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Special Parties in the Classroom with Skyli Mullins

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hi there my name is Skylar Mullins and I was asked to do a quick recording on to talk to you all about social studies parties and Country parties are you a little bit of information share some pictures on maybe give you some ideas so that you could go into this year feeling confident ready to party first of all I just a little background information on me is I have been with the coop my family has been with the coop for the last eight years this will be our ninth year which I can't really believe it'll be a nice year homeschooling with the coop so I guess I have a lot of experience Fitness I have three children that have gone through the co-op on my daughter Autumn as she is going to be starting the 8th grade he did 7th grade at home this year she went all the way from the beginning 6th grade at the co-op in 7th grade she took off to just do Straight homeschooling so that she could she's a dancer so she could dance Mark I have a son who has been going to The Coop and he'll be starting his radiator this year and I have a five-year-old who will be we just finished the TK program and he will be starting kindergarten this year so I have experience doing all ranges parties so hopefully I can give you some insight as to what to expect had a plan and just had to have fun this year with your kids okay so I made a little PowerPoint presentation just so that I did include a law pictures to share with you all so hoops last night as I figure out how to get I would re-record this but I've done this a couple of times already you're going to have to bear with that little moment sorry and I'm going to try to share my screen so that we can just look at some parties okay come to the party at Oak Grove this is actually a very special part of what we do as a co-op it has become one of the most special things that Mike is remember they really remember a lot about homeschooling and being a part of a co-op having you in a monthly parties where they get to celebrate different countries different states and really explore and learn while they're celebrating is very special my kids remember every party especially remember the parties with me because I'm the mom and they're always going to remember the ones that their mom put together but they've had they been just blessed with so many opportunities to learn with so many wonderful parents who have great ideas I'm so this is just a great opportunity to just be more a part of their classroom life in the classroom learning and I would encourage you to have fun be creative and share your love okay so we have to we have crafts we dress up with you lots and lots of stuff that's whatever you want to do this I guess guess which one is my son first grade on Japan party I'm ugly is right here tearing the shamisen okay is my boy that is my son he really enjoys his Japan party for his class I did I went all out and had some facial features we got to invite the whole school for this party because we invited some cool friends so I'm going to get into that a little bit later cuz we're going to talk about using the people you know alright so depending this is important because depending on the the class the grade level whatever your party time can differ some teachers only want you to be there for an hour to share and present something some teachers if you have something really neat they might ask you hey hey you you can take half a day I can try to squeeze this in if you're going to bring this here which is you know sometimes that happens sometimes we can offer The Coop a really cool opportunity and if you want to share then talk to your teacher got it and that see what they can do and see if they're interested in what you can bring cuz you know we're a co-op in sometimes we have some fun things to share all right now find fun learning activities for that for the class about the region are usually if you're in the younger groups you're usually one of the library people during your class party month so you can select school books to share from the library know that the teachers will be reading these over the course of the month leading up until your party so it's very cool then they will be learning constantly and then if you have a familiar with some of those books and you can reference them definitely includes pictures drops Jason's games any kind of cool activities related to that region or country it's just a lot of fun to share lots and lots of different things the kids particularly enjoy learning about other children and how there school in home life is compared to that of another country or region the little Travelers actually make these really cute videos I have one about Japan that I would share with the coop when they learn about Japan because the teachers could use the little videos to share with the class while they're cleaning up or something during breaks but it's just about these two sisters that are from America that they they live in Japan for about 3 months so they walk to the house and I'll put some how things are different in school and the playground and it's very fun if you have things like that use them bring them all right when you are in doubt Satan ironed out saying you know you just do not know what to do you need something to fill 10 minutes 5 minutes whatever I want to talk about something and keep learning alive while they're eating lunch your phone go to your iPad you know that five cool facts about that region or country 10 mysterious facts kids love them they're actually quite fun and when in doubt those are wonderful little things to use to supplement and this is a biggie if you are new keep it simple even if you're not new keeping it simple makes it a lot less stressful on you and it also gives your party more Focus so instead of doing 10 amazing Pinterest just doing like one really need crafts that they can do with their own hands that doesn't require a lot of extra attention from the teachers or anybody else is great also just playing a real fun game that they can get into a listening to music dressing up eating good food doing taste tests and things like that just fun things like that really make the party good so group out your activity if you're going to do do something group that food time in the next 15 minutes game time 15 minutes I'm we're going to do a craft for 30 minutes and then we're going to say goodbye you know it's something like that keep it simple on yourself and organize your details so that you can get in and out comfortably and don't forget you need clean up time also just this is part of it stay in your Zone if you're not a baker a baker don't stress yourself out by deciding that that's the month you're going to become a baker and you're going to bake a cake this looks like the United States be easy on yourself if you can't bake don't worry about it you don't have to bake you can buy candy or you can just have really amazing friends like Katie mom who bakes really well anyway just goofy activities that stay in your Zone and really focus on what you are good at and that you feel comfortable making fun for the kids and she's remember I keep putting this it does not have to cost a fortune to be fun kids have Jessica Rabbit I'm sitting down listening to read a book getting to dress up in old clothes just look at clothes sea artifacts eat food it's just it's too beautiful and all right next you got to find your people okay find your people we have wonderful moms that are so talented wonderful day we have wonderful friends I am very blessed to know these people this is Kumi alderman she is the founder of the Knox agent says these two gentlemen over here to listen to my beautiful clock easy gentlemen over here they are Masters this is actually been sitting up in his student does the Knoxville Kendall Club here in and he is amazing he's also has Kendall in but aside from Nintendo he has an actual brilliance professor at UT of all the things you have lots of parents that can participate in activities like this to teach your kids how to hunt happy cook fun meals and there is Katie doing something amazing here that you will see shortly we have a kitchen you can use so if you are going to cook something you can store it you can cook it and be also you know this is about knowing your people if you know someone that can play the Koto this is to me she played for the entire school and this was a big event so I invited the rest of the classes so they can see how the Jedi Knights were this is Kendall and this was how they were trained and I think the the last Star Wars movie came out so it was very exciting for the kids to see this I had some storytellers come last year one of the other parties at at 4 Japan and they actually did an Ancient Art of Storytelling that's in song and using sticks where they do a chance and they throw some steaks out that turn into animals really fabulous something you just don't get to see everyday so again we invited more classes to see some of these things and don't forget your dad's the dancer great this is my this is my husband over here we took a road trip across country to outwest and I signed Autumn up for the Great Plains or the upper Plains party at because we drove through it out I had him talk and he basically explain why we stopped in all the areas we stopped talking about the significance just like the pathway that we cross why it was significant in history and I'll just quote things we saw where we went and that was very cool there's my daughter so proud and it's just a lot of fun to have Dad's be a part of it too so don't forget dad these are pictures sent from different grades okay every grade every classroom looks different every grade like these are the older grades they all have different things that they're into one thing that everybody's into is usually food if you are going to do a craft and it's going to don't try to do too many crafts try to stay within a craft that if it's within their age range they can do most of it themselves remember you are limited to time and resources so you don't want everybody running around trying who sings honor make the craft perfect for the kids you want them to be able to do it themselves learn and just kind of experience it so they're proud of it too and they know what they did and what if you're doing a giant kind of a something with a lot of activity sometimes it's good to have a little quiet area maybe with some books and some pillows just in case someone gets a little overstimulated they can have a spot where they still feel like they're participating and they don't feel like they're leaving the class but they feel like they can tennis it off in the corner of read a book and still try to pay attention from the side that's been helpful I've done some bigger parties so I've always included little spaces like that the big I guess the bottom line is make it feel a little special and when I when I talk about when I talk about being special this is that thing that Miss Katie was working on earlier this is adorable this would be the Thanksgiving breakfast Pancake meal ever that she created for the Thanksgiving party like every classroom and did their own thing for food and so this is really neat for a tiki room this was like magical gift you know this over here was my son's TK Valentine party and I made sure that they had hearts that were big enough for them to manipulate on the floor they just it was really simple they had hearts that were cut out different shapes and they were supposed to try to match the broken hearts which is really fun again just having crops like close to look at I brought food but I also brought cool bowls for the children look at and we talked about why these bills are significant on the table okay everybody just loves candy so if you can buy candy and just show them the different bottles that's just really fun and also keep it rolling keep it fun and simple okay sitting down and having a talk this is Miss Julie Bankston and Brandi repay up here in the top Corner they are talking to the children barter cave it's really important when you're learning about the Native Americans and pilgrims just teach kids how did they how did they trade without money what are ways you can trade without my so I think Brandon gave this most impressive top about bartering then and how we barter today and how we use the car phone and Technology you barter with other people now Julie talked about the currency the Native Americans use versus the currency the Europeans used and we talked about value so there's so many things you can learn just by bartering and to wrap it all up the kids got to bring some items from home that they were going to try that they wanted to trade and able to trade with each other which is really kind of fun and a great learning experience you can always use your people this is Kaylee Pros Prothro and Katie prothero she's using her daughter as her protsman she brought her own stuffed turkey to talk about Plymouth Rock and this is all so exciting when you dress up and you get in character you can teach about he taught about life on Plymouth Rock how things were planted how cold it was different challenges how the houses were built in a day at Plymouth Rock because her family had taken a field trip there and she still had some of the the Flyers and things and he shared it and it was very fun the kids are totally if you were in the older classes this is Civil War day the teachers did a great job just talking about the Civil War making them pick sides we prepared food that didn't really have any spice exactly according to the directions of an old Civil War recipe some kind of land on but they got to try what food they ate they got to dress up and they learn how to dance so that's three activities pretty simple and it just kind of brought everything they learned for the month and together and again over here this is the second grade Japan party when we were still at Cedar Springs and they just made a little paper doll bookmarks on the when you have a lot of kids it's good to do different stations so like one group can work on calligraphy one group can draw one group in now and if you have enough parent volunteers then it makes it really works movie and they get a lot done just going to plan and have fun you know learn make special things and the kids is really getting into it and having fun because this is very different I meant it should feel special all right and finally remember your kids are so ugh I get that you're there they will remember the parties you do because your dad and so as you can see they're all super excited to see their moms and itches really part a good part in a fun part of homeschooler to be able to hang out with your kids teach them and just spend the day with him doing something like this so make it special okay making a special and fun and enjoy yourself I know that this is a lasting memory they'll have so if you have any questions I hope this kind of gives you a feel for what a party might look like make it your own it does not have to look all the things you can be your own thing stay in your Zone but have a plan you have a whole month to plan it when you have time to communicate with the teachers to what they want. He have friends hopefully that gave me some ideas you can share that can share some talents and ideas I think when we did the Philippines Filipina friend she's one of my best friends she did a stickman. She brought food and she read some stories which was really great so use your people have fun and just kind of major love with you with your class and your kids and they're going to really remember it and have a good time I work for us and thank you sorry that went so long but hopefully that was in again please feel free to text me email me a message and hopefully I can answer some questions but anybody there probably answer questions better than I looking forward to a great year with you all

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