Can someone help me put together a lesson plan for a 7th grader, please?

[Ghost in the Machine]

I just enrolled my son in a satellite homeschool program and they gave me 30 days to provide a lesson plan. I really don't know where to start with it, or exactly what they want on it.

I'm going to be using some of the open course ware available through MIT, Stanford & University of Notre Dame, but I need some basics also. I can check books out from the local library as well, and plan to do so, but I guess I just need a kick in the right direction.

Does the lesson plan need to detail everything for the whole semester, the year.... or what?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance...

Ghost

[mzteris]

1. some links

Unless they require a very detailed lesson plan - DON'T. Keep it general and flexible enough to spend time on what he wants/needs to spend time on and zip through the stuff he *can*.

Are you a member of any local homeschool groups? Finding local resources and like-minded kids to "hang with" (not to mention like minded MOMS!) is a must for success and sanity, I think.

Also there are a number of online communities targeting different needs or groups (for instance, gifted, LD, gifted/LD, aspergers, autistic, CAPD, religious, unschoolers, Buddhist, Chinese, dysgraphic, just to name a "few" examples. BAsically - no matter your niche - there's probably a group out there.


http://www.lessonplanspage.com/WriteLessonPlan.htm

http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/7.htm

http://www.eduhound.com/lessonplan_links.cfm

[Ghost in the Machine]

2. Thank you mzteris, I'll look through these and see what I can find.

They don't require a detailed lesson plan and actually state that:

The Farm School at Home
"We are very excited to be able to offer an alternative for homeschool families that, for whatever reason, are not comfortable registering with their Local Educational Agency (LEA) or with a denominational Church Related School (CRS). We require no statement of faith and are not interested in mandating curriculum or any other decisions. We believe in responsive education matched to the needs, interests and experiences of individual children. And we believe that the adults best able to negotiate curriculum with children are the adults spending time with those children on a daily basis."

I've talked to them on the phone and they sound like a great group. When I told the lady "when I saw your website, my first thought was Cool! Hippies!", she just laughed and said "yep, that's us!"....

I could also tell a little by these statements:

The Farm School Mission
The Farm School seeks to support diverse individuals actualizing our unique potentials as we work and play toward personal, community and planetary wellbeing.


The Farm School Educational Philosophy
At The Farm School students learn as they apply basic skills and content to real-world problems with a focus on peace, equality and sustainability. We use responsive curriculum to connect what our students learn to their and our community's needs, interests, experiences and values."

Thanks again for the links and information...

PEACE!

Ghost