Monday, September 8, 2008

Share 'n' Tell, Larry Arnoldsen

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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