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Oct. 5, 2009
Workbox ideas for younger children
I posted ideas to fill workboxes for older children yesterday, but I wanted to post ideas for younger children now. My kids range in age from 1 - 14. I am not doing workboxes for the 3 year old or 1 year old ... but I have a Kindergartener, 3rd grader, and 5th grader to fill boxes for.
- art supplies
- play dough
- air-dry sculpting clay
- board game
- puzzles
- legos
- educational computer game with a timer set for 1/2 hour
- PE assignments (ride bike, practice shooting baskets, jumping jacks, etc.)
- educational video like Schoolhouse Rock
- Nature Journals
- Quarter Mile Math review
- story starters for writing
- acrostics poem starters
- word searches
- bingo or memory game made to fit a current subject
- lapbooks
- old lapbooks to review
- file folder games
- fun books on bugs, animals, fun weather facts
- a chapter book your child will enjoy, with a timer set for 20-30 minutes
- piano practice (or other instruments)
- a CD of folk songs or classical music
- a recipe card to make cookies with Mom
- trivia games
- the Dice game -- roll 2 dice, then add, subract, multiply, or divide the numbers that come up (depending on what practice your child needs)
- a map with a list of places to locate
- flash cards or flash card games
- magazines to cut up to create a collage
- seasonal art/craft projects for upcoming holidays
- small sewing, cross-stitch, or knitting project for kids
- craft kits
- pre-cut foam stickers and paper
- tangrams
- make "thinking of you" or "get well" cards for others
- thank you notes/cards after Christmas or birthday
- copywork with silly poems or quotes from a favorite person
- creating Christmas ornaments
- coloring sheets to match the things you're studying
If I sat here long enough I know I could come up with even more ideas. Start your own list of your children's interests, subjects you want to introduce them to, subjects they need extra work in, and craft supplies you own. Make a list of educational games or movies you own, as well. Use a few each day to make school more interesting and fun ... or save them for a rainy day when Mom isn't feeling well.
Trusting In Him,
April
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