We do a fair bit of gameschooling (learning through games).
One Rae really likes is Sushi Go – it’s fairly quick and easy to play but my favorite part is the different kinds of math that go into calculating the score.
Sneaky (and fun!) learning at it’s finest.
If you’re interested I have a list of most of the games we own/play here.
Last week our library didn’t get any holds in but we are back on track this week! Unfortunately there isn’t a whole lot I’m looking forward to from this stack. I’m determined to actually read The Prairie Thief this time since I’ve gotten it out a few times and never read it. And Just Open…
Here’s one way we are teaching the kids some more modern history. š Yesterday we were at a youth orchestra performance and they played a song that Kermit sings, possibly Rainbow Connection, I honestly didn’t recognize the song (and now don’t remember) but I asked my kids if either of them knew who Kermit the…
This morning Raeca took down our jar of various currencies from our trips. She started asking questions and we ended up talking about different currencies, the countries the coins came from and who visited those countries and when. We admired the different types of currency, the images on them and even the different shapes (the…
Yesterday Raeca decided she wanted to make a diaper for her oldest-very-loved-chronically-dirty-one-eye-is-always-half-closed-floppy-necked-because-I-removed-the-noise-device-years-ago doll, “Susie”. A quick search on Pinterest lead us to this simple DIY and pattern and then a quick trip to Dollar Tree for some supplies and a short while later she had two diapers and a few baby wipes for Susie. I…
Twice a year there is a large library book sale near me. They have books upon books upon books. Obviously I make sure my schedule allows me to go. Sadly, I was disappointed this year. Previously I had been able to get six books for $1, this year they upped the price to $1/book for…
Today is Vimy Ridge Day. I’ve never been a history buff but am slowly getting better with history and it’s something I want my kids to learn and be interested in. Today we’ll be reading this book and watching this short video and if they are interested we’ll also watch this one.