by Patricia | Nov 17, 2011 | Home Schooling
Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 – Concept 1, Unit 1, Lesson 12: Rules and Laws Today we studied laws, rules, consequences and authority. We classified situations in laws vs. rules, evaluating what kind of natural or authoritarian consequences each would yield. We played...
by Patricia | Nov 16, 2011 | Home Schooling
Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 – Concept 1, Unit 1, Lesson 11: Government and the People Today we worked on Government and the People. We learned what it means to vote, to vote for leaders in the community, and to add votes. We also created a Government flowcart,...
by Patricia | Nov 15, 2011 | Home Schooling
Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 – Concept 1, Unit 1, Lesson 10: Communities Change Today we studied the meaning of history, natural resource and human resource. We learned how communities change as time goes on. MBtP selected the classic book “The Little...
by Patricia | Nov 14, 2011 | Home Schooling
Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 – Concept 1, Unit 1, Lesson 9: Different Communities Today we learned about the differences and similarities there exist among the communities of the world. AA picked Mexico for his country research (actually, he wanted to research all...
by Patricia | Nov 11, 2011 | Home Schooling
Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 – Concept 1, Unit 1, Lesson 8: Customs and Holidays Today we learned about Patriotic Holidays, we studied the meaning of Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. We created the American flag, a book about holidays and briefly read and discussed...
by Patricia | Nov 9, 2011 | Home Schooling
After trying Moving Beyond the Page 5-7 for a month, I finally heeded to what my husband –and I– had thought all along: MBtP 5-7 was not the best fit for our son. It was just too easy for him. In an effort to make it work, I found myself scrambling to find...