks. Choose a different Activities for each story you read: (canⴠuse activity already used previously)

1. Write the story as a Comic Book

2. Put on a Puppet Show of the story

3. Do a diorama of one scene from the story and write a couple sentences to describe it.

4. Make a detailed book cover, complete with Title, Author and Illustrator.

some charts. I love making charts. And I have gotten to where my life doesn't end if something comes up and my schedule can't happen.... (I just make a couple plan B and plan C charts.... LOL)

here are some things I am working on for the upcoming school year:

YEAR '06
AUGUST	UNIT STUDY
SEPTEMBER	TRIP
OCTOBER	TEXT SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER	TEXT SCHEDULE
DECEMBER	1 WEEK TEST/3 WEEKS OFF
YEAR '07
JANUARY	UNIT STUDY
FEBRUARY	TEXT SCHEDULE
MARCH	TEXT SCHEDULE
APRIL	1 WEEK TEST/3 WEEKS OFF
MAY	UNIT STUDY
MARCH	TEXT SCHEDULE
JUNE	TEXT SCHEDULE
JULY	SUMMER BREAK

Text Schedule will be a schedule that utilizes workbooks/textbooks.... structure. more structure for The 3 Rs, with strucutred lessons for other aspects (art, history, science). As always, there will be a few weeks of unplanned trips/vacations....

Unit studies are a study of a certain theme, say.....The Wetlands... and using that themes to teach different subjects.. science, math, social studies, spelliong, history, etc...... Unit studies are very effective for us , esp combined with Mulitple Intelligence approaches.

Some othere charts for break down of subjetcs:

this is along chart- so I'll break it down for you:

SUBJECT	GAVIN	CONNOR
MATH	Saxon,  - W/DAD:geometry,	Saxon,
	physics, etc
SPELLING	AVKO, interest words	AVKO, interest words
	frequently misspelled words	frequently misspelled words
SCIENCE	Online Research	Abeka (with Ki)
HISTORY	S.O.S. History	S.O.S. History - taught by Gavin
READING	book list	Book list
GRAMMAR	Punct Puzzlers, online grammar	Punct Puzzlers, online grammar
	projects	projects
BIBLE	devotion books, reseacrh	devotion books, reseacrh
UNIT STUDY	take turns chosing a topic	of interest.
ART	undecided	undecided

the other half of the chart:

KIEL	ALL	SUBJECT
Miq,MUS,	HOM-algebra	MATH
Word Cards, Slow AVKO		SPELLING
Abeka (with Connor)	experiments	SCIENCE
S.O.S. History - taught by Gavin	Story of the World	HISTORY
Readers/Ki's stories	List of read alouds	READING
Grammar workbook, real life	games	GRAMMAR
put into use
bring home projects from	Jesus Freaks, Blue Book	BIBLE
Sunday School Lessons
choose a theme		UNIT STUDY
undecided	undecided	ART

other things i am trying to get plans started for.....

chapger/lesson break downs.... like for Story of the World ( just a read aloud book), I want to go through and read it myself this summer and write down project ideas for the different chapters. I want to use a Latin Word Root program I have. It is a CD Rom. I want to go through it as well and make class lessons, projects, expanded information for each lesson....

and a daily time brak down for TEXT SCHEDULE times will be needed. I have a start on it, but it is best to wait till closer to school time to fine tune this one.

1st	walk/brain gym
2nd	bible
3rd	K-Comp School/CG-spelling
4th	science
5th	math
6th	C&G- Reading/K-Spelling
7th	Grammar Class
8th	lunch
9th	history
10th	Reading
11th	art/music
finish with	computer

here is my schedule for the week:

time		event		brain gym
7:30		wake		morning routine
8:00		breakfast		vitamins/water
8:45		walk to school		follow the leader
9:00		Bible		ear rolls
9:30		SKATE PARK PROJECT		recess
11:00		lunch
11:45		Ki- 3rd grade scholar		Arm Actvtn/Ear Rolls
		C&G- Spelling		Lazy&Alpha 8s
12:20		Ki- Word Cards/Reading		Rub Points/Alpha 8s
		C&G-Reading		Bttrfly 8s
12:55		Brain Gym		CrissCross/Elephant 8s
				Water/HookUps
1:30		Ki- Miquon		ALL3- Calf Stretch
		C-Math Detective		Buttons
		G-Saxon
2:00		Ki-Time4Learning
		G-Punct Puzzler
		C-Going Places

here is Ki's chart to check off

MIQUON    10 PAGES	2	4	6	8	10
3RD GR. SCHLR 10 PG	2	4	6	8	10
READ 2 STORIES	2	2	2	2	2
COPYWORK 5 PAGES	1	2	3	4	5
Explode the Code 10 pages	2	4	6	8	10
Time4Learning  25 min/day	25	25	25	25	25
chores(mom checks off)

Here is the spelling list I made up. I'll use each list 2 days. so List A Mon,Tues hen List B on Wed Thur, then List C on Friday and then again on Monday.

We'll play Wheel of Fortune again. That was fun.

skaters		skaters		skaters
try		trying		try
fliers		flew		fliers
board		boarded		board
plaza		plazas		plaza
ollie		ollie		ollie
grind		grinding		grind
deck		deck		deck
wheels		wheelies		wheels
tried		tries		tried
skating		skated		skating
guard		guarding		guarded
railing		rails		railings
cement		cemented		cement
jumped		jumpers		jumping
flying		flies		flying
tired		tired		tired
quick		quickly		quick
ramps		where		ramps
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May. 29, 2006

school

Apr. 4, 2006

A new Type of Unit Study---

I read a book called something like "In their Own Way" about learning and Multiple Intelligences- Similar to Learning Styles. About how kids have different areas they excell intellectually- the normal ways we think of are Math, Languages (reading writing), and sometimes music- But how their are other types of intelligence such as BODY (using the body-sports, etc) and Interpersonal (Self knowledge) and a few others. I mainly got the book becuase I know Ki's "Smarts" weren't what is normally thought of in scholastics. His area seems to be- story telling, people, role-playing... According to this book, his 'gifted area' is PEOPLE- Intrapersonal. Yes, I knew it was alearning style, but I knew it was almost more than that with Ki and I was hoping to get tips o n teaching Ki in a way he learns best and excells. Since I can b e such an introvert, his learning style was hard for me. This book really helped. And it showed me another way to look at "Unit Studies".. instead of seeing subjects (math, spelling, geography, reading,etc..) to use learning styles..So I have been working on a MultiIntelligent Unit Study.  Hopefully the things I have planned for ours will help you design your ow MultiIntelligence Study:   We have a famous skateboard park down the street. (GEESH! we get kids from N.Y. Indiana and other states JUST to skateboard!!! I guess it was designed by a famous skater..). anyway I thought i'd use the 'theme' of our skatepark to do a MultiIntelligence Unit Study. I made a collumn for each initelligence type and then thought of things based on what I read: (the author made sure to say allkids have some bit of strengths in ALL areas and though they may be better at 2 of them, they should use all of them.   Nature 1.  What in nature is like the   skate park? {otters sliding? Maybe it reminds your chiild of dragonflies darting?)   2.make the following observations ~ changes with weather  ~different animals ~dicipher tracks (is it from a scooter? Skateboard? etc….) ~different flowers.               I can see NATURE as one of Connor's M.I.s I need to think of more things for this       Body 1. try using the different items  like rollerblades, scooter, skateboard) go around and try different things.   learn a new trick practice a current one   pantamine a great board trick (using your body, but no board)   Use your body to make measurements "How many arm spans is the ramp?"   Play a version of "Mother May I?" making use of the ramps and stairs                       This being another one Connor is good at andKi needs more practice with.         Math 1. count the number of (certain action/person) that happens or pass in a specific amount of time. e.i. : how many falls can you count in  5 minutes? e.i.  : How many times does that boy in the red shirt go down a ramp …? ~~~for some things (like anyone falling or total number of jumps) you can take 3 different recordings then find the  avarage, then multiply byminutes in hour to get estimate of how often per hour.   2. surveys:  ideas: When did you start skating? 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 20+ make a chart, find percentages.   3. Graph making with facts from other categories.   ** research physics ideas***   (Gavin's M.I.--obviously..LOL)     Language 1. learn different terms  a.)   for actions,  tricks,  obsticles,  and equiptment     2. write a desriptive paper, explaining different moves and how to do them. (use terms)   3. write a paper through the eyes of   skater, talking about their skate experience.       People 1. hand out waterbottles to the skaters  & ask them about skating. {make a list of uestions beforehand}   2. Choose a famous Skateboarder to  Study. Use Pentawebs   3. gather info- 2-3 days a week for a  month- chart the different states  represented at our skate park ~~~~ make a  graph.     Ki's M.I.-- needs more ideas still       Self this concept will be interspersonal  among the other concept  often.   1. making a goal and practicing. 2. timing yourself 3. making choices for yourself in the other areas of this lesson 4. Design/make a skating outfit 5. Design your own skateboard décor   All 3 are good in this area, esp C&G     Auditory/music 1. close your eyes and listen to the  different sounds. Write down what your brain sees when you hear them. 2. can you decipher between skates, scooters, boards by the sounds? 3. Make up songs that make you think  think of skating (like The Flight of the Bublbee makes  you think of a bee)     they all NEED this area     Spacial 1. Take 5-6 different pictures of  different areas of the skatepark.  descibe the different activities that can be done in each area. Tell why some areas are spefic to different activities. 2. Draw or Paint a picture of something you enjoy at the skate park. 3. make a photo collage of different  doing differnet things at the park (ask permission first)   4. Make a movie!   5. make a large model (to scale).   6. Make a diorama   that's the last M.I. (Multiple Intelligence) category.... Hopefully it was helpful Kimberly April is Autism Awareness Month ***You can email me at Kiter5@gmail.com If you want to be on a mailing list of when I update here, let me know.To leave a comment, click on the word comment below to open the comment window.

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Mar. 31, 2006

if you're interested...

Mar. 7, 2006

new charts

I thoguht I'd share Ki and Connor's chart of individual school work (doesn't include things we do as groups)   Ki's---}     Connor's ---} ***You can email me at Kiter5@gmail.com If you want to be on a mailing list of when I update here, let me know.To leave a comment, click on the word comment below to open the comment window.

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Mar. 2, 2006

MARCH 2.2006

Feb. 6, 2006

Bronchitis/good day/pics of school...