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2021-2022 Portfolio + Log + Attendance

Elijah blowing out the candles on his 18th birthday! This year was Elijah's "12th grade" and final year of home education. It has been a more relaxed year of tying up loose ends despite still living through a global pandemic! E only had one more credit for English and some yearly Health, Safety, & P.E. to check off in order to graduate. Below are the descriptions of subjects that Elijah focused on this year, the credits given, and the materials and resources accessed (not an exhaustive listing). Elijah Uriel Parham July 1st, 2021 - June 2nd, 2022 (12th Grade) 1.0 English: Thematic Film Study and Analysis  .25 Health: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 1.25 Total Credits

2020-2021 Portfolio + Log + Attendance

E in the hammock This year was Elijah's "11th grade" year. It has definitely been an exciting year, especially living during a global pandemic for a second school year! Below are the descriptions of subjects that Elijah focused on this year, the credits given, and the materials and resources accessed (not an exhaustive listing). Elijah Uriel Parham July 1st, 2020 - June 30th, 2021 (11th Grade) 1.0 English: Constructed Language:  1.0 Maths: Integrated Algebra I 1.0 Maths: Philosophical & Natural Geometry 1.0 Science: Biology I 1.0 Social Studies: Vexillology & Heraldry 1.0 Art: Art Appreciation & History .50 Health: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 6.50 Total Credits

September 9th - September 29th, 2013

Watched Netflix - Mythbusters, Beyblade, Eureka, Futurama, Destroy Build Destroy, Pair of Kings and Star Trek: The Next Generation YouTube - Nerd(3) videos and Total Biscuit videos, Let's Play videos - Trowlr: Bury My Heart at Trowlr Mountain, ViViD, and Trilby: The Art of Theft Web Series - Crash Course, YogsCast and YogLabs Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie (on the big screen) Played 3DS - Epic Mickey: The Power of Illusion, Scribblenauts Unlimited, WarioWare D.I.Y., and Denpa Men 2 PS3 - Terraria, Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2), and Little Big Planet Karting (LBPK) WiiU - New Super Mario Bros. U iPad - Terraria, Bad Piggies, Slice It, The Sandbox, Paint with Time, Whizzball, and Fill the Pot Computer - Minecraft Table Top - Mine Shift, Castle Keep, Cthulhu Fluxx, and Family Fluxx Read Magazines - NatGeo Kids and GameInformer Putting Time in Perspective Researched Geologic Eons, eras, periods, and years Pi Nucleus and Periodic Table via Crash Cour

Not Back To School (September 1st - September 8th, 2013)

So, it might seem as though we have dropped off the face of the Earth or that we "took a Summer Break", but neither is the case. Before I go any farther, I never intended for this blog to be editorial or contemplative, just archival, but I feel like I want, nay, need to say some things. One of my friends, a mother of a toddler, who is considering home/unschooling her child and who was homeschooled herself, asked me the other day, "So, do you, like, give E a break during the Summer or is it just all the time?" I believe I've quoted her fairly well (or at least the general idea of what she said). I know (and some of you know) that people who ask questions like this have not really grasped the concept of unschooling, but that's okay: I love my friend. I just said, "No, we just do our thing, living life, all of the time." What I *do* mind isn't innocent questions from friends, but keeping track of what we do. It's no secret that I abhor a

April 15th - June 2nd, 2013

**I couldn't finish the last update before we went out of town, so I just extended it to after we got back home for our Pacific Northwest Adventure!** Watched Netflix - Ed, Edd, Eddy; MAD, Futurama, iCarly, Psych, Prototype This, Camp Lazlo!, ParaNorman (movie), WordGirl, Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Dexter's Laboratory, Bones, SquidGirl, Scooby Doo, Soul Eater, Radio Rebel (movie), World of Quest, Destroy Build Destroy, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Problem Solverz, Regular Show, Powerpuff Girls, Dude What Would Happen?, Hoodwinked 2 (movie), Generator Rex, Suite Life on Deck, A.N.T. Farm, Beakman's World, Cowder, Johnny Test, Amazing World of Gumball, Regular Show, Mythbusters YouTube - Aperture R & D, Homestar Runner/Strongbad Emails, Minecraft MODs, Peanut Butter Gamer, CupQuake, Press Heart to Continue, Minecraft Tutorial: Survive and Thrive II Let's Play videos - Crashtastic, Castlevania, Castlevania II, Starseed Pilgrim, Happy Wheels, Wes

February 18th - March 17th, 2013

Watched Netflix - Comic Book Men, Red Dwarf, Postcards from Buster: The Case of the Coin Purloined (Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri), Contraptus, Quiz Time, and Pair of Kings YouTube - CupQuake videos, Special Effects videos, Minecraft MOD reviews, How to make pound cake in a blender by iJustine, How to create sprites in Scribblenauts Unlimited videos, Vi Hart videos, and Vsauce videos (science playlists) Let's Play videos -Scribblenauts Unlimited, Windosill, The Sims 3, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!, and Crashmo Web Series - Game Theory, Daneboe Hack videos, Hank Plays Games, and Yogscast, Smosh Pit Weekly, VlogBrothers, and Table Top Videos E filmed with camera (Vsauce playlist where Michael explains lots of stuff) Played 3DS - Mutant Mudds, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King..., Pyraminds, Crashmo, Digg Dugg, and Pac Man PS3 - Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2) w/ River iPad - Singing Fingers, Casey's Contraptions, Hangman

January 21st - February 17th, 2013

Watched Netflix - Beakman's World, Star Trek: The Original Series, A.N.T. Farm, and Futurama YouTube - An Egg's Guide to Minecraft, Bravest Warriors, SkyDoesMinecraft videos, Yogscast videos, Homestar Runner videos, Yogslab videos, Vi Hart videos, Smosh Pit Weekly, Organic Chemistry (Khan Academy videos), Minecraft creation videos, Minecraft mod reviews videos, and Special effects videos by CorridorDigital. Let's Play Videos - Red Remover, Minecraft, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Happy Wheels, and Portal 2 Clue (1985) at AMC Loews Theatre and Star Wars Episode 2 Played 3DS - Scribblenauts Unlimited, Pokédex, and WarioWare D.I.Y. (DIY) WiiU - Scribblenauts Unlimited and Nintendoland PS3 - Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2) Online - Electric Box 2 Computer - Minecraft (at various times & with Michele, River, and Cian) Read Magazines - GameInformer, NatGeo Kids, Ranger Rick, Ask!, LEGO Club, and Rangefinder Books - SpongeBob Squarepants Survival

December 24th, 2012 - January 20th, 2013

Watched Netflix- The Garfield Show, Pet Alien, MST3K The Movie (movie), Suite Life on Deck, MythQuest, Suite Life of Zach & Cody, Beakman's World, Psych, Weapon Masters, Eureka, DreamWorks Spooky Stories: 2, Life's Funniest Moments, Gerald McBoing Boing, DC Cupcakes, Ruby Gloom, Torchwood, The Electric Company, Eerie Indiana, Danny Phantom, Video Game High School (movie), Star Trek Enterprise, How Stuff Works, Ghost Hunters International, Alphas, Being Human (US version), Small Soldiers (movie), and Skeleton, Inc. YouTube- Adventure Time, Game Theory videos, Yogscast, Real Life Minecraft, Minecraft Stop Motion Videos, Minecraft Building Tutorials, Literal Trailers for Movies & Video Games, Music videos, Vi Hart videos, Domino Run videos, Kids/Teens/Adults/YouTubers React to Viral Videos, Your Grammar Sucks, Special Effects videos, Jack's Films, and Did You Know Gaming? videos Let's Play videos- Pokémon , The Binding of Isaac, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Min

November 26th - December 23rd, 2012

Watched Let's Play videos - Minecraft, Minecraft MOD reviews, Super Scribblenauts Unlimited, Happy Wheels, & Fez - YouTube Literal Trailers for movies & games by Tobuscus - YouTube Wilhelm Scream Compilation video - YouTube Homestarrunner.com Video Game Reviews by PBGamer, Nerd(3), RinryGameGame, & SkyDoesMinecraft - YouTube Yogscast - YouTube Vlog Brothers - YouTube CupQuake baking videos - YouTube Bravest Warriors - YouTube Netflix - Beakman's World, Angelo Rules, Jessie, Johnny Test, & The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Vi Hart - SnowFlakes video - YouTube Played 3DS - WarioWare D.I.Y. (WWDIY), Super Scribblenauts, & Pokédex PS3 - Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2) Computer - Minecraft Online - ISO Ball, Electric Box 2, LEGO Builder, Light-Bot, & Pursuit of Hat iPad - Angry Birds Star Wars Kindle Fire - Bad Piggies, Draw Something, 100 Floors, GridBlock Homemade- Battle Game, a word game, & Antique Hunters Board Games - Candyland L

October 29th - November 25th, 2012

Watched Let's Play videos - Portal, Minecraft, Happy Wheels, Scribblenauts Unlimited, PBGamer vids, Tobuscus vids, CupQuake vids, Northernlion vids, and AtomicMari vids - YouTube Psych - Netflix Yogscast & YogsLab - YouTube Various game reviews - YouTube Wreck It Ralph - movie - AMC Loews Theatre iCarly - Netflix CupQuake crafting videos - YouTube Homestarrunner.com Dresden Files - Netflix Prototype This - Netflix My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - Netflix Total Drama Island - Netflix Eureka - Netflix Warehouse 13 - Netflix Alphas - Netflix Smash Lab - Netflix The Gumby Show - Netflix Sgt. Frog - Netflix One Way Out - Netflix Life's Funniest Moments - Netflix Smosh Pit Weekly - YouTube Vi Hart videos - YouTube Played WarioWare D.I.Y. - 3DS Minecraft - Computer Whizzball - Online Contour - Online Steamlands - Online ModNation Racers - PS3 Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Doodle Screw - iPad LEGO Creationary - iPad Electric Box - iPad Calcul

October 1st - October 28th, 2012

Watched Let's Play videos - Basement Collection, Braid, Minecraft, Minecraft Mods, Papa's Tacoria,  - YouTube 2008 Parham Family Slideshow & Music Video - DVD Vi Hart videos - Doodle Music , A Song About a Circle Constant , What's Up with Noises? , and What Was Up with Pythagoras? - YouTube Pucca - Netflix Lore In One Minute videos - YouTube Mythbusters - Netflix Smosh Pit Weekly - YouTube Eureka - Netflix www.homestarrunner.com Dear Dracula - Hotel TV Scooby Doo - Hotel TV Adventure Time - Hotel TV M.A.D. TV - Hotel TV Regular Show - Hotel TV The Troop - Netflix Vlog Brother videos - Top 10 Animal Power Moves - YouTube Terra Nova - Netflix LEGO 365 Slideshow - Blog Lost - Netflix Psych - Netflix Indie Game the Movie - Netflix What's Invisible? More Than You Think - YouTube Played Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2) - PS3 Bad Piggies - KF Minecraft - Computer/iPad TNT Robots - Online Castle Keep - Tile-based Board Game Blocks Skywire VIP Shu

September 3rd - September 30th, 2012

Watched Let's Play videos - Minecraft, Wii games, Universe Sandbox for Steam, Spelunky, and Portal - YouTube Jimmy Two Shoes - YouTube Eureka - Netflix Cake Boss - Netflix Futurama - Netflix Smash Lab - Netflix FRED 3: Camp Fred - Movie - Netflix iCarly - Netflix Fanboy and Chum Chum - Netflix Mythbusters - Netflix Spongebob - Netflix DC Cupcakes - Netflix Prototype This - Netflix Suite Life of Zach and Cody - Netflix Yogscast - YouTube Farscape - Netflix Warehouse 13 - Netflix ParaNorman - Movie - Theatre 'veggie master' veggie burger E ordered at Denny's Played WarioWare D.I.Y. - 3DS Minecraft - Computer & iPad Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2) - PS3 Lemonade Frenzy - Online Huebrix - Online New Super Mario World - 3DS Pokedex 3D - 3DS Infamous - w/ William - PS3 Bad Piggies - Kindle Words with Friends - w/Michele - Kindle Triple Town - Kindle 100 Floors - Kindle Worlds of WarCraft - Created board game Outside play - bubbles, sidewal