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shadowspring -> RE: part-time homeschoolers? (6/15/2008 5:48:41 PM)
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Have you checked into any books written about parenting gifted children? I wish I could recommend some, but it has been so long since I started down this road. But here are some of the recommendations I remember:
Subscribe to lots of magazines: Kids Discover, National Geographic, Ranger Rick, whatever your child finds interesting. Subscribe at and above her reading level. Make time to do the projects offered in the magazines as your child is interested.
Do fun projects that take planning, gathering supplies, execution and maintenance: Plant a garden. Start a summertime business, like selling organic dog biscuits. Raise some butterfly-friendly plants, then watch the caterpillars come, eat, go into chrysalis and hatch. Train your dog to obey a few commands.
Keep lots of art supplies on hand: Bright white notebooks and a new box of crayons were my daughters favorite at that age. Some kids prefer coloring books, other markers or colored pencils.
Watch educational TV together: like Myth-Busters or Dirty Jobs. You can set up field trips or experiments yourself if something from the show seems worth exploring deeper.
Read aloud to your child every day: Even is she is reading well for herself, you can read more fluently and the story will flow better. Let her read a paragraph or two. Get in character, changing your voice to match the character's dialog. Our family loved the Redwall series by Brain Jacques, great heroes and heroines for little ones to dream of being.
Personally, I would completely avoid curriculum and workbooks. Be way more creative than that! Let her tell you a story that you transcribe for her, then let her illustrate it. Search the web for how-tos on publishing your own book- binding it yourself and everything.
And have fun! That is of course the best way to spend your summers for every one! [:D]
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