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Portfolio Summary 2012-2013

Language Arts Elijah reads on a daily basis for information and pleasure; though he reads both fiction and non-fiction, he prefers non-fiction. He enjoys writing comics, emails, grocery lists, table top game instructions, and notes and plans his for video game designs. Both his handwriting and typing skills have improved vastly this year. His spelling and reading comprehension are both well beyond average for his age group. This year, Elijah was especially fascinated with linguistics, translations, accents, and foreign languages. We spent a great deal of time focusing on these concepts, as well as literary devises, such as metaphors, alliteration, and idioms.  Elijah is adept at finding information via online wikis, Internet and Google searches, encyclopedias, and the library catalogue. He knows how to use a dictionary and thesaurus. Poem Game design notes Game design notes Rules to a game made up by E MAD Libs are fairly popular around here Scrabble game E beat

Educational Objectives 2012-2013

Proposed Educational Objectives by Subject Area For Elijah Parham’s Home Education Program, 2012-2013 [The affidavit must include] “an outline of proposed education objectives by subject area... The required outline of proposed educational objectives shall not be utilized by the superintendent in determining if the home education program is out of compliance with this section and section 1327.” -- PA Home Education Law The primary educational objective for Elijah Parham’s home education program is to continue to use the resources available in our community to provide a well-rounded education based on Elijah’s interests and abilities. We will continue the approach that has worked well in the past, choosing specific topics as we go, based on interest and academic readiness. Because of the flexibility offered by home education, specific topics listed in these objectives are only examples, which can and will be changed based on Elijah’s evolving needs and interests; we will take advan

October 17th - December 11th, 2011

Lots of cool things happened, we assure you! However, we just never got around to writing it down or taking too many pictures. We've been too busy lately. Look for a return to bi-weekly update posts in the very near future - we promise!

Unschooling Journal 2011 - 2012

Date Started: July 1st, 2011 Date Ended: June 30th, 2012 (regular 'school year' begins July 1st & ends June 30th) Subjects Journalled: Maths Computer/Game Programming English (Reading & Research, Writing & Spelling) PA History US History Health & Physical Education (PE) Music Art Science Geography Civics Safety (Safety and Fire Prevention) Community & Socialization Log of Books & Materials Field Trips Attendance

Unschooling Journal 2010-2011

Date Started: September 21st, 2010 Date Ended: June 30th, 2011 (regular 'school year' will begin July 1st & end June 30th) Subjects Journalled: Maths English (Reading & Research, Writing & Spelling) PA History US History Health & Physical Education Music Art Science Geography Civics Safety (Safety and Fire Prevention) Community & Socialization Log of Books & Materials Field Trips Attendance