Creative Home Schooling A Resource Guide For Smart Families: A Resource Guide

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ISBN: 9780910707480 | 0910707480
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Copyright: 4/1/2002

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For a comprehensive guide to home-based education that does not promote any particular curriculum or religious view, this is one book parents should buy! Parents will appreciate practical advice on getting started, adjusting to new roles, designing schoolwork that is both child-centered and fun, and planning for social and emotional growth. Parents will turn to curriculum chapters again and again. Features interviews and tips from many home school parents as well as long lists of resources. 430 pages of tips and tools!

Acknowledgments

Preface

vii

Foreword

Introduction

(1)

The Decision to Home School

(2)

Coming Home

(4)

Pros and Cons of the Word ``Gifted''

(3)

How the Book Is Organized

(2)

Part 1. At Home with Gifted Children

(162)

The Decision

(34)

Why Home School?

(1)

A Tradition of Home Schooling

(1)

Intellectual Needs

(7)

Rethinking Intellectual Needs

(2)

Social and Emotional Needs

(2)

Social Needs: Rethinking Socialization

(1)

Home Schooling for Full Potential

(6)

Rethinking Achievement

(1)

The Last Resort

(2)

Home School Journal

(1)

Key Points

(1)

Questions for Reflection

(5)

Resources for Home Schooling Gifted Children

(1)

At Home with Home Schoolers

(2)

Traits of Giftedness

(20)

Precociousness

(1)

Asynchronous Development

(1)

Intensity

(2)

Self-Determination and Drive

(1)

A Creative Nature

(1)

Complexity

(2)

Sensitivity

(2)

Key Points

(1)

Questions for Reflection

(1)

Resources for Families of Gifted Children

(3)

At Home with Home Schoolers

(3)

Social and Emotional Needs

(32)

Defining Social-Emotional Needs

(2)

Home Schooling for Positive Social and Emotional Growth

(2)

Practical Strategies for Home School Parents

(18)

Conclusion: Rethink the Child's Place in Society

(2)

Key Points

(1)

Questions for Reflection

(1)

Resources for Social and Emotional Development

(3)

At Home with Home Schoolers

(2)

Intellectual Needs

101

(30)

Immersion Learning

103

(2)

Creative Learning

105

(2)

Intuitive Learning

107

(2)

Creativity and Intuition

109

(1)

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: How Does Your Argument Grow? Putting Argument to Good Use

110

(4)

Learning with Humor

114

(4)

Key Points

118

(1)

Questions for Reflection

119

(1)

Non-Fiction Bibliotherapy for-the Creative and Intuitive

120

(1)

Special Section: Comic Resources

121

(8)

At Home with Home Schoolers

129

(2)

Learning Styles: Learning With A Difference

131

(26)

Learning through the Senses: Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, and Tactile

133

(4)

Learning in Space and Time: Visual-Spatial and Auditory-Sequential Learning

137

(4)

A Word about Brain Hemisphere Theory

141

(1)

Learning in Tempo: Impulsive and Reflective Thinkers

142

(1)

Putting It All Together: Using Learning Styles in Home Schooling

143

(2)

Key Points

145

(1)

Questions for Reflection

146

(1)

Learning Styles and Personality Types Resources

147

(1)

Special Section: Verbal Math Resources

147

(6)

At Home with Home Schoolers

153

(4)

The Full-time Parent/ Teacher

157

(18)

I Could Never Be Both Parent and Teacher to My Child!

158

(4)

What Expectations Should I Have for My Child?

162

(2)

Will Home Schooling Swallow up My Life?

164

(5)

Key Points

169

(1)

Questions for Reflection

170

(1)

Resources for Sensitive, Intense, Creative, and Otherwise Gifted Adults

171

(1)

Parenting Resources

172

(1)

At Home with Home School Parents

173

(2)

Part 2. Creating Your Home School Approach

175

(140)

Getting Started

177

(22)

Creative Home Schoolers

178

(2)

Principles of Creative, Self Directed Home Schooling

180

(5)

Take a Break

185

(5)

Key Points

190

(1)

Questions and Activities for Reflection

191

(1)

Home Schooling Reading Lists

192

(2)

At Home with Home Schoolers

194

(5)

Curriculum Matters

199

(28)

Parent Knowledge, Curiosity, and Comfort Levels

201

(2)

Your Family Budget

203

(5)

Special Section: Working with Your Librarian

208

(4)

Grade Levels and Standards

212

(2)

What Grade Are You In?

214

(2)

The Luxury of Being Able to Waits

216

(3)

Key Points

219

(1)

Activity for Reflection

220

(2)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Home School Approaches for Gifted Children

222

(1)

At Home with Home Schoolers

223

(1)

Resources Mentioned by Janice

224

(3)

Unschooling and Self directed Learning

227

(16)

Self Directed Learning Myths and Realities

228

(6)

How to Encourage Self Directed Learning

234

(1)

Unschooling

235

(2)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Unschooling for Gifted and Creative Students

237

(1)

Key Points

237

(1)

Questions and Activities for Reflection

238

(1)

Unschooling Resources

239

(1)

At Home with Unschoolers

240

(3)

Studying Individual Subjects

243

(20)

Individualizing Subjects for Individual Children

244

(2)

Resources Mentioned by Margo

246

(1)

How to Differentiate Subjects for Quick Learners

247

(1)

Compacting

247

(1)

Telescoping

248

(10)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Individual Subject Study for Gifted and Creative Children

258

(1)

Key Points

259

(1)

Questions for Reflection

260

(1)

At Home with Home School Parents

261

(2)

Classical Home Schooling

263

(16)

The Trivium

263

(2)

Making Classical Education Work for Gifted Children

265

(6)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Classical Home Schooling for Gifted and Creative Students

271

(1)

Key Points

272

(1)

Classical Home Schooling Resources

273

(3)

At Home with Home Schoolers

276

(3)

Unit Studies: What's the Big Idea?

279

(36)

Big Ideas for Big Thinkers

281

(4)

Creating a Big Ideas Unit: A Guide for Parents

285

(3)

An Example of a Big Ideas for Big Thinkers Unit

288

(10)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Unit Studies for Gifted and Creative Students

298

(1)

Key Points

298

(1)

Creating a Big ideas for Big Thinkers Unit: A Guide for Students

299

(6)

Play Ball! A Big Ideas Unit Resource Guide

305

(8)

Unit Study Resources

313

(2)

Part 3. Your Creative Home School Toolbox

315

(60)

Paperwork, Documentation, and Testing

317

(30)

Records to Satisfy State Requirements

319

(2)

Keeping Records for yourself

321

(11)

Entering/Re-Entering the School System

332

(2)

College

334

(5)

Key Points

339

(1)

Questions for Reflection

340

(1)

Resources for Home School Teens

341

(2)

At Home with Home Schoolers

343

(4)

Special Topics

347

(8)

Profoundly Gifted Children

347

(2)

Giftedness and ADHD

349

(1)

Sensory Integration

350

(2)

Siblings and Learning Styles

352

(3)

Home School Resources

355

(20)

Top Parent-Recommended Home School Resources

368

(3)

Resources With Religious and Cultural Perspectives

371

(1)

Publishers, Manufacturers, and Suppliers

372

(3)

References

375

(6)

Resource Index by Ability Level and Subject

381

(12)

Index

393

(8)

About the Author

401

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