Music Knowledge, Becoming a Typing Dojo and some Math Activities

We found a lovely article regarding five pieces of music every child should be familiar with from:  https://www.squiltmusic.com/blogs/news/5-pieces-children-know-from-the-classical-era?afmc=4t&utm_campaign=4t&utm_source=leaddyno&utm_medium=affiliate The author recommends: 

• Surprise Symphony by Franz Joseph Haydn
• Flute & Harp Concerto in C Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Minuet by Luigi Boccherini
• Ave Maria by Franz Schuberti
• Fifth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven.

We also found two free homeschooling programs that are very generous, truly showing the Christmas spirit for a complete calendar, thank you kind educators and bless you for your direction:

https://allinonehomeschool.com/math-facts-practice/ and https://www.amblesideonline.org/ao-y1-bks

We browsed for apps and a beautiful free app appeared on our screen from the Google Play Shop called Magnetic Poetry and Barron created a poem: 

It reads  name over honey tremendous people   he used a neat way of expressing certain words by having them stand alone on the page to emphasize meaning - he is quite a genius.  My poetic creation was: 

It reads  would you always keep delight between our today together because our dance spirit will love this winter new year my love star.

We also created a few snapshots with a free sticker app: 

Got our window unstuck and fed some lovely pigeons who found our treats quite scrumptious: 

Barron participated in a debate with me. It was neat and something to try again. We referenced this stellar video as we debated which animation youtubers were truly the most creative: https://youtu.be/1TSkkxu8on0 I never realized all the skills one can learn from debate. We summed up this video to encourage you to try this activity with your learner in the following video screenshots: 

We found a free program that helps kids learn to type called Typing Dojo. Barron has been doing lessons since late September: https://www.typedojo.com/typing-lesson/ 

We found a neat math webpage and Barron was doing impressively well regarding his addition review at: https://hebrews110.github.io/MarineMath/?factscategory=5&operation=add   

We also found a remarkable couple named Lee and David who make you believe in the passion of learning in Uganda, also makes you want to join them in their generous giving journey: https://allinonehomeschool.com/page/2/ Kindly scroll to this posting area in the screenshot, it makes you humble and thankful for what you have instead of what you do not have:

Basically this couple reminds us of how homeschooling is different for various people in various locations, however the determination to educate and learn is the same, " Homeschooling looks different in different places. This picture is from Uganda. My husband has a friend, who is a refugee there himself, though in college. The kids in the refugee camp have had limited access to education, especially since COVID requirements shut down all meetings, including schools. He wanted to do something for them and started talking with my husband about homeschooling and it developed into a plan. He started a non-profit and got together some laptops and teachers. The teachers take the laptops to homes two hours at a time. They get in three homes before the battery dies. There is limited electricity in the camp, but the teachers charge the laptops overnight. The only focus is literacy and computer literacy. Many of these kids have never touched a computer before. The university student, our friend, is taking our EP coding course and has plans to teach the kids coding to try and work towards getting them into jobs. There are way more kids wanting to take part than can at this point, so I am sure this idea of his will keep growing." I was unable to figure out how to help this however this couple and the passionate students in Ugandawill remain in my thoughts as we homeschool.

                                             Webale, nyo! - Thank you very much!