One challenge I have found with studying science this way is finding materials and activities that are interesting for my active learners but also cover the details we are wanting to learn. The Dr. Bonyfide presents: books totally fill the need in a human body homeschool unit study!
Homeschool Art Appreciation, like science, is a very large subject area with many parts. Doing messy projects did not excite me with a house of littles and I didn’t know where to start. So for our first few years of homeschooling we didn’t do formal art lessons.
Our family plays a lot of card games and board games. It’s been a great way for our autistic kids to practice social skills and stay with the group in a fun family activity Two of our favorite games inspired Shape Farm, Machi Koro, and Settlers of Catan.
We will be starting our 8th year of homeschool soon with an 8y (4th grade), 10y (6th grade), and 12y (7th-9th grade). We will continue for a second year working our way through American History. With Out of the Box kids, grade levels are hard to follow;
Recent national events and our American History studies have led us to have many discussions about race, segregation and slavery with our kids. We hadn’t started teaching our kids about racism much because I wanted them to have the historical context for the complexities around race in America.
