Family Homeschool Planner

Family Homeschool Planner
2012 - 2013
by Pat'icia Espinoza • RaisingASelfReliantChild.com

2012
January February March
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April May June

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July August September

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October November December

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28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
2013
January February March
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27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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April May June

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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July August September

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30
October November December

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“Relative to our children or any children with whom we would interact,
our one dominant intention would be to give them a conscious
understanding of how powerf:l and impor;ant and valuable and perfect
they are. Ever> word that would come out of our mouths would be a word
that would be offered with the desire to help this individual know that
they are powerf:l. It would be a word of empowerBent. We would set the
Tone for upliﬅBent and understand that ever>;hing will gFavitate to that
Tone if we would maintain it consistently.”
–Abraham / Esther Hicks
I dedicate this Family Homeschool Planner to my tNo boys ♥
© 2012 PatFicia Hidalgo Espinoza

www.raisingaselTeliantchild.com
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without the wriWen perBission Tom the publisher.
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Our Family’s Vision

Describe & Visualize your Family’s Ideal Year of Learning
Our family’s most important intentions for this new year of learning are:
We are looking forward to learning:
We are looking forward to doing:
We are looking forward to going:
Our ideal learning place is:
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Schedule for
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Schedule for
Schedule for
Schedule for
August 2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Civic Holiday
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Readings this Month (books, magazines, etc.) Reading Wish List / Ideas
Field Trips & Enrichment Activities
Jul 30-Aug 5, 2012
Monday 30
Tuesday 31
Wednesday 1
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
–Mark Twain
Thursday 2
Friday 3
Saturday 4 Sunday 5
Aug 9 - 12, 2012
Monday 6
Tuesday 7
Wednesday 8
“Intelligence plus character -that is the goal of true education.”
–Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thursday 9
Friday 10
Saturday 11 Sunday 12
Aug 13 - 19, 2012
Monday 13
Tuesday 14
Wednesday 15
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
–Aristotle
Thursday 16
Friday 17
Aug 20 - 26, 2012
Monday 20
Tuesday 21
Wednesday 22
“Try not to have a good time ... this is supposed to be educational.”
–Charles M. Schulz
Thursday 23
Friday 24
Aug 27 - Sept 2, 2012
Monday 27
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
–Plutarch
Thursday 30
Friday 31
Saturday 1 Sunday 2
September 2012
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labor Day
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
Sept 3 - 9, 2012
Monday 3
Tuesday 4
Wednesday 5
“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.”
–Leonardo da Vinci
Thursday 6
Friday 7
Saturday 8 Sunday 9
Sept 10 - 16, 2012
Monday 10
Tuesday 11
Wednesday 12
“[Kids] don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”
–Jim Henson
Thursday 13
Friday 14
Sept 17 - 23, 2012
Monday 17
Tuesday 18
Wednesday 19
“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.”
–Robert Frost
Thursday 20
Friday 21
Sept 24 - 30, 2012
Monday 24
Tuesday 25
Wednesday 26
“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds,
so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”
–Plato
Thursday 27
Friday 28
October 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Columbus Day
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Halloween
Notes
Oct 1 - 7, 2012
Monday 1
Tuesday 2
Wednesday 3
“I go to school, but I never learn what I want to know.”
–Bill Watterson
Thursday 4
Friday 5
Saturday 6 Sunday 7
Oct 8 - 14, 2012
Monday 8
Tuesday 9
Wednesday 10
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
–Margaret Mead
Thursday 11
Friday 12
Oct 15 - 21, 2012
Monday 15
Tuesday 16
Wednesday 17
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more
intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
–Albert Einstein
Thursday 18
Friday 19
Oct 22 - 28, 2012
Monday 22
Tuesday 23
Wednesday 24
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
–W. B. Yeats
Thursday 25
Friday 26
Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2012
Monday 29
Tuesday 30
Wednesday 31
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
–Jim Rohn
Thursday 1
Friday 2
Saturday 3 Sunday 4
November 2012
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Election Day
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Veterans Day
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Thanksgiving
25 26 27 28 29 30
Notes
Nov 5 - 11, 2012
Monday 5
Tuesday 6
Wednesday 7
“It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely
strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly
in need of freedom. Without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail.”
–Albert Einstein
Thursday 8
Friday 9
Nov 12 - 18, 2012
Monday 12
Tuesday 13
Wednesday 14
“Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world’s work, ant the power to
appreciate life.”
–Brigham Young
Thursday 15
Friday 16
Nov 19 - 25, 2012
Monday 19
Tuesday 20
Wednesday 21
“Intellectual independence at the earliest possible age should be the object of education ... The initiative
should be transferred to the student himself at the earliest practicable stage.”
–Arnold Toynbee
Thursday 22
Friday 23
Nov 26 - Dec 2, 2012
Monday 26
Tuesday 27
Wednesday 28
“Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert
facts.”
–Henry Brooks Adams
Thursday 29
Friday 30
Saturday 1 Sunday 2
December 2012
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hanukkah
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Hanukkah
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Christmas Day Kwanzaa
30 31
Notes
Dec 3 - 9, 2012
Monday 3
Tuesday 4
Wednesday 5
“The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.”
–Elbert Hubbard
Thursday 6
Friday 7
Saturday 8 Sunday 9
Dec 10 - 16, 2012
Monday 10
Tuesday 11
Wednesday 12
“Rewards and punishment are the lowest form of education.”
–Zhuangzi
Thursday 13
Friday 14
Dec 17 - 23, 2012
Monday 17
Tuesday 18
Wednesday 19
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the
purpose of satisfying it afterwards.”
–Anatole France
Thursday 20
Friday 21
Dec 24 - 30, 2012
Monday 24
Tuesday 25
Wednesday 26
“You can present the material, but you can’t make me care.”
–Bill Watterson
Thursday 27
Friday 28
January 2013
1 2 3 4 5
New Year’s Day
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
MLK Day
27 28 29 30 31
Notes
Dec 31, 2012 - Jan 6, 2013
Monday 31
Tuesday 1
Wednesday 2
“The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you grow. The smarter you
grow, the stronger your voice, when speaking your mind or making your choice.”
–Anonymous
Thursday 3
Friday 4
Saturday 5 Sunday 6
Jan 7 - 13, 2013
Monday 7
Tuesday 8
Wednesday 9
“Too often, I think, children are required to write before they have anything to say. Teach them to think
and read and talk without self-repression, and they will write because they cannot help it.”
–Anne Sullivan
Thursday 10
Friday 11
Jan 14 - 20, 2013
Monday 14
Tuesday 15
Wednesday 16
“There is nothing everyone must know.”
–Robert Fulghum
Thursday 17
Friday 18
Jan 21 - 27, 2013
Monday 21
Tuesday 22
Wednesday 23
“Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the
endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.”
–Maria Montessori
Thursday 24
Friday 25
Jan 28 - Feb 3, 2013
Monday 28
Tuesday 29
Wednesday 30
“My grandmother wanted me to have an education, so she kept me out of school.”
–Margaret Mead
Thursday 31
Friday 1
Saturday 2 Sunday 3
February 2013
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Valentine’s Day
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
President’s Day
24 25 26 27 28
Notes
Feb 4 - 10, 2013
Monday 4
Tuesday 5
Wednesday 6
“The problem is not the content of textbooks, but the very idea of them.”
–Sam Wineburg
Thursday 7
Friday 8
Feb 11 - 17, 2013
Monday 11
Tuesday 12
Wednesday 13
“Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild
strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies,
animals to pet, hayfields, pinecones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who
has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of his education.”
–Luther Burbank
Thursday 14
Friday 15
Feb 18 - 24, 2013
Monday 18
Tuesday 19
Wednesday 20
“You can do anything with children if you only play with them.”
–Otto Von Bismarck
Thursday 21
Friday 22
Feb 25 - Mar 3, 2013
Monday 25
Tuesday 26
Wednesday 27
“Let early education be a sort of amusement, you will then better be able to find out the natural bent of
the child.”
–Plato
Thursday 28
Friday 1
Saturday 2 Sunday 3
March 2013
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Easter Sunday
Notes
Mar 4 - 10, 2013
Monday 4
Tuesday 5
Wednesday 6
“We must always be ready to give up pet projects when they do not catch the interest and enthusiasm
of the children, and to let them take the projects off in directions that we perhaps had not expected.”
–John Holt
Thursday 7
Friday 8
Mar 11 - 17, 2013
Monday 11
Tuesday 12
Wednesday 13
“Education is not a product, it’s a process.”
–Anna Kealoha
Thursday 14
Friday 15
Mar 18 - 24, 2013
Monday 18
Tuesday 19
Wednesday 20
“All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.”
–Walter Scott
Thursday 21
Friday 22
Mar 25 - 31, 2013
Monday 25
Tuesday 26
Wednesday 27
“Learning is more efficient if guided by a process structure (e.g. learning plan) than by a content
structure (e.g. course outline).”
–Malcolm Knowles
Thursday 28
Friday 29
April 2013
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Tax Day
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
Notes
April 1 - 7, 2013
Monday 1
Tuesday 2
Wednesday 3
“Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.”
–Hebrew Proverb
Thursday 4
Friday 5
Saturday 6 Sunday 7
April 8 - 14, 2013
Monday 8
Tuesday 9
Wednesday 10
“Learning by self-directed inquiry is a perpetually self-empowering activity.”
–Charles D. Hayes
Thursday 11
Friday 12
April 15 - 21, 2013
Monday 15
Tuesday 16
Wednesday 17
“There is no one way to learn anything -learn how you learn- help the student do likewise.”
–Robert Fulghum
Thursday 18
Friday 19
April 22 - 28, 2013
Monday 22
Tuesday 23
Wednesday 24
“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”
–Albert Einstein
Thursday 25
Friday 26
May 2013
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Mother’s Day
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Memorial Day
Notes
April 29 - May 5, 2013
Monday 29
Tuesday 30
Wednesday 1
“The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not fair for you to choose what he shall know,
what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday 2
Friday 3
Saturday 4 Sunday 5
May 6 - 12, 2013
Monday 6
Tuesday 7
Wednesday 8
“Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.”
–John F. Kennedy
Thursday 9
Friday 10
May 13 - 19, 2013
Monday 13
Tuesday 14
Wednesday 15
“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll
know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing -
that’s what counts.”
–Richard P. Feynman
Thursday 16
Friday 17
May 20 - 26, 2013
Monday 20
Tuesday 21
Wednesday 22
“I don’t love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful.”
–Natalie Portman
Thursday 23
Friday 24
May 27 - June 2, 2013
Monday 27
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29
“The principle goal of education should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new
things, not simply repeating what other generations have done; men and women who are creative,
inventive and discoverers, who can be critical and verify, and not accept everything they are offered.”
–Jean Piaget
Thursday 30
Friday 31
Saturday 1 Sunday 2
June 2013
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Father’s Day
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
Notes
June 3 - 9, 2013
Monday 3
Tuesday 4
Wednesday 5
“When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it’s amazing what
you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children.”
–Greg Mortenson
Thursday 6
Friday 7
Saturday 8 Sunday 9
June 10 - 16, 2013
Monday 10
Tuesday 11
Wednesday 12
“There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.”
–Mahatma Gandhi
Thursday 13
Friday 14
June 17 - 23, 2013
Monday 17
Tuesday 18
Wednesday 19
“A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when
his absolute rule shall cease.”
–Elizabeth Gaskell
Thursday 20
Friday 21
June 24 - 30, 2013
Monday 24
Tuesday 25
Wednesday 26
“True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross;
then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.”
–Nikos Kazantzakis
Thursday 27
Friday 28
July 2013
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independence Day
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Notes
July 1 - 7, 2013
Monday 1
Tuesday 2
Wednesday 3
“Play is the highest form of research.”
–Albert Einstein
Thursday 4
Friday 5
Saturday 6 Sunday 7
July 8 - 14, 2013
Monday 8
Tuesday 9
Wednesday 10
“Teachers don’t jus teach; they can be vital personalities who help young people to mature, to
understand the world, and to understand themselves. A good education consists of much more than
useful facts and marketable skills.”
–Charles Platt
Thursday 11
Friday 12
July 15 - 21, 2013
Monday 15
Tuesday 16
Wednesday 17
“Children are living things -more living than grown-up people who have built shells of habit around
themselves. Therefore it is absolutely necessary for their mental health and development that they
should not have mere schools for their lessons, but a world whose guiding spirit is personal love.”
–Rabindranath Tagore
Thursday 18
Friday 19
July 22 - 28, 2013
Monday 22
Tuesday 23
Wednesday 24
“My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging
out.”
–Dylan Thomas
Thursday 25
Friday 26
July 29 - 31, 2013
Monday 29
Tuesday 30
Wednesday 31
Learning Styles Quick Reference Chart
Auditory Modality → Emphasis: hear/talk
dominant
Every person uses a combination of styles with 1 (or more) that is
Listening: Audio tapes, books-on-tape, music, rhyming, songs, stories, computers, live
lectures, oral or duet reading.
Verbal: Reading aloud, discussing, verbalizing to oneself, reading along with books-
on-tape, interactive video/computer programs, recording reports and
assignments, oral presentations, setting information to music and singing
it, working with a sibling, another person or in a small group.
Visual Modality → Emphasis: see/read
Picture: Videos, computers, picture cues, picture diagrams or charts, picture

timelines, picture note-taking and mind mapping, live performances.
Print: Reading, research, word diagrams or charts, timelines, word note-taking

and mind mapping, highlighting written material, workbooks.
Tactile-Kinesthetic Modality → Emphasis: touch/do
Hands-on: Touching, constructing, assembling, taking things apart, manipulating

objects, textured materials, models, blocks, Legos.
Whole Body: Acting out, moving, pacing, dancing, exercising, building, walk-on
materials.
Sketching: Drawing, coloring, doodling, picture note-taking and mind mapping.
Writing: Writing, tracing, copying, workbooks, research, outlines, word note-taking

and mind mapping.
Source: “Discover Your Child’s Learning Style: Children Learn in Unique Ways - Here’s the Key to Every Child’s Learning
Success” by Mariaemma Willis and Victoria Kindle Hodson
Replacing Damaging with Good-for-Your-Child’s Self-Image “Labels”

Damaging Good Image Builder Damaging Good Image Builder
learning disabled original/unconventional/ ADD/ADHD/hyperactive kinesthetic/hands-on/

out-of-the-norm learner energetic learner
dyslexic spatial learner aggressive assertive
plodding thorough lazy relaxed
immature growing at his own pace phobic cautious
irritable sensitive daydreaming imaginative

Source: “Trust the Children. An Alternative Guide for Homeschooling” by Anna Kealoha
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Intellectual Learning
Source: http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm
Creating Eval.
Evaluating Synthesis
Analyzing Analysis
Applying Application
Understanding Comprehension
Remembering Knowledge
New Model Old Model
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy of Intellectual Learning
Remembering I remember.
I define, I duplicate, I list, I memorize, I recall, I repeat, I reproduce, I label, I
state.
Understanding I explain the idea/concept.

I classify, I describe, I discuss, I explain, I identify, I locate, I recognize, I
report, I select, I translate, I paraphrase.
Applying I can use the information in a new way.

I choose, I demonstrate, I dramatize, I employ, I illustrate, I interpret, I
operate, I schedule, I sketch, I solve, I use, I write.
Analyzing I can distinguish between the different parts.

I appraise, I compare, I contrast, I criticize, I differentiate, I discriminate, I
distinguish, I examine, I experiment, I question, I test.
Evaluating I can justify my stand or decision.

I appraise, I argue, I defend, I judge, I select, I support, I value, I evaluate.
Creating I can create a new product or a point of view

I assemble, I construct, I create, I design, I develop, I formulate, I write.
Ideas to Keep the Joy of Learning Alive
Honoring the Multiple Intelligences of a Child
Keep a journal Give a speech Design a board game
Keep a nature journal Narrate a story Keep a blog
Make a lapbook Show and tell Keep a micro blog
Make an accordion book Host a debate Create a website
Make a layered book Make a podcast Post a review
Make a chart Record your own story Post a video review
Make a diagram Applying Host a story hour Application

Prepare a photo album
Make an outline Host an Internet radio show Prepare a photo essay

Understanding
Draw a mind map Host a live show online Cook a recipe
Remembering Watch a video/movie Knowledge
Make a scrapbook Plan a picnic
Make a poster Make a video/movie Keep a garden
Make a collage Film a documentary Keep a collection
Draw a sketch Make a music video Volunteer
Design a brochure Compose a song Use Google Sketchup
Design a newsletter Use music to tell what you learn Tour a factory or site
Write a letter Create power point presentation Tour your own town/city
Write a poem or a story Create a slide show online Take a virtual tour
Create a comic book Create a butcher paper timeline Visit a museum
Create a magazine or ezine Create a timeline online Visit a living history museum
Publish a book or ebook Make a time capsule Go on a nature walk
Host a book club Make a mobile Play a sport/go to a ball game
Interview a book’s author Make a diorama Visit a national park/landmark
Interview a personality Create a sand painting Read aloud to your child
Interview a leader Paint a mural Read aloud to your child
Create a Hall of Fame Design a t-shirt Did I say read aloud to your child?
How Good This Feels!
Words to Encourage & Uplift
Congratulations That’s it!
You’ve got it made! You’re very good at that!
You’re getting better every day! I knew you could do it!
Now you’ve figured it out! You are learning so fast!
You make it look easy You did it that time
WOW That’s the best you’ve ever done
You ‘re doing great, don’t you think? I’m happy to see you enjoying this so much
You’re growing as a reader, writer, scientist, etc. WOW. Look how far you’ve come
Looks like you’ve got it down Good for you!
I think you’ve got it That’s awesome, I’m so happy for you!
Beautiful! How do you like it? I think that’s coming along nicely, do you agree?
Terrific! I’m impressed!
Nice going You haven’t missed a thing
Nothing can stop you now Excellent!
That’s the best ever Super!
Right on! Fantastic!
I love it. How about you? You outdid yourself!
Wonderful! You really are a quick learner
How does it make you feel? Tell me what you think/like/feel
I value your opinion I love to have conversations with you
I’m listening! You are so intelligent!
I love it when we laugh together I so love to read to you
I so love your company I love to spend time with you
I love to learn new things with you I appreciate your company
What a great idea! Thank you!

Year End Review
Summarize the progress made by each child and the highlights of your family’s year
Our favorite read aloud book was:
Our favorite movie was:
Our favorite game was:
Our favorite family enrichment activities were:
Application
Our favorite special events were:
Comprehension
Knowledge
Our favorite places to travel were:
What we enjoyed most about learning this year is:
What we are looking forward to learning/doing next year is:
What we want to improve next year is:

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I dedicate this Family Homeschool Planner to my tNo boys ♥

© 2012 PatFicia Hidalgo Espinoza

Our Family’s Vision

We are looking forward to learning:

We are looking forward to doing:

We are looking forward to going:

Our ideal learning place is:

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Visual Modality → Emphasis: see/read

Picture: Videos, computers, picture cues, picture diagrams or charts, picture

Print: Reading, research, word diagrams or charts, timelines, word note-taking

Tactile-Kinesthetic Modality → Emphasis: touch/do

Hands-on: Touching, constructing, assembling, taking things apart, manipulating

Sketching: Drawing, coloring, doodling, picture note-taking and mind mapping.

Writing: Writing, tracing, copying, workbooks, research, outlines, word note-taking

Replacing Damaging with Good-for-Your-Child’s Self-Image “Labels”

learning disabled original/unconventional/ ADD/ADHD/hyperactive kinesthetic/hands-on/

dyslexic spatial learner aggressive assertive

plodding thorough lazy relaxed

immature growing at his own pace phobic cautious

irritable sensitive daydreaming imaginative

New Model Old Model

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy of Intellectual Learning

Understanding I explain the idea/concept.

Applying I can use the information in a new way.

Analyzing I can distinguish between the diﬀerent parts.

Evaluating I can justify my stand or decision.

Creating I can create a new product or a point of view

Keep a journal Give a speech Design a board game

Keep a nature journal Narrate a story Keep a blog

Make a lapbook Show and tell Keep a micro blog

Make an accordion book Host a debate Create a website

Make a layered book Make a podcast Post a review

Make a chart Record your own story Post a video review

Make a diagram Applying Host a story hour Application

Make an outline Host an Internet radio show Prepare a photo essay

Make a poster Make a video/movie Keep a garden

Make a collage Film a documentary Keep a collection

Draw a sketch Make a music video Volunteer

Design a brochure Compose a song Use Google Sketchup

Create a comic book Create a butcher paper timeline Visit a museum

Publish a book or ebook Make a time capsule Go on a nature walk

Host a book club Make a mobile Play a sport/go to a ball game

Interview a book’s author Make a diorama Visit a national park/landmark

Interview a personality Create a sand painting Read aloud to your child

Interview a leader Paint a mural Read aloud to your child

Congratulations That’s it!