Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Trish, Here are a couple of suggestions, The library Some restaurants will give tours (CICI's pizza will sometimes give tours and let the kids make a pizza - but I don't know if this if for groups only) pet store Book store (barnes and noble often have special children's programs as well) Any sporting arena near you (baseball, football, hockey) Any factories near you? That's all I can think of for now, Mom to Richie (5, Moderate SNHL, BTE) and Sarina (5, normal hearing) homeschooling . ... could you throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about them. Here's what I came up with so far: Post office UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to the cab) A supermarket riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding newspaper where they print the papers obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance firehouse police station zoo my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) someone framing a house (we know carpenters) Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 How about a doctors office or hospital. Vetarinary or animal shelter, Petting farm Just a few off the top of my head. Marni --- Trish Whitehouse chester2001@...> wrote: > Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it > later. Nothing is > definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But > we're pretty sure this > is the best way to go for a year to help him catch > up. > > Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten > and homeschooling him, > augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a > school that services the > Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all > typical developing and > normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, > some go to K in the > afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and > HOH, though, because she > teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. > And it's in a place where > they know everything about his equipment whereas I > do not and the his public > school is clueless to the point of danger. > > Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, > so this is not new to > me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for > parenting, could you > throw out random suggestions for places I could take > him as field trips? I > have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, > that he needs to > experience, touch, and live things first hand in > order for them to become > part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them > later, research them, > make books about them, and mostly remember and have > conversations about > them. > > Here's what I came up with so far: > > Post office > UPS (they are going to personally show him how a > tractor trailer hooks up to > the cab) > A supermarket > riding stable where my other girls go horseback > riding > newspaper where they print the papers > obviously, every experiential museum within driving > distance > firehouse > police station > zoo > my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) > someone framing a house (we know carpenters) > > Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no > matter how silly they sound. > My experience is that most people, when they > understand his hearing loss and > what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to > help us. > > Trish > > Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at > http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 How about a doctors office or hospital. Vetarinary or animal shelter, Petting farm Just a few off the top of my head. Marni --- Trish Whitehouse chester2001@...> wrote: > Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it > later. Nothing is > definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But > we're pretty sure this > is the best way to go for a year to help him catch > up. > > Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten > and homeschooling him, > augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a > school that services the > Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all > typical developing and > normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, > some go to K in the > afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and > HOH, though, because she > teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. > And it's in a place where > they know everything about his equipment whereas I > do not and the his public > school is clueless to the point of danger. > > Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, > so this is not new to > me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for > parenting, could you > throw out random suggestions for places I could take > him as field trips? I > have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, > that he needs to > experience, touch, and live things first hand in > order for them to become > part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them > later, research them, > make books about them, and mostly remember and have > conversations about > them. > > Here's what I came up with so far: > > Post office > UPS (they are going to personally show him how a > tractor trailer hooks up to > the cab) > A supermarket > riding stable where my other girls go horseback > riding > newspaper where they print the papers > obviously, every experiential museum within driving > distance > firehouse > police station > zoo > my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) > someone framing a house (we know carpenters) > > Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no > matter how silly they sound. > My experience is that most people, when they > understand his hearing loss and > what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to > help us. > > Trish > > Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at > http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 HI Trish - do you have a local science museum? Ours up here (Montshire) has a homeschooling day at various times during the year. Barbara Trish Whitehouse wrote: > Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is > definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this > is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. > > Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, > augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the > Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and > normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the > afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she > teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where > they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public > school is clueless to the point of danger. > > Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to > me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you > throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I > have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to > experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become > part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, > make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about > them. > > Here's what I came up with so far: > > Post office > UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to > the cab) > A supermarket > riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding > newspaper where they print the papers > obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance > firehouse > police station > zoo > my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) > someone framing a house (we know carpenters) > > Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. > My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and > what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. > > Trish > > Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at > http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 HI Trish - do you have a local science museum? Ours up here (Montshire) has a homeschooling day at various times during the year. Barbara Trish Whitehouse wrote: > Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is > definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this > is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. > > Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, > augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the > Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and > normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the > afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she > teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where > they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public > school is clueless to the point of danger. > > Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to > me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you > throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I > have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to > experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become > part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, > make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about > them. > > Here's what I came up with so far: > > Post office > UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to > the cab) > A supermarket > riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding > newspaper where they print the papers > obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance > firehouse > police station > zoo > my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) > someone framing a house (we know carpenters) > > Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. > My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and > what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. > > Trish > > Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at > http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 HI Trish - do you have a local science museum? Ours up here (Montshire) has a homeschooling day at various times during the year. Barbara Trish Whitehouse wrote: > Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is > definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this > is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. > > Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, > augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the > Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and > normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the > afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she > teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where > they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public > school is clueless to the point of danger. > > Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to > me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you > throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I > have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to > experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become > part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, > make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about > them. > > Here's what I came up with so far: > > Post office > UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to > the cab) > A supermarket > riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding > newspaper where they print the papers > obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance > firehouse > police station > zoo > my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) > someone framing a house (we know carpenters) > > Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. > My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and > what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. > > Trish > > Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at > http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Hello, Trish! First off - if anyone can homeschool Bobby successfully, it's you. I don't know how you do it all! As far as field trips: - The Essex Steam Train (and the boat excursion too) - I have so many cool memories of that trip as a kid, and I know that you learn a lot about the history of transportation without even realizing you're learning. (And the tour of Gilette Castle is pretty cool too if Bobby likes that kind of thing). - Connecticut's state parks are just amazing. My personal favorite was Gay City State Park - it's up by Glastonbury and Hebron. It's the site of an old mill town that literally disappeared - but the old mill wheel station is still there, along with a number of old foundations of houses from the town. It was so cool to see why all the fieldstone walls were made, and how those same stones were used to create cellars for houses. - The apple orchards! One of my favorite parts about Connecticut, and they usually love teaching kids about how the apples are grown (not to mention how they can be turned into yummy treats like apple cider). - Do you have any pumpkin patches by you? That's also a fun agricultural trip. My brain is fried from work - that's all I can think of for now. Kris (8, Profound/Complete SNL, Left Ear) and Ethan (7, hearing) _____ From: Listen-Up [mailto:Listen-Up ] On Behalf Of Trish Whitehouse Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:39 PM To: Listen-Up Subject: homeschooling Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public school is clueless to the point of danger. Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about them. Here's what I came up with so far: Post office UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to the cab) A supermarket riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding newspaper where they print the papers obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance firehouse police station zoo my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) someone framing a house (we know carpenters) Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. Trish Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at http://www.firstgiv http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon> ing.com/bobbymarathon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Hello, Trish! First off - if anyone can homeschool Bobby successfully, it's you. I don't know how you do it all! As far as field trips: - The Essex Steam Train (and the boat excursion too) - I have so many cool memories of that trip as a kid, and I know that you learn a lot about the history of transportation without even realizing you're learning. (And the tour of Gilette Castle is pretty cool too if Bobby likes that kind of thing). - Connecticut's state parks are just amazing. My personal favorite was Gay City State Park - it's up by Glastonbury and Hebron. It's the site of an old mill town that literally disappeared - but the old mill wheel station is still there, along with a number of old foundations of houses from the town. It was so cool to see why all the fieldstone walls were made, and how those same stones were used to create cellars for houses. - The apple orchards! One of my favorite parts about Connecticut, and they usually love teaching kids about how the apples are grown (not to mention how they can be turned into yummy treats like apple cider). - Do you have any pumpkin patches by you? That's also a fun agricultural trip. My brain is fried from work - that's all I can think of for now. Kris (8, Profound/Complete SNL, Left Ear) and Ethan (7, hearing) _____ From: Listen-Up [mailto:Listen-Up ] On Behalf Of Trish Whitehouse Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:39 PM To: Listen-Up Subject: homeschooling Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public school is clueless to the point of danger. Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about them. Here's what I came up with so far: Post office UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to the cab) A supermarket riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding newspaper where they print the papers obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance firehouse police station zoo my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) someone framing a house (we know carpenters) Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. Trish Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at http://www.firstgiv http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon> ing.com/bobbymarathon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Hello, Trish! First off - if anyone can homeschool Bobby successfully, it's you. I don't know how you do it all! As far as field trips: - The Essex Steam Train (and the boat excursion too) - I have so many cool memories of that trip as a kid, and I know that you learn a lot about the history of transportation without even realizing you're learning. (And the tour of Gilette Castle is pretty cool too if Bobby likes that kind of thing). - Connecticut's state parks are just amazing. My personal favorite was Gay City State Park - it's up by Glastonbury and Hebron. It's the site of an old mill town that literally disappeared - but the old mill wheel station is still there, along with a number of old foundations of houses from the town. It was so cool to see why all the fieldstone walls were made, and how those same stones were used to create cellars for houses. - The apple orchards! One of my favorite parts about Connecticut, and they usually love teaching kids about how the apples are grown (not to mention how they can be turned into yummy treats like apple cider). - Do you have any pumpkin patches by you? That's also a fun agricultural trip. My brain is fried from work - that's all I can think of for now. Kris (8, Profound/Complete SNL, Left Ear) and Ethan (7, hearing) _____ From: Listen-Up [mailto:Listen-Up ] On Behalf Of Trish Whitehouse Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:39 PM To: Listen-Up Subject: homeschooling Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public school is clueless to the point of danger. Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about them. Here's what I came up with so far: Post office UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to the cab) A supermarket riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding newspaper where they print the papers obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance firehouse police station zoo my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) someone framing a house (we know carpenters) Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. Trish Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at http://www.firstgiv http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon> ing.com/bobbymarathon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 a restaurant television station vet town hall Trish Whitehouse chester2001@...> wrote: Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public school is clueless to the point of danger. Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about them. Here's what I came up with so far: Post office UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to the cab) A supermarket riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding newspaper where they print the papers obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance firehouse police station zoo my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) someone framing a house (we know carpenters) Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. Trish Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 a restaurant television station vet town hall Trish Whitehouse chester2001@...> wrote: Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public school is clueless to the point of danger. Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about them. Here's what I came up with so far: Post office UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to the cab) A supermarket riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding newspaper where they print the papers obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance firehouse police station zoo my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) someone framing a house (we know carpenters) Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. Trish Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 a restaurant television station vet town hall Trish Whitehouse chester2001@...> wrote: Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public school is clueless to the point of danger. Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about them. Here's what I came up with so far: Post office UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to the cab) A supermarket riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding newspaper where they print the papers obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance firehouse police station zoo my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) someone framing a house (we know carpenters) Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. Trish Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Some things we did Police station with jail (Maggie thought police were uniformed kidnappers) Bread factory (my favorite field trip ever!) TV or radio station Earth moving equipment (did this on weekend and let her climb on all the dozers and front end loaders etc) Re: homeschooling > >HI Trish - do you have a local science museum? Ours up here (Montshire) >has a homeschooling day at various times during the year. > >Barbara > >Trish Whitehouse wrote: >> Long story short, I'll get around to explaining it later. Nothing is >> definite yet, until the IEP meeting on Oct 18. But we're pretty sure this >> is the best way to go for a year to help him catch up. >> >> Looks like we're pulling Bobby out of kindergarten and homeschooling him, >> augmented with 2 mornings a week preschool in a school that services the >> Deaf and Hard of Hearing, but he'd be in with all typical developing and >> normally hearing peers. They are 5 and 6 year olds, some go to K in the >> afternoon. The teacher is a teacher of the Deaf and HOH, though, because she >> teaches other classes with hearing impaired kids. And it's in a place where >> they know everything about his equipment whereas I do not and the his public >> school is clueless to the point of danger. >> >> Anyway, I have homeschooled my other 3 kids before, so this is not new to >> me, but anyone out there with a creative flair for parenting, could you >> throw out random suggestions for places I could take him as field trips? I >> have a perfect excuse and unfortunately a true one, that he needs to >> experience, touch, and live things first hand in order for them to become >> part of his brain pathways, and we talk about them later, research them, >> make books about them, and mostly remember and have conversations about >> them. >> >> Here's what I came up with so far: >> >> Post office >> UPS (they are going to personally show him how a tractor trailer hooks up to >> the cab) >> A supermarket >> riding stable where my other girls go horseback riding >> newspaper where they print the papers >> obviously, every experiential museum within driving distance >> firehouse >> police station >> zoo >> my husband's job (he has no idea what " work " is) >> someone framing a house (we know carpenters) >> >> Any other ideas? Just throw them out there, no matter how silly they sound. >> My experience is that most people, when they understand his hearing loss and >> what I am trying to do, will bend over backwards to help us. >> >> Trish >> >> Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at >> http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon >> >> >> >> All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Where did you find a bread making factory? I was thinking of a bakery, but this sounds even better. What great ideas everyone has...I'm not dreading this like I was yesterday. Trish Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon Some things we did Police station with jail (Maggie thought police were uniformed kidnappers) Bread factory (my favorite field trip ever!) TV or radio station Earth moving equipment (did this on weekend and let her climb on all the dozers and front end loaders etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Not sure where you are in CT but the ones that immediately come to mind are the Norwalk Aquarium (which my kids LOVE), and Dinosaur State Park, where you can make a plaster cast of a dinosaur foot print, several actually. The casting area is outside, and there is a picnic area, and I think there are a couple walks you can take. There is also a nice in-door museum as well, complete with a video that is fun and aimed at younger kids. And in the spring we go to a place in Roxbury Ct to dig for garnets, an old open mine that is now on private property. You pay them something like $5 and can then go bang on rocks and collect garnet " marbles. " I'll have to ask my hubby for the info on that. I'm married to a geologist, so rocks related stuff is something we've done since before the kids were born. I know there are several rock-things in CT, but Larry's the expert on that. It may be a bit too much for younger kids since it really is banging with rock hammers, not just playing and collecting. Do you have a museum school near you? We have several art-oriented places associated with museums or " art lofts " where you can take pottery and other hands-on classes, and they have them for all ages. My kids did pottery when they were little. Also, and this may sound really silly, but miniature golf. My kids loved it and it helps with coordination and gross motor skills ... not anything like real therapy, but they had to concentrate and think about what they were doing just to hit the ball. Those " greens " are never flat or good, so it's always a bit of experimenting to see how/where the ball goes. Plus it's just plain fun. Ian also did a piano program for little guys. Suzuki, I think. He loved it, for a while, until it became actual work and then he hated practicing. So we dropped it rather than have him hate music. He still remembers a lot of it. My family also does steam trains all over the country and they really enjoyed the Essex Steam ride. I think there is also a trolley in New Haven, or nearby. We/I took the kids on it when my FIL was having bypass surgery at Yale/New Haven and we needed to be close by, and I had to keep kids occupied for a while. A good way to find things in nearby cities or towns that you don't know well is to contact their Chamber of Commerce or, if they have one, a Visitor's Center. Call and ask for travel and entertainment information. They'll send you a packet of brochures. Some will be things like bed and breakfasts or wineries, but some will be children's museums, petting zoos, miniature golf and bumper cars. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 A local bakery or bagel shop may let Bobby be hands-on. Factories nowadays are more watching than touching. We went to a Krispy Kreme donut factory this summer. It was cool to watch the donuts drop into the oil, then get flipped and then get glazed. And you could buy them hot, right off the production line. It was great and they were delicious. But it was all viewed from behind a glass wall. We took Ian's Cub Scout troop (or was it Tigers?) to a local TV station. They set up tours for small groups, and the kids had fun. They set up a " green screen " shot for them so they could see themselves doing the weather. Kaelyn came with us -- she was 2 or 3 at the time and she sat in front of the green screen singing the whole time the boys were looking at other things. Everyone had a blast on that trip. I would also call your local Scout Council (and if you need, my hubby can find that info for you) and see about joining a Tiger Cub group. They're kindergartners and the scout program at that age is mostly visiting things in the community. We joined so that Ian would meet more kids and do things with them -- at the time he was painfully shy (beyond painfully shy). It was great for him, a small group of 6-8 boys and a parent per kid would do the trips or meet at my house and do crafts around the kitchen table. In good weather, when there wasn't a trip planned, they'd play soccer or tether ball in the back yard. And they marched in the parade in their bright orange " uniforms, " which are actually t-shirts. My incredibly shy son just beamed as he walked holding Larry's hand. And since I did all the schooling and whatnot, this was good because it became Ian and Daddy time. Larry ran the meetings, but I set up the trips and organized him (the woman behind the throne, LOL) Ian stuck with scouting because he really enjoys it, but even if he'd dropped it, I'd still recommend the Tiger program. It was good for him. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 In a message dated 9/27/2006 11:17:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, bkmackellar@... writes: I already told Trish about Dinosaur State Park. My kids proudly wear their Tshirts from that park all the time. We are also big fans of the Norwalk Aquarium, as well as the children's museum there. ' LOL, see what happens when I answer without reading all the posts in a thread. We'll have to chalk it up to great minds thinking alike. (grin) Mine have the Eubrontes t-shirt (spelt wrong I am sure) that we bought there, it is the state fossil of CT. And I have 2 or 3 plaster dino footprints out on my porch. Every year I donate one or two to a science teacher. The kids love to make them,. but what exactly am I supposed to do with them?! (grin) Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 In a message dated 9/27/2006 12:19:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bkmackellar@... writes: Oh no, you didn't miss the post. Trish and I are on another list. I've even met Trish and Bobby IRL. In Bristol, CT, in fact. Now I'm jealous (grin) I was going to suggest that when we do our next foray into rock banging at the garnet quarry, that people on this list who are interested could meet up and come along. I don't think we'll do again until the spring -- I don't know if we have any free Saturdays or Sundays before it gets too cold. My hubby knows of a variety of places to find cool rocks, but most are too much work for little guys to handle. And we love Norwalk, so if anyone wants to try and get together there, my family would be game for it. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 There was one in Macon. It's not there any more though. I grew up near a cookie factory and that was cool too. There's a Frito Lay plant near here that lots of schools go to. A bakery would be a good alternative, though the thing I most remember about the bread factory was the smell of rising dough. Our favorite chinese restaurant does tours and I know they teach alot about Chinese customs adn foods. I really miss those days of active learning and growing and talking about all kinds of weird stuff. Treasure them! Re: homeschooling > >Where did you find a bread making factory? I was thinking of a bakery, but >this sounds even better. What great ideas everyone has...I'm not dreading >this like I was yesterday. > >Trish >Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at >http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon > >Some things we did > >Police station with jail (Maggie thought police were uniformed kidnappers) > >Bread factory (my favorite field trip ever!) > >TV or radio station > >Earth moving equipment (did this on weekend and let her climb on all the >dozers and front end loaders etc) > > > > > >All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Macon. I haven't heard that town in a long time. I liven in Millen for a while, the town next to Sylvania. Not huge cities by any stretch of the immagination! Trish Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 One of our daughters is homeschooled, but not by me. She is not deaf, but has some other emotional issues that did not blend well with the school setting. Those same issues interfere with the mother/child relationship, so I do not homeschool her. We hire a special ed teacher who is a stay at home mom who homeschools her own children. She does very simple but effective hands-on things with the kids, most being done right in her own yard. They watch the development of the apples trees, tulips, and other plants in her yard and talk about each of the parts of the flowers. They watch a mama cat right after birth take care of her kittens. They watch the horses in the pasture and do mostly old-fashioned fun play outside. They watched a horse " adopt " a baby horse after the young mother rejected it. That was an awesome experience for our daughter because she is also adopted. I don't think you need to travel far or spend tons of time or money to allow your homeschooled kids to experience life. That was one of my gripes with the school system. They chartered buses and took them to adventure parks before we even had a chance to do that for our own kids. They reward them with pop and movies when (at least with our kids) that justs misfires their brains more. They took valulable time away from academics to teach them about the male and female body, when as a parent, that is my priveledge to do that, and at the time I think they are ready, not the general public's time. Sorry....this has turned into one of my " tangents " . Homeschooling is awesome (we have 7 kids, and 6 of them are in, or went to, public school, and one is homeschooled) and I admire anyone who will make that committment. I also admire parents who send their kids to public or private schools and stay involved with them. Tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 We are minigolf nuts here too. Yes, it does help with coordination, which is good for Elias. There are some great minigolf courses near Bristol, btw. We do a lot of activities in CT because my husband's family lives in the Bristol area. I already told Trish about Dinosaur State Park. My kids proudly wear their Tshirts from that park all the time. We are also big fans of the Norwalk Aquarium, as well as the children's museum there. Bonnie > > Not sure where you are in CT but the ones that immediately come to mind > are > the Norwalk Aquarium (which my kids LOVE), and Dinosaur State Park, where > you > can make a plaster cast of a dinosaur foot print, several actually. The > casting area is outside, and there is a picnic area, and I think there are > a > couple walks you can take. There is also a nice in-door museum as well, > complete > with a video that is fun and aimed at younger kids. > > And in the spring we go to a place in Roxbury Ct to dig for garnets, an > old > open mine that is now on private property. You pay them something like $5 > and > can then go bang on rocks and collect garnet " marbles. " I'll have to ask > my > hubby for the info on that. I'm married to a geologist, so rocks related > stuff is something we've done since before the kids were born. I know > there are > several rock-things in CT, but Larry's the expert on that. It may be a bit > > too much for younger kids since it really is banging with rock hammers, > not just > playing and collecting. > > Do you have a museum school near you? We have several art-oriented places > associated with museums or " art lofts " where you can take pottery and > other > hands-on classes, and they have them for all ages. My kids did pottery > when they > were little. > > Also, and this may sound really silly, but miniature golf. My kids loved > it > and it helps with coordination and gross motor skills ... not anything > like > real therapy, but they had to concentrate and think about what they were > doing > just to hit the ball. Those " greens " are never flat or good, so it's > always a > bit of experimenting to see how/where the ball goes. Plus it's just plain > fun. > > Ian also did a piano program for little guys. Suzuki, I think. He loved > it, > for a while, until it became actual work and then he hated practicing. So > we > dropped it rather than have him hate music. He still remembers a lot of > it. > > My family also does steam trains all over the country and they really > enjoyed the Essex Steam ride. I think there is also a trolley in New > Haven, or > nearby. We/I took the kids on it when my FIL was having bypass surgery at > Yale/New Haven and we needed to be close by, and I had to keep kids > occupied for a > while. > > A good way to find things in nearby cities or towns that you don't know > well > is to contact their Chamber of Commerce or, if they have one, a Visitor's > Center. Call and ask for travel and entertainment information. They'll > send you > a packet of brochures. Some will be things like bed and breakfasts or > wineries, but some will be children's museums, petting zoos, miniature > golf and > bumper cars. > > Best -- Jill > > [ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Trish, You lived in Georgia?? In a tiny town?? Re: homeschooling > >Macon. I haven't heard that town in a long time. I liven in Millen for a >while, the town next to Sylvania. Not huge cities by any stretch of the >immagination! > >Trish >Visit Trish and Bobby's Marathon website at >http://www.firstgiving.com/bobbymarathon > > > >All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Trish, Hit send too soon, wanted to encourage you on the marathon. I'm amazed and so proud of all of you. Enjoyed seeing the latest RV blurb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Oh no, you didn't miss the post. Trish and I are on another list. I've even met Trish and Bobby IRL. In Bristol, CT, in fact. ' > > LOL, see what happens when I answer without reading all the posts in a > thread. We'll have to chalk it up to great minds thinking alike. (grin) > > Mine have the Eubrontes t-shirt (spelt wrong I am sure) that we bought > there, it is the state fossil of CT. And I have 2 or 3 plaster dino > footprints out > on my porch. Every year I donate one or two to a science teacher. The kids > > love to make them,. but what exactly am I supposed to do with them?! > (grin) > > Jill > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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