We hold a weekly Share 'n' Tell where our family gathers round and shares what it is we've been learning about. Here's this weeks...
Tyra
Subject: Gemology
Shared with us her favorite gems: Opal and Quartz
Recognized different birthstones including most everyone in the family.
Ethan
Subject: Indians
Explained the difference between sedentary and nomadic Indians. And the differences in how they ate, lived, and hunted.
Cedric
Subject: Book of Poems
Pointed out his favorite details from the poems and illustrations from the book, Here's A Little Poem.
Millie
Subject: Balance
Showed us how she can now stand up by herself.
John
Subject: Chinese, Writing, Economy, Computer Part
Explained basic chinese grammar and character writing, supply and demand equilibrium, graphic design principles, and showed us basic components of a logic board in a Macintosh computer.
Claudia
Suject: Oil Painting, Homeschooling
Discussed one rule for good composition she learned from her first oil painting class. Discussed Larry Arnoldsen's view on curriculum and how to learn.
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So, here's my two first oil paintings ever! Very exciting! I'm taking painting classes from Nathan Pinnock.
Also, here's a link to a wonderful article from Dr. Larry Arnoldsen on Homeschooling.
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