Okay, so you may have noticed that there are pages for each subject in both levels. On each page there is a list of categories that the student should learn for that level, and each category has at least one link to a website where they can learn about it. You can use this website just for the resource links, or as a guide to completing a grade in school. For completing a grade in school, use the following instructions:
Junior High and Above
- Start by going over the subjects in the elementary level pages. This will ensure that you know everything from them before going on to a higher level.
- If you don't know about something, click on the link(s) and read the articles or watch the videos it takes you to
- Check out and read 3-5 books on the subject to make sure that you get accurate information and understand things thoroughly (not everything on the internet is completely accurate, though I did try to make sure that I used reliable sources. I will go over how to get the most effective books at the library in a few minutes).
- Once you have made sure you understand everything from the "elementary level" section, go ahead to the "junior high" section. These sections actually have pretty high level information and can usually be used by high school students as well.
- Go on a link (I highly recommend going in order) and read all of the information
- Check out and read 5-10 books on the subject
- Make sure you take notes (you may need them later, and it helps you remember things)
- Repeat steps 5, 6 and 7 until you run out of links
- You don't have to do anything that you already know, that's a huge waste of time
- If something is confusing, ask for help. (you can ask here in the comments, but you may not get an answer right away because I'm a busy college student, so asking Mom is probably a better way to go. Also, if you're my little brother, ask me on facebook or Skype if I'm the one you want to ask, it will be faster)
- For the Science and Social Studies lists only: Either when you finish everything, or a bit before the school year ends (whichever comes first), pick one of your favorite categories and write a 3-5 page paper (depending on what Mom wants) on it.
- Don't worry if you don't make it all the way through in one school year, some of the lists have more than one year worth of work on them
- If you finish everything on a list before the school year is over, good for you, you're done with that subject! You can ask Mom if she wants you to do anything else, but you're probably done
Elementary School
- Go on a link (I highly recommend going in order) and read all of the information (or watch the video)
- Check out 5-10 books on the subject
- Make sure you take notes (you may need them later, and it helps you remember things)
- Repeat steps 1-3 until you run out of links
- You don't have to do anything that you already know (but you aren't the one to decide this; Mom is), it's a huge waste of time
- If you are confused about something, ask for help (you can ask here in the comments, but you may not get an answer right away because I'm a busy college student, so asking Mom is probably a better way to go. Also, if you're my little brother, ask me on facebook or Skype if I'm the one you want to ask, it will be faster)
- For the Science and Social Studies lists only: Either when you finish everything, or a bit before the school year ends (whichever comes first), pick one of your favorite categories and write a 2-3 page paper (depending on what Mom wants) on it.
- Don't worry if you don't make it all the way through in one school year, some of the lists have more than one year worth of work on them
- If you finish everything on a list before the school year is over, good for you, you're done with that subject! You can ask Mom if she wants you to do anything else, but you're probably done.
On Checking Out Books From the Library
- check out books that are specific for what you want to know about. For example, if you just went through the links on the water cycle, look specifically for books on the water cycle
- I don't care how old you are, check out books from the kid's section. They are way easier to understand, and they have pictures and diagrams that adult books don't have because they're lame. Also, most of the books from the kid's section have just as much, if not more useful information in them as the adult books. UwU
- Make sure you take breaks frequently, because you actually learn better that way, but don't take long breaks or you'll get off track
- If you get bored easily, switch subjects every 15 minutes or so. This should really help a lot.
- Write down everything that comes to your head while you are reading or watching a video. This will not only help you understand what's going on in the way your brain processes things, but it will help you remember things better.
No comments:
Post a Comment