Fill in for missing or weak areas - crash course
Hi Homeschooler community!
I recently found a source on youtube, which is really well done and has been assisting parts of our education experience that need more context.
I recently pulled up the Oregon standards for social sciences in 6/7th grade, and as I am aiming to keep my son above grade level, (so, if he ever chooses to go back into public school he will be ahead instead of behind and will have the opportunity to graduate early should he desire), I looked at the areas in our study curriculum that were missing or weak.
In my journey to fill in this knowledge, I ran across the Youtube "crash course" account, which is extrememly well done, in my opinion. You can find whole video series on American Government, Native American history, sex ed and botony among many others.
The content is engaging and fact based and fun to watch. I have been watching a video and pulling out 3-4 relevant questions from the video and putting them on a paper so he has to handwrite the answers. We will be stepping up to answering questions in cursive once he stops fuming that I am making him learn it, lol.
This is obviously not a substitute for the subject being taught holistically or a substitute for hands on activities or field work. This IS a great way to fill in gaps and stoke interest.
I have been having him watch the American Government series, as well as the early human history. We will still test on the subjects and do manual work, but this is really helping us make sure we meet and exceed grade level standards.
The information is secular, science based and representative of multiple cultures and perspectives.
I hope it is a useful resource to some of you.
Make it a great day!