N.O.W. Kids
This morning I checked out again the web site run by one of the mothers in the K co-op created by a visionary group of kindergarten homeschooling moms. If you haven’t seen it yet, visit soon! (www.nowkids.blogspot.com) The group meets once a week for social studies and is studying “Nations of the World.” The moms take turns presenting a country to the kids, including the flag, native plants and animals, a craft and any other interesting, identifying information associated with that place. Each child creates pages in their large scrapbook that describes the country and helps them remember. In traveling from home to home it is apparent the kids are retaining what they are learning with the prompt of their scrapbook. They are excited about what they are learning! One parent that presented the United States gave each child a great alphabet picture book about the states and a packet on one state containing material from state tourism bureaus. So not only are these kindergarteners getting a sense of the countries of the world, but all their different packets on the states illustrated the wide diversity of land forms, plants and animals across the United States. Another parent teacher brought money from the country so each child could mount it in their scrapbooks.
Speaking of this co-op, I am happy to report that three are active in my little world. I love the idea of parents taking charge of their children’s education and a co-op gives you the opportunity for complete ownership of the curriculum. You also get the advantage of many teachers. “Many hands make light work” and it is great to have your work load shared. The creativity of a group of minds always notches a classroom up; team teaching with like-minded instructors always works. It is also beneficial for your kids to have other eyes on them. Different eyes notice different gifts. Anyway, I salute you! You are doing a great job and bringing another dimension to homeschooling.
