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September 5th - September 18th, 2011

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 ...

August 22nd - September 4th, 2011

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...

August 8th - August 21st, 2011

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 ...

July 25th - August 7th, 2011

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...

July 11th - July 24th, 2011

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...

June 27th - July 10th, 2011

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...

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