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Wasn't sure where to post this, but hopefully some of you wonderful folks will have some ideas for me. DD (10 now!) has Asperger's, Cystic Fibrosis, and is gifted. Because she's on IVs every 4-6 weeks, she does homebound, which has been wonderful in that we cater her classes (this yr, 6th gr science and english, 5th grade math & history- her choice, she wouldn't skip 5th.) On the other hand, she only gets 5 hrs of homebound a week, and cruises easily to straight A's with maybe 30 min of homework a week.

I'd like some ideas of things she could do at home- internet based or anything else, that are free. Because of her IV's, I have to stay at home, and it's just the two of us. She'd love to learn Spanish, or go more in depth in science, but she needs something focused. She did Hook A Kid on Golf this summer, and I found a local program that has given her a scholarship to continue learning this fall, but that's about it.

Where are you on the journey of discovering local homeschooling resources?
Grinity

What state are you in?

Grinity, I've looked into them somewhat, but in our area they're predominantly religion based (small town, Bible-belt)and that holds no appeal at all. Our school system was offering virtual schooling at one point, but stopped because out of district people weren't paying the fees.


Sweetie- We're in Virginia

Hmm...

You might want to check out some of the sites in this reddit thread for ideas. There are a lot of great resources sprinkled through it.

You might also want to check out some of the threads in the "Recommended Resources" subforum.

Hi Piper's Mom,

A few suggestions that come to mind...

I recently discovered that some public library systems have amazing web based resources at the disposal of its patrons. Our system, for instance, has "Mango Languages" which is has web based foreign language courses. I never realized what was available because I always went straight to the web catalog. You might consider checking with your library to see what resources are available from home.

Are you on netflix or a similar streaming system? That would provide easy access to a variety of documentaries as well.

Finally...there are a lot of good web based simulations, often associated with museums. Visit websites of science museums, art museums and childrens' museums and see what you find. While these won't provide adequate depth, they could provide an opportunity to topic search until she finds something that should wants to dive into in more depth.

Best of luck

Thank you aculady, I have the thread loading now from reddit, and will check out the subforum as well.

Taminy, no netflix, we're basically bare bones with dial-up net access, which is fine 90% of the time, but makes some websites pretty unbearable! We do sometimes use my Mom's wireless access when we get in that way though, and will definitely have her look around at some museum sites. I'll also check our library again, they're slowly but surely coming into the 21st century!

If there is any way that you can get an upgrade to higher-speed internet, it will make online learning resources much more accessible. Most of them have sound and video files, and if you have dial-up, you know what that means.

Even by snail mail. Netflicks has lots of educational and documentary offerings.

Some brave souls have started their own homeschool groups. Perhaps your daughter might do some of the work as an Enrichment activity. Database skills...planning where to advertise...a survey of what the local needs of the secular Home school community might be. A newsletter with interviews of what folks are learning. Just a thought.

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