creative consequences for kids

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creative consequences for kids 

http://www.notconsumed.com/2012/05/02/consequences-for-little-hearts/

Still working on plans for the school year…

I am putting together a notebook that can travel back and forth between my house and Chris’s mom’s house that will keep Chris on a predictable school routine at both homes.  This is what I came up for a daily routine…

 

DAILY ACTIVITIES

1. READING – Read for a minimum of one hour a day. This could mean reading one book for an hour OR could be broken up into smaller portions. For example reading 2 books for 30 minutes each or maybe reading 4 books for 15 minutes each. Extra reading is encouraged and is a great activity when you find yourself bored.

2. WRITING - Writing can include copywork, practising your handwriting, dictation, making lists, writing in a journal, writing a letter or a note to someone, a writing workbook page, writing lessons, practicing spelling words, writing a story or a poem. There are lots of ways to include writing in your day. Each day you need to have completed at least 3 writing activities.

3. MATH - Each day will include at least 2 kinds of math learning. One will probably be a Teaching Textbooks lesson. Some of the other math activities may include – base ten blocks, flash cards, worksheets, educational website or iPad app, a computer program, books/stories or a game.

4. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - “The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends children and youth accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity per day to achieve optimal health benefits. ” Some ideas to be active include – walking, running, riding your bike, playing at the park, exercises such as sit ups/jumping jacks/push ups/etc, sword fighting and so much more. The 60 minutes can be broken down into smaller portions. For example doing 30 minutes of bike riding and then 15 minutes of sword fighting and then 15 minutes of running.

5. PRACTICING A SKILL - Put together a list of skills you want to develop. Work towards one of your goals by practicing a skill for 20 minutes. (Some kids want to gain skills in piano, basketball, guitar, or typing – each child has their short list of skills they want to develop. What are some of yours?). Your teachers (Mom, Auntie Pam or Uncle Wes) will also have some skills they know you need to develop.

6. HELPING TAKE CARE OF THE HOME AND PETS - At Auntie Pam's house this includes feeding and watering the pets, bringing in the mail, keeping your room clean, doing your laundry, and any other tasks Auntie Pam may have for you day to day. ***At Mom's house this includes _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. EXTRAS - This will include the daily theme activities, and/or working on the ranch with Uncle Wes.

A notebook I am putting together for Chris

CHRISTOPHER'S LEARNING LOGBOOK

Each day take some time to write your learning activities and experiences in your learning logbook. Both Chris and Mom or Auntie Pam can record things but this should be mostly Chris's responsibility. There are different pages to record the variety of learning possibilities. These pages are titled:

• Books read independently by Chris

• Audio books listened to

• Family read alouds

• Games played

• Writing (letters, blog, email, journal, greeting cards, reports, etc)

• Other reading (Magazine or newspaper articles read, game instructions, etc)

• Movies / Videos / Documentaries / TV shows watched

• Websites used

• Math resources

• Ipad Apps

• Classes taken

• Projects (stuff from Make something Mondays, science experiments)

• Tuesday Teatime poems / songs

• Driver's Seat – what did Chris get to teach?

• Field trips

• Discussions

• Character training

• Skills observed / tried / learned

• Physical Activity

• Miscellaneous (anything that did not fit in any of the other pages)

• WONDERING list (write down things you wonder about, questions you have that you want to find the answers to)

By taking the time to record all of the learning activities and experiences that you have, you will see that learning is something that can happen anytime or anywhere. Learning is much more than just “school”.