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Unschooling Log of Books & Materials Used & Attendance Statement 2017-18

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Books
  • Dictionary
  • Thesaurus
  • Story of Your Life (Ted Chiang; audiobook)
  • Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Manhunt: The 12-day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James Swanson; audiobook)
  • In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers who Tried to Build a Perfect Language (Arika Okrent; book)
  • The Official Red Book: A Guide Book of United States Coins 2017
  • Photograde: Official Photographic Grading Guide for United States Coins
  • Reading various (toddler/picture) books to Hazel
  • 50 Birds and Mammals of Pennsylvania by Pennsylvania Game Commission
  • Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels; book)
Magazines
  • LEGO Club
  • Game Informer
  • Muse
  • Ask!
  • NatGeo Kids
  • Babel
Web Series/YouTube Channels
  • Tom Scott (educational travel)
  • 8-bit Music Theory (music theory)
  • PESfilms (award winning stop motion)
  • Extra Credits (analysis of gaming)
  • Extra History (world history)
  • JJay Berthume (music composition)
  • WonderWhy (geography/history)
  • French Overseas Regions and Territories Explained by WonderWhy (geography/French history)
  • How High Can You Count On Your Fingers? https://youtu.be/UixU1oRW64Q
  • Why Does A Negative Times A Negative Equal A Positive? https://youtu.be/rK4sXm_MPWo
Documentaries
  • Breaking the Maya Code (2008)
Podcasts
  • Conlangery (constructed languages)
  • QI: No Such Thing as a Fish (trivia/news/humour)
  • Artifexian (world building)
  • TapTapConcede (Magic: The Gathering)
Netflix/Movies/TV
  • Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Return
  • Coin Heist
  • The Dark Tower (in theatre)
  • The Mysterious Cities of Gold
  • Charmed
  • 3 Generations
  • David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
  • Call The Midwife
  • Worst Witch
  • Star Trek: Discovery
  • After Trek
  • Zoo
  • The Great British Baking Show
  • Casper
  • Harry Potter (whole series of movies)
  • Black Panther (in theatre)
  • Pacific Rim 2 (in theatre)
  • Ferdinand (2017 @ library)
  • The Who Was It Show
Websites/General Research
  • Omniglot.com
  • Lexilogos.com
  • Silent March Google Doodle
  • Musescore.org (music composition)
  • Pagat.com (database of card games)
  • Italian Pronouns
  • Airships & Dirigibles
  • Pennsylvania Symbols & Firsts
  • Cetaceans & Orcas
  • Species Problems (taxonomy)
  • Etymology/Definition List: Beijing, Bangkok, chameleon, sewage, Aeshna Umbrosa, mattress, sauce, salsa, hostel, raccoon, qat, khat, barbecue, boggle, dirigible, keel, galápagos, gasoline, semi truck, relational grammar, cheese, Estonia, knife, whittle, tortellini, torte, polka (dot), eponymous, prattle, Modus Operandi, inflammable, ritvik/ritvij, bushel, peck, postpone, cassock, okapi, parchment, parched, cairn, water chestnut, Monongahela, Youghiogheny
Games
  • Solitaire (card/online)
  • Golf (card/maths)
  • Tak (strategy)
  • Magic: The Gathering (collectible card)
  • Code Names (word/charade)
  • Anomia (subject matching)
  • Squarrels (card/points)
  • Bananagrams (word)
  • Werewolves (deduction/RPG)
  • Super Smash Bros (Wii U)
  • 6 Nimmt (maths/card)
  • Settlers of Catan Dice (resources)
  • Carcassonne (tile based strategy)
  • Munchkin Loot (card)
  • Kings in the Corner (card)
  • Monopoly Deal (card)
  • Minecraft (building/survival)
Other Resources
Other
  • Total Solar Eclipse
  • Northeast Unschooling Conference: Screen Time Panel (audience), Sushi Making Funshop, Instant Pot Funshop, & Bling Your Name Tag Funshop
  • Teen Anime Club (CLP-Woods Run)
  • Teen Action Movie Matinee (CLP-Woods Run)
  • Drag Queen Story Hour (CLP-Allegheny; CLP-Woods Run)
  • LGBTQ & Allied Teens Autumn Party
  • Making music on Isla Industries Kordbot
  • Childcare/Domestic Care: helping with taking care of home & toddler sibling while mum is convalescing from broken femur
Attendance Statement:
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Home Education Law, I attest that "a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days of instruction OR nine hundred (990) hours of instruction per year at the secondary level" have occurred this year for Elijah.
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