Independent Community Freeschool

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

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

Watched Let's Play videos - Minecraft, Portal, Portal 2, Jelly Escape, Happy Wheels, and Mario ROM hacks - YouTube Electric Company - Netflix Jimmy Two Shoes - YouTube Yogscast - Minecraft Mods - YouTube Psych - Netflix The Suite Life of Zack and Cody - Netflix Mythbusters - Netflix Various YouTube videos Cake Boss - Netflix Sgt. Frog - Netflix The Garfield Show - Netflix Warehouse 13 - Netflix How to Train Your Dragon - Movie - Netflix A Town Called Panic - Movie - Netflix The Troop - Netflix My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - Movie - Netflix Jr. Detective Agency - Movie - Netflix Angel Beats - Netflix Beakman's World - Netflix T.U.F.F. Puppy - Netflix World of Quest - Netflix Various Community-made short films on Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Alphas - Netflix Futurama - Netflix Shrek Forever After - Movie - Hotel TV Adventure Time - Hotel TV Storage Wars - Hotel TV George Lopez Show - Hotel TV Jeopardy - Hotel TV Regular Show - Hotel TV Level Up

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

A sampling of the stuff we've been up to over the last 8 weeks. Watched Let's Play videos - The Binding of Isaac, Portal & Minecraft - YouTube Yogscast & Yogscast - YouTube Mythbusters - Netflix Psych - Netflix Wizards of Waverly Place - Netflix House of Anubis - Netflix, Amazon Prime America's Funniest Home Videos - Netflix VlogBrothers videos - Jokes , Jokes and more Jokes - YouTube CrashCourse - Taxonomy - YouTube The Minutemen - Movie - Netflix X-Men Animated Series - Netflix Brave - Movie - AMC Theatre GLaDOS Siri video - YouTube Futurama - Netflix Word Girl - Netflix True Jackson VP - Netflix The Electric Company - Netflix Played Lego Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2) - PS3 Minecraft - Computer, iPad Spongbob Diner Dash - iPad Horseshoes - Lawn game Binding of Isaac - Steam Rush Hour - Puzzle board game Various Online Games (mostly Flash based) - Online Roblox -Online Wingeria - Online Contour Game - Online Bingo - Board gam

So, it's time to play catch up, somewhat. I've got a new laptop, so I can actually type up things, unlike with the iPad! Here's a little bit of what we've been up to since mid February until now. Watched Let's Play videos (Minecraft, et al.) Vi Hart videos Netflix (various animated children's cartoons) Psych Monk Animated Ghostbusters Mythbusters Skunk Ninja iCarly Tin Tin (series) Robocop - Movie Played WarioWare D.I.Y. - 3DS Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Minecraft - iPad and Computer Physicsgames.com - online Mine Shift - Tile-based board game Angry Birds - iPad Fruit Ninja - iPad Rory's Story Cubes - Dice-based story game Lego Creationary - iPad Whizzball - iPad Doodle Find - iPad Tamagotchi Connection 2 - 3DS Carcassonne - Tile-based board game Bingo - Board game Peggle - Computer Iggle Pop - Computer Plants vs. Zombies - Computer Minesweeper - Computer Various logic-based games - iPad Wand Charades Word With Friends (wit

Watch Let's Play videos Rounding Numbers - BrainPOP Money - BrainPOP Sgt. Frog Pucca Beatles - BrainPOP Adventure Time Carbon Dating - BrainPOP Play Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 (w/ M & W) WarioWare D.I.Y. - 3DS Farkle - iPad (w/ M) Read/Research "Poon Trees" (Calophyllum) MadLibs Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2 Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3 The Last Straw Discuss How ball point pens work Hyperthermia Occupy Wall Street (OWS) Occupy Pittsburgh (OccupyPgh) 1% vs. 99% Racial inequality in social movements like OccupyPgh & the world in general Fashion Looking Like Awesome Write MadLibs Newspaper Story Listen Voice recordings Create Voice recordings MadLibs w/ W Newspaper w/ W Buttered Toast Little Big Planet 2 level design WarioWare D.I.Y. microgames Illustrated story (marker on paper) Go/Community Burger King Starbucks Burgatory Barnes & Noble Bookstore Java House Trader Joe's East End Food Co-op Heal

Watch Dude, What Would Happen? Let's Play videos - Minecraft Adventure Time Drake and Josh Pucca The New Adventures of Nanoboy Homestar Runner iCarly Cyberchase The New Electric Company Wizards of Waverly Place Futurama Play Pencil Kids Games - online Farkle w/ M - iPad Scrabble w/ M (beat M) - iPad Electric Box 2 - online Nitrome.com games - online Various online flash games Lego Pirates of The Caribean - 3DS Lego Homemade Board Games Cooking Mama - 3DS Civiballs - online Powder Game - online Scribblenaughts - 3DS WarioWare D.I.Y. - 3DS Candy Land States & Capitals Puzzle Blocks & Ball Run Read/Research Lego Catalog 3 Laws of Robotics Newspaper GameInformer Magazine Discuss Realities of our family food budget Pricing strategies for E's business W explained to E the circuitry of a contact microphone power supply/amp Why the 1st letters of most words in a show/episode title are capitalized Flooding in Pennsylvania Why cacti

No conference is complete without donuts Watch Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide iCarly Northeast Unschooling Conference (NEUC) Talent Show Space Balls the animated series Let's Play videos New Vi Hart Play Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 WarioWare D.I.Y. - 3DS Battleship Cars - PS3 Various flash games - online Hambo - online Papa's Pizzaria - online Snail Bob 2 - online Splitter Pals - online Papa's Freezeria - online Read/Research Conference schedule The Best of Archie Comics Diary of a Whimpy Kid, book 1 Spy vs. Spy Archie Comics Halloween ASK Magazine Lego Anatomy Friday's (day 2 of NEUC) schedule Discuss Hurricane safety, what is a hurricane & how are they different than typhoons & tornadoes Difference between a lake & a pond Tribute to Hurricane Irene who visited us as a tropical storm @ NEUC Write IOU Listen Welcome speech at NEUC 'On Point': Whales Have Developed a Religion - NPR (radi

Watch Time lapsed Minecraft videos Let's Play videos New Vi Hart Mirrormask - movie Powerpuff Girls Homestar Runner Adventure Time Spy vs. Spy Johnny Test iCarly Wizards of Waverly Place Play Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Nameits Pictionary Papa's Burgeria - online Made up maths game w/ dice (adding & subtracting) Playmobile Knights - 3DS Read/Research Ranger Rick magazine Katydids here & here Google Translate - Chinese, Turkish & Czech E w/ katydid Discuss Calendars & number of days in a month Anger & what to do about it Commenting in online forums The difference between muffins, English muffins & crumpets Write Brain teasers Create Maths game w/ dice Designed levels for LBP2 Graffiti Can - iPad Scratch Programming Voice recordings & remixing Miis - 3DS Puppets & a puppet show Water molecule (paper & craft sticks) Robot dinosaur gets defeated by bomb-toting superhero Listen Radio

Watch Homestar Runner Synesthesia video Let's Play videos Cartoon Network Powerpuff Girls The Fairly Odd Parents Adventure Time Dude What Would Happen? Adventure Time Stop Motion Pedestrian Pinball Pulse TV Play Physicsgames.net Various online games ModNation Racers Little Big Planet 2 w/ W & cooperative play via PSN Scrabble w/ M - iPad 'Aliens' wins the game Create/Make/Program ModNation Racers Levels Little Big Planet 2 Levels Page of Wikis & Guides on blog (helped M) Art Drew pictures of the Powerpuff Girls Drew signs for Sunshine Cleaning Company (a company E invented) Spray painting - iPad Read/Research LEGO Builder forum Adventure Time Wiki Stephen Fry's Language Typography video (must see) Silly Signs - book Discussed - Roman numerals & the terms 'detour' & 'prosecute' Google Translate - various languages The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future - book S

Watch Science Nation video - sun spots Adventure Time Mythbusters Let's Play videos Spongebob Fairly Odd Parents Obsessives: Soda Pop Dude What Would Happen? Lego stop motion videos The Super Mario Bros. Super Show Play Doodle Train - iPad Aqueduct 101 - online Pirate Ship Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Various other online games Sand Test Hangman w/ W - iPad Atari Greatest Hits - iPad Make/Do/Art Scratch programming Made a movie about a super hero Drawing Pictures in Photobooth - iPad E doing Edvard Munch's "The Scream" Go/Community Claire visits 1hr Brighton Heights Coffee Shop (Java N Cream) w/ Gyres 1.5hrs Burger King Sushi Tomo Human Motion Center - M's physical therapy Dr. Altman's Office - M's x-rays & check up Music Singing Fingers - iPad Bobby McFerrin Pentatonic Scale video Science NPR: Science Friday (July 22nd) - Exploring The Wild Life of Our Bodies - Yes, We Do Have Bananas, For N

Watch Let's Play videos The Fairly Odd Parents Adventure Time Dude What Would Happen? Hackers (movie) MST3K: The Star Fighters MST3K: The Giant Gila Monster Invader Zim Phineas and Ferb Super Why?: Humpty Dumpty and Other Fairytale Adventures Play Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Little Big Planet 1 - PS3 Balance - online Sand Test - online Droplets -iPad Slice It -iPad Doodle Bowl - iPad Crazy Electric - iPad Whizzball - iPad Nitrome.com Lazylaces.com Scrabble - iPad (beat M) Painting Doors - online 7 Words - iPad Electric Box - iPad Plumbers 2 - online Doodle Train - iPad Finger Block - iPad Doodle Bowling - iPad Read/Research Lego Catalog Mod Nation Racers blog post & links New X Men 1 & 2 Bartleby's Button Book - iPad Ask! Magazine Choose Your Own Adventure #1 The Circus Choose Your Own Adventure #3 Sunken Treasure Lego Club Magazine What are 'synonyms' ? Write Notebook 'chat' w/ M 'to-do' li

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

Watch Let's Play videos - Super Scribblenauts Homestarrunner.com Project animation videos on scratch.com How-To videos for stripgenerator.com Marble Run videos for inspiration  Domino Run videos for inspiration Play Casey's Contraptions - iPad WarioWare D.I.Y. - DS Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 (w/W) Super Scribblenauts - DS Line Rider - online Scrabble - iPad (beat M 76 to 73) Mr. Potato Head Rush Hour - iPad Heist - iPad Word POP - iPad Nitrome Games on nitrome.com E wins by 3 points Go/Community Human Motion Center (M's physical therapy) Sushi Tomo Gyres visit (2.5hrs) James-Wagners visit (1.5hrs) Sonic Read/Research Wikipedia - cats, feral cats, outer space, space exploration, space colonization, bombs & feeps Comics stripgenerator.com ComicQuest Space Agent Ranger Rick Magazine

Watch Let's Play videos - YouTube.com (Plants vs. Zombies) Touchwood Phone Ad (musical ball track) Latest Vi Hart videos here & here . Animating Boxes at 3am  Play Blocks Pirate Ship Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Physics Games Powder Game   Wario D.I.Y. - DS Super Scribblenauts - DS Lazylaces.com  Do/Projects Scratch Read ComicQuest Space Agent Go/Community Annual Anarchist Ball The Gyres' (total 3hrs) Violet & River visit (total 3hrs) Health/PE Dancing - Annual Anarchist Ball Walking - strolling around the neighborhood Listen Red Lauan Tree - Before and After the Fire . (William's Band) Beat Circus - Dreamland . Brian Carpenter's Ghost Train Orchestra - Hothouse Stomp .

Watch Let's Play videos - YouTube.com   Play Legos Hangman Lazylaces.com Pencil Kids Games The Big Escape 1 - 3 & 4 Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Physics Games WarioWare D.I.Y. - DS Tamagotchi Connection Corner Shop 2 - DS Various Flash Games - online Moonster Safe (completed) I-Spy (impromptu) Read ASK! Magazine The Pocket Guide to Mischief The Pocket Guide to Games Research/Conversations What does ' muddled ' mean? Go/Community The Gyres' (3hrs) Trader Joe's East End Food Co-op Burger King

Watch Let's Play videos - YouTube.com   Angry Beavers - Netflix Mysterious Cities of Gold - Netflix Pocoyo ( English & Spanish ) - YouTube.com  Play Lincoln Logs Frontier Logs Blocks Mr. Potato Head Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Physics Games (Sugar, Sugar; Cover Orange, etc.) Wario D.I.Y. - DS Super Scribblenauts - DS Numbskull  Do/Projects Made Mobius Strips (for Mobius Monday) Everything Kids Egypt Puzzle Book Read Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book (read to Violet - 1yr old) 100 Rebus puzzles  Conversations/Research What is a Meme (and here & we both laugh as we were ' RickRolled ')? Is there a list of all the stickers in LBP? Oxymora , Spoonerisms & Palindromes . Spelling Dungeon Go/Community Mad Mex Trader Joe's East End Food Co-op The Gyres' (total 4hrs) Violet & River visit (total 6hrs) Other Helped w/ rearranging living room to make way for the 'new couch'.

Well, as you can plainly see, this blog has been severely neglected. But, that doesn't mean that we haven't been doing things! Here's a recap of the last couple days. Watch "Let's Play" videos - YouTube.com Pi is (still) Wrong Vi Hart videos - Vi Hart The Sound of Pi Math Doodles a la Vi Daily Doodles 09.10.09 Math Class Doodler Julie The Doodler videos - YouTube.com Pi Draw/Write/Art 'Adventure' Stories - pen & paper Screw Portraits The Book Surgeon Play Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Powder Game - OL Super Scribblenauts - DS Read ASK Magazine Game Informer Magazine Lego Club Magazine Do/Projects Helped put together blog post on Uriel Fury for Pi Day Conversations/Research What does 'anachronism' mean?  Why is Wednesday called Wednesday? (What about the other days of the week? And the months too?) Pi One Million Digits of Pi Functions Discontinuity Is 'appreciate' from another language? (Wh

Write - a "choose your own adventure" book Draw a comic book about a cockroach series of comics & pictures using stickers & markers Watch YouTube.com - "Let's Play" videos Watched Sushi Pack via KidMango Research - John Lennon's birthday Listen - "Imagine" by John Lennon Read The Adventures of Captain Underpants vol. 4 - comic DK Minifigure Ultimate Sticker Collection - book Build - Lego w/ River Gyre at the Gyres' house Play - WarioWare D.I.Y. - DS