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Quickening
11-01-2009, 01:05 PM
Got any?
I just noticed after doing some gardening it covers all the subject areas that I'm keeping a basic week summary on for record keeping.



Language Arts



Reading backs of seed packets
Gardening books
Permaculture blog


Mathematics


Counting out seeds and young seedlings
Dividing up space in garden bed
Timing water soaks


Health & Physical Learning


Running
Organic vegie growing vs conventional vegie growing
First aid care for toe smashed with rock and finger hit by shovel


Society & Environmental Studies


Observed vegie plants growing in the neighbour’s backyard and looked them up in a book
Talked with Paul from next door about how to grow “left over pineapple”
Prepared pineapple head and space in garden bed to plant it
Followed green ant trail back to their nest


Science & Technology


Examined worms and soil
Smashed rocks to look at the patterns inside them


The Arts


Body painting with "paint rocks" found in garden. Grind them up on another harder rock and mix with water. Viola, body paint!
Making garden area look asethetically pleasing


Languages Other Than English


Used Signed English in interactions from across the yard
Looked up vegies from other cultures to plant and observed different names for the same vegie


Life Skills


Digging skills with shovels and hand hoe
Yard and garden maintenance
Co-operation and teamwork

Sarasvati
11-01-2009, 03:20 PM
Don't forget socialisation with neighbour ;).

I :lol at first aid. Ouch but :lol

Sarasvati
11-01-2009, 04:20 PM
Ok now seriously... baking? I haven't really been attentive when we've baked, but you could definitely find opportunities for all those areas in baking.

Just off the top of my head:



Language Arts


Reading recipes



Mathematics


Measuring amounts (by weight, volume)
Temperatures
Conversions

Health & Physical Learning


Discussing healthy food choices
Stirring and tipping

Society & Environmental Studies


Discussing ingredients (plants impact on environment)
Discussing how some people can't or won't eat certain foods

Science & Technology


Chemical reactions in baking

The Arts


Food painting ;)

Languages Other Than English


Words in other languages used in cooking, what they mean

Life Skills


Being able to cook!

boy0hboy
11-01-2009, 06:21 PM
Yeah I was going to say cooking too.

Playing shops could probably be put in there too - especially if the kids make their own paper money or items to "sell" in their shops (art) although not sure about the PE element unless one of them is a personal trainer or they run a gym! :rofl

~*heket*~
11-01-2009, 08:09 PM
I asked Ailis to write an essay about frogs. Her essay included English, writing, spelling, research, structuring her writing, maths (she did some percentages and some fractions in it believe it or not :lol) and computer skills! I was pretty impressed!

boy0hboy
11-01-2009, 08:12 PM
Cool Heket!
Yeah I think pretty much any topic the boys are into we manage to cover our bases. They have learnt a lot from Star Wars and dinosaurs in the past year!! :D

Ceres
12-01-2009, 08:13 AM
Ah yes.. we happened to do a unit study on food the other day:lol I blogged it here..
http://ceres-ourlearningjourney.blogspot.com/2009/01/where-foods-come-from.html
It's easy to see how you can pad out your natural learning to form a curriculum when you look at it like that.

~*heket*~
12-01-2009, 06:24 PM
Yes and no. I think it depends on whe comes to assess you and I would have had a hard time with the womyn who came here, she was a pita

Ayla
14-01-2009, 07:08 PM
This is a great thread! I know it's amusing, but I think it's really clever too :)

Ceres
12-10-2009, 10:03 AM
Bump! I love this thread.