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    Tuesday, May 24, 2005

    Ideas for Co-op Classes

    Here are all the class titles we can remember from our eleven years of homeschooling. I am intentionally not including details, so that you can be creative in structuring your own classes and not just copy my suggestions to paste onto your students. Some of these classes were strictly for K-3rd graders, other classes were obviously for high school students, and a few were made more/less complicated to adapt to all age levels. As always, I will be happy to answer specific questions, but try brainstorming on your own first to see how you would do some of these.

    Acids and bases
    Alaska
    Alka-seltzer rockets
    Aquarium basics
    Basketball
    Beekeeping
    Button materials: scientific testing
    Calligraphy
    Cake decorating
    Catering/restaurant management
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    CPR training
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    Debate
    Dissecting
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    Drawing people
    English Christmas traditions
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    Fun with pasta
    George Washington's breakfast
    German Christmas traditions
    Gym games
    Horses
    Identifying animal tracks
    Instrumental band
    Jumprope acrobatics
    Kite workshop
    Liquid measurements
    Manners and etiquette
    Mystery boxes: the scientific method
    Native Americans
    Newspaper writing
    Novel writing
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    Pilgrims
    Poetry writing
    Potato prints
    Rocks and minerals
    Scherenschnitte: precision paper-cutting
    Sign language
    Slime: solid or liquid
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    Spanish
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    Story writing/making books
    Teamwork exercises
    Tennis
    U.S.A. history/geography game
    U.S. Presidents history game
    Vocal music
    Volleyball

    [For more information on cooperative classes and group activities, visit our Topical Index section on Co-op Groups.]

    Posted by Carolyn M @ 1:41 PM | 2 comments



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