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Seashore Home School Camp at Albion Marine Station in Northern California is coming up June 5-10, 2016. They do have a few cabins left. This could be a once in a lifetime experience for some kids, as they don’t offer it very often. We’ll be tide-pooling in the mornings and there are classes are for all ages from 3-18.
“Announcing the 55th Home School Science Camp and Outdoor Education Week. Come join us at the Albion Field Station for an unforgettable experience exploring God’s world at the edge of the sea . Come away from the library, from inside the house, and learn more about God’s Creation while you’re right out in it! Meet some other home schoolers who intend to have some serious fun, tidepooling and learning about the creatures that live between the tides. Schedule includes worship, early morning tidepooling, class instruction, and outdoor nature study activities. Camp Orchestra: If you play an orchestra instrument, we are going to have a camp ORCHESTRA for this camp to play for the song services and to do a special number for the program. Be sure to sign up for this if you want to participate so you can get the music ahead of time to practice AND so we can plan on you.”
The link to the application http://www.riverlight.org/creationadventures/Seashore_Application_2016.pdf.
Children think about and understand math concepts in a variety of ways. Many children can process abstract mathematical ideas in their heads easily, while others need a different type of support. For example, kinesthetic children benefit from the hands-on use of math manipulatives. Visual learners often appreciate seeing a problem being worked out step-by-step on a whiteboard or computer screen. What about that linguistic (language-strong) student who may be a bit mathphobic? Or perhaps you have special needs student who needs exposure to math in a new way.
Have you ever considered using literature to help your student comprehend math concepts? Math-themed picture books can be useful tools for introducing a math concept or reinforcing a math skill. Most of the books are easy to find in your local library, or even as read-aloud videos online.
If you have never thought of combining math and literature , Scholastic teacher blogger Alycia Zimmerman has written two extremely helpful articles on using picture books to teach math skills. Her first article describes the three tiers of math picture books as well as provides helpful ways to use picture books to teach math. Her second article expands on the idea into biographies and independent reading books that math-minded children would enjoy. Click over on the links below to get an idea of how to use literature with math. She has shares quite a few book suggestions as well. Well worth the time to bookmark and read later.
Teaching Math With Picture Books – Part 1
Teaching Math With Picture Books – Part 2
Math in Literature resources on our Facebook page this week – book lists, activity ideas and more. Scroll down to the bottom of this blog page to find the link to the AHE FB page.
There will be just ONE group ‘field trip’ to the Alamo on Wednesday, July 8th at 8:45am. Look for the SDA Homeschoolers sign to the left of the main entrance. Admission to the Alamo is free. We look forward to fellowship time with you!
There will also be ONE meetup on Thursday, July 9th at 9:30am in the Convention Center. Meeting room number to be announced. Rob Weaver from the Assoc. of Adventist Colleges and Universities will be at our meetup to discuss SDA college admissions for homeschool students. A VERY helpful handout has been prepared with all basic SDA college admissions information in one place! Don’t miss out!
It doesn’t matter if your children are not middle or high school aged, we want to spend time visiting with you! There will be time for parents to get to know each other. The youngers will enjoy participating in the postcard swap! Bring postcards from your state or country to trade with other children to create a fun collection!
Spend a morning with other SDA homeschoolers from around the world- join us for a SDA homeschool field trip to the Alamo during the General Conference Session!
This is a unique opportunity to meet and fellowship with other Seventh-day Adventist homeschool families while enjoying a tour of the historic Alamo.
There are two field trip dates planned:
SUNDAY, JULY 5TH @ 8:45AM
AND
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH @ 8:45AM
We will gather to the left of the main entrance (look for a sign) at 8:45am. The Alamo opens at 9:00 and we can tour together.
ADMISSION IS FREE!
Mark your calendar and plan to join us!
The Great Backyard Bird Count begins in just under a month. This is an awesome opportunity for your homeschoolers to make an impact on science!
Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time.
The bird count is easy, fun and is an excellent foundation for a unit study on birds! We will feature many resources to help you plan and build an exciting and interesting nature study for your children. Visit The Backyard Bird Count site to learn more and get started with this great project!
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