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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...

Watched Let's Play videos - YouTube.com House of Anubis - Nickelodeon The Avengers - movie Special Effects videos - YouTube.com Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - CartoonNetwork.com Battleship - movie Mythbusters - Netflix America's Funniest Videos - Netflix MAD TV - Netflix Super Mario mod videos - YouTube.com Cake - Netflix Sgt. Frog - Netflix Skunk Fu - Netflix Reaper - Netflix A.N.T. Farm - Netflix House of Anubis - Netflix Played Nitrome.com games Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Lego Wii Sports - Wii Homemade Lego board game - board game Dominoes w/ Michele - game Mine Shift w/ Bethany - tile-based board game Rory's Story Cubes - story dice game Angry Birds - iPad App Doodle Train - iPad App Various Online Games - Internet Minecraft - Computer Read/Researched/ Discussed Valve Employee Handbook ( would be a fantastic place to work! ) Ranger Rick Magazine National Geographic Kids Magazine Homophone, Homonyms et al...

Watched The Troop - Netflix Sgt. Frog - Netflix Let's Play Minecraft videos by YogCast - YouTube Spotlight Vlogcast by Indie Statik - YouTube Jimmy Two-Shoes - YouTube Soul Eater (an anime) - Netflix Played Minecraft - Computer Plants vs. Zombies - Computer Peggle - Computer Bejeweled 2 - Computer Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 Various physics based games on physicsgames.com - Online Equate - Board Game Lego: Ninjago - Board Game Lego: Creationary - Board Game ModNation Racing - PS3 Castle Keep - Tile-based Board Game E playing Lego: Creationary Read/Researched What does 'linguistics' mean? Ranger Rick Magazine Lego Club Magazine Hanna Andersson Catalogue What do 'elijah', 'uriel' and 'parham' mean? Discussed Why do they call studying languages linguistics? Wrote Words to a song about a gamer nerd Labelled bags for our bulk food purchases at the food co-op Wrote & illustrated instructions to Spin-Jisto, a made up game...

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...

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!

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...