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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Information and ideas for Ashton’s home education year

 

1.  Amazing Airmen: Canadian Flyers in the Second World War  -- http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/amazing-airmen-canadian-flyers-in/9781554884247-item.html?ikwid=Canadian%2520Flyer&ikwsec=Home&gcs_requestid=0CNj8_PD-yLgCFQQq5wodTlYAAA

 

2.  A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story Of Combat And Chivalry In The War-torn Skies Of World War II  -- http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/A-Higher-Call-An-Incredible-True-Story-Of-Combat-And-Chivalry-In-The-War-torn-Skies-Of-World-War-Ii/9780425252864-item.html?ref=item_page:richrel:rr-carousel-small:json1

 

3.  Night Fighters: Stories from the Flyers of Canada's All-Weather Fighter Force Canada and Europe 1953 to 1984  --- http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/night-fighters-stories-from-the/9781926962214-item.html?ikwid=Canadian%2520Flyer&ikwsec=Home&gcs_requestid=0CNj8_PD-yLgCFQQq5wodTlYAAA

 

4.  Raf Bomber Crewman  -- http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Raf-Bomber-Crewman/9780747807964-item.html?ref=item_page:richrel:rr-carousel-small:json1

 

5. Helicopter Flying Handbook: Faa-h-8083-21a

  --- http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/helicopter-flying-handbook-faa-h/9781560279570-item.html?ikwid=Helicopters&ikwsec=Books&gcs_requestid=0CMj3hp-DybgCFctJ5wod0y0AAA

 

6.  The God Machine: From Boomerangs To Black Hawks: The Story Of The Helicopter  --  http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/The-God-Machine-From-Boomerangs-To-Black-Hawks-The-Story-Of-The-Helicopter/9780553383522-item.html?ref=item_page:richrel:rr-carousel:json2

 

7.  English Language Arts -- http://education.alberta.ca/media/645785/grade6.pdf

Daily Grams Grade 6
10-minute, daily lessons.
180 Daily Reviews: capitalization, punctuation, grammar and other concepts including analogies; spelling; phrases and clauses; dictionary skills; difficult words; sentence types; letters; prefixes, roots, and suffixes; sentence fragments and run ons; simple, compound and complex sentences; synonyms, antonyms and homonyms, etc.

  (http://www.canadianhomeeducation.com/products/34594-daily-grams-grade-6.aspx#.UfBD8EG1HoI)

 

 

8.  Grade 6 science topics

A. Air and Aerodynamics
B. Flight
C. Sky Science
D. Evidence and Investigation
E. Trees and Forests

http://education.alberta.ca/media/654825/elemsci.pdf

http://www.canadianhomeeducation.com/category/910-flight.aspx

Air and Water Power Science Kits -- https://www.ads-academic.com/shop.php?area=item&sku=102215

Air Stream Machines Science Kits -- https://www.ads-academic.com/shop.php?area=item&sku=102779

 

 

9.  Social Studies

Democracy: Action and Participation
6.1 Citizens Participating in Decision
Making
6.2 Historical Models of Democracy:
Ancient Athens and the Iroquois
Confederacy

http://education.alberta.ca/media/774369/ss6.pdf

A Call to Battle, I Am Canada Series -- https://www.ads-academic.com/shop.php?area=item&sku=102661

Behind Enemy Lines, I Am Canada  --  https://www.ads-academic.com/shop.php?area=item&sku=102482

 

10.  HEALTH AND LIFE SKILLS -- http://education.alberta.ca/media/313382/health.pdf

 

11.  INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY -- http://education.alberta.ca/media/453069/pofs.pdf

 

12.  Mathematics -- http://education.alberta.ca/media/645594/kto9math.pdf

Teaching Textbooks -- http://www.teachingtextbooks.com/

Quarter Mile Math -- http://www.canadianhomeeducation.com/products/40225-quarter-mile-math-levels-1-2-3-bundle.aspx#.UfBGuUG1HoI

 

13.  Home School Boards -- http://www.canadianhomeeducation.com/topic/15-school-boards.aspx

 

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