The Fun Schooling Way (Watch Video)
Ever since the new "fun schooling" curriculum came out I was a little baffled at an empty book as a means of curriculum.
I had been using their method for a couple of years now; however, I didn't have a companion book associated with our assignments.
For example: When we would learn American Geography, I would use Education.com to print out some free worksheets on the the state we were studying. Then I would have him read from one of our 50 States books about that state. However...before we did any of that, I used YouTube as my main teaching source.
Why? My son, Tavin, isn't fond of reading. Although he reads at a high school level for an 8 year old, he just doesn't enjoy it very much--like most kids his age.
To sit Tavin down to read textbooks or long articles was a nightmare. He fidgeted a lot, and when I'd ask him what he read about he couldn't tell me anything. Reading at a high school level means nothing if your child isn't comprehending or paying attention to what they're reading.
Tavin likes watching TV. He likes worksheets. He likes "doing" something. While he plays with his Legos or Xbox, he literally has his laptop on Netflix or Amazon watching, I Love Lucy, Doctor Who, or Andy Griffith. They are his companions, much like Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and Gilligan's Island were mine...as an only child.
Using YouTube is extremely easy, but sometimes you have to be incredibly careful on content and ads. So you need to set the restrictions button to avoid those nasty creepers (Minecraft talk, you know!).
In your search engine, always type in the name of your content with the ending, "for kids" or "for children." Sometimes you can even specify an age or grade level, which is really helpful.
I had been using their method for a couple of years now; however, I didn't have a companion book associated with our assignments.
For example: When we would learn American Geography, I would use Education.com to print out some free worksheets on the the state we were studying. Then I would have him read from one of our 50 States books about that state. However...before we did any of that, I used YouTube as my main teaching source.
Yes, YouTube.
Why? My son, Tavin, isn't fond of reading. Although he reads at a high school level for an 8 year old, he just doesn't enjoy it very much--like most kids his age.
To sit Tavin down to read textbooks or long articles was a nightmare. He fidgeted a lot, and when I'd ask him what he read about he couldn't tell me anything. Reading at a high school level means nothing if your child isn't comprehending or paying attention to what they're reading.
Tavin likes watching TV. He likes worksheets. He likes "doing" something. While he plays with his Legos or Xbox, he literally has his laptop on Netflix or Amazon watching, I Love Lucy, Doctor Who, or Andy Griffith. They are his companions, much like Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and Gilligan's Island were mine...as an only child.
Using YouTube is extremely easy, but sometimes you have to be incredibly careful on content and ads. So you need to set the restrictions button to avoid those nasty creepers (Minecraft talk, you know!).
In your search engine, always type in the name of your content with the ending, "for kids" or "for children." Sometimes you can even specify an age or grade level, which is really helpful.
So let's say we're going to study Alabama...
While we worry our days and nights away trying to figure out the best curriculum program to spend hundreds of dollars on, we don't even realize that there are so many FREE resources out there that we could be using.
Yes, it requires your time to put it together. But again...it's FREE!
And since we still have some time before school begins, you can easily (and just as quickly as I showed you in the video) start putting these video lesson plans together now!
A-la-ba-ma.
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