Tracyrosen

LATEST ARTICLES ( 111 )

• Sec 1 Update

  

  Here we are again We started to homeschool again after March break as we actively seek a new high school. Here’s the learning plan we submitted for the rest of... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2024 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Feb 27, 2024

  History c1 – Examines social phenomena from a historical perspective Jack was just starting History at school, they did Geography in the first half of the year. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2024 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grade 6 Update

  Ha – we’ve been homeschooling since October. Early in the school year, we both got sick for the first time in the pandemic. And really sick – like 3 weeks +... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2023 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grade 5 is Done ✅

  

  Jack will be starting his final year of elementary school in a few weeks. The plan (sigh. for now. sigh) is for him to be back in a school setting. He is lookin... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2022 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grade 5 Learning Project – 2022 Update

  

  Hi! Nice to meet you We’ve been homeschooling again since about mid-January. Jack was back in school as of September and I was actually his classroom teacher. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2022 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• French Reading + Social Studies with “des Traditions Qui Rassemblent”

  

  I just found out about this contest today and it ends … tomorrow. So we will do a blitz of French reading activities over the next day and a half We can’t... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2022 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Récit Resources for Social Sciences

  

  When learning from home, a lot of our learning and production happens digitally so the resources created by the Récit (basically a network of educators... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2021 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Homeschool Journal – December Update

  

  So our learning from home gig has had multiple iterations since we started in September and it will likely continue to shift. It makes sense, as people our... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Homeschool Journal – Our Schedule

  

  I belong to a few homeschooling groups on Facebook and I see A LOT of posts about schedules. I just googled homeschool + schedule and the same thing comes up…... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Creating Maps in Minecraft

  The beginning of the Social Studies workbook we received from the school before Jack left for homeschooling is all about Quebec geography. So Jack is building... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing Process: Start out Loud

  

  It is often difficult to get the ideas started when faced with a blank page. I showed Jack how to use the voice to text feature in Google docs so he can get... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Warrior Kids Podcast

  

  This podcast is about all things Indigenous! Our goal is to educate Indigenous and non-Indigenous kids, together.Pam Palmater, Mi’kmaq lawyer, professor,... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Warrior Kids Podcast

  

  This podcast is about all things Indigenous! Our goal is to educate Indigenous and non-Indigenous kids, together.Pam Palmater, Mi’kmaq lawyer, professor,... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Canadian Geographic Online Classroom

  

  Canadian Geographic has created an online classroom to help schools and families with home and virtual schooling. It is a wonderful resource and includes... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Indigenous Curriculum

  

  The social studies workbook Jack’s school gave us offers a very limited view of the history of Quebec and Canada, with a focus on settler stories and settler... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Math Problems from U. Waterloo

  The Centre for Education on Mathematics and Computing of the University of Waterloo offers free math problems of the week for grades 3 and up. You can sign up t... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• DEM Documents

  Throughout the year I will need to complete a few administrative documents that outline my responsibilities to the Direction de l’enseignement à la maison... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kung Fu and Minecraft Math

  We just finished a Kung Fu workout. We haven’t been attending our physical classes lately because of various covid-related issues. I wasn’t feeling well so... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ethical Issues in Minecraft

  

  This article spurred some interesting conversation about the ethical treatment of animals… in Minecraft! I have heard myself say things like, “Why are you... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ethical Issues in Minecraft: Violence Against Virtual Animals

  

  This article spurred some interesting conversation about the ethical treatment of animals… in Minecraft! I have heard myself say things like, “Why are you... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2020 FOOD & DRINK, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION