I homeschool my son, so he and I are trying to figure out some projects for him to do based off of the book. We have about a $40 budget (can be a little more). Anyone have any ideas?
One idea we had is we can make the inside of a shoe box look like the island they got stranded on, then he can type up a little description of the place. How does that sound? His teacher (that we turn all the work into at the end of the week) is fairly easy to please, so we figured this would be good.
2006-12-03 17:37:36 · 9 answers · asked by Ally 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
bushfire0000: I found that comment to be rather insulting, as did he. Just because he's a homeschooled child doesn't mean he is anti-social. He has several friends, and they do things together frequently. And because he and his friends don't have the pressure of needing to fit in (like children do at public schools), they are free to be themselves which makes for better friendships.
2006-12-03 17:48:46 · update #1
Lord of the Flies...wow that's a blast from the past. your shoe-box idea sounds excellent, and a lot more fun than some of the projects i was forced to create. or, if you want some additional ideas, you could have him create something like a book jacket (cover, inside flap summary, mini author bio, and some reviews like on a normal cover), or even a movie poster (based on the book) with a tagline and a plot summary to go along with it. thisare just some, though. good luck to the both of you!
2006-12-03 17:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by Vae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go camping in an area that is deserted....you can talk about how stressful it was to take care of all your own needs, finding food (esp if you can takes books of identifying edible forage).
If your son is old enough, you can let him plan the campout, foods, etc. Our son did this and it really awakened an awareness in him of how much we take for granted. Our younger boys loved tearing up their clothes and running around in the mud....and we had a pretend roast with a 'pig' made out of salt dough. We talked about the feelings that the kids might have had, how sad and lonely they must have been without parents etc.
And ignore the socialization prats....they're idiots who don't know anything about normal homeschoolers. They're just here to flame you and make you mad...don't waste your time and energy on them, they are all OVER yahoo answers.
The real irony is that the kids from the books were those who had been shoved off into boarding schools and never saw their parents. SO now we know how great THEY socialize when left without adults. Homeschooling kids would have really recreated society and civilization, much like Jack attempted in the book. One child out of dozens of schoolies.
2006-12-04 10:03:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, there are folks who log on here just to bash folks, including homeschoolers. They have nothing better to do, no friends...and they make themselves feel better by lashing out at others. Ignore it.
Second, how about a tent? Read the book in a tent :) if you have still got reading to do. That would make it feel even more exciting!
Next, you can also write a diary/journal of an imaginary week! Pretend you are on the island, what did you do for food? What are you afraid of? Enjoying? How are you trying to get rescued? Write it all down, sketch pictures of what you 'see' or 'taste' etc.
2006-12-05 09:38:38 · answer #3 · answered by WriterMom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider developing a power-point presentation on each child; their family dichotomy, strengths,weaknesses, susceptibility to peer pressure, emotional and social maturity relative to their age.
Developing a psychological profile on each child, expand to the inevitable consequences.
View the Lord of the Flies as a precursor to the popular series, The Survivors.
2006-12-04 21:58:23 · answer #4 · answered by Baby Poots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a camera, reenact the critical scenes of the movie with little army figures, like when they made tribes, abandoned that kid in the cave, rolled that stone on the other kid...
That movie scared me o_o;
2006-12-04 01:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by *Chinisu* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lock the teachers in a closet and see how long it takes for the students to go wild and start killing one another
2006-12-04 01:45:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Check this site out. http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/reading/bookrepts1.html
There are many ideas with which you can interact with text.
2006-12-04 14:56:09 · answer #7 · answered by iuoihv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW! the irony of that is astounding... a home schooled child doing a project on a book based on how children interact with each other. must be hard for your child to relate to any of it.
2006-12-04 01:42:08 · answer #8 · answered by bushfire0000 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
That sounds like a great idea! I say go with it... :-)
2006-12-04 01:39:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋