May. 28, 2008 - Homeschool Fun Ideas
We are homeschooling through the summer months. Our mornings are full of phonics, English, Math, Maps, and Greek/Latin while the afternoon is Truthquest reading and lapbooking, which was fun to do in the sunshine today ( we haven't seen the sun in many days). But, we are turning up the fun schooling this next week with some additional pizzaz, extra excitement. Here are the ideas the children and I came up with to add some fun:
Thursday-crazy hair day in which we all do something crazy to our hair while we study together
Friday-pajama day while we study
Monday-crazy hat day
Tuesday-inside out day (wear something inside out)
Wednesday-school at the park
Thursday-dress up with costumes/character while study
Friday-school on the front porch
Here is a fun idea for anyone that wants to adapt it for the summer. We might do this again. Click here for the old link about the I Love You Jar. Does anyone else do different things for the summer months of schooling?
Comments
May. 28, 2008 - great idea
Posted by OTB1997
i stumbled upon your blog and this post just excited my children. they are deciding, as i type, what fun things to do in our journey.
i can't wait to see what they come up with.
May. 29, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by tsukayama
Sounds like fun!
We are going through the summer too, albeit in a more relaxed way, especially since we have a baby due in Sept, right when we would be starting school, if we didn't go through the summer. :)
Thanks for commenting on my blog! I checked out Farkel, and it is almost exactly like a game I played growing up, but we called it "Ten Thousand". The only differences were that you have to start with 1,000 to "get on the board", and rolling three 1's = 1,000. Three 2's=200, and so forth, the same as your three of a kinds. Oh, and we played that if you got four of a kind, it would double your three of a kind. For example, instead of three 1's being 1,000, four 1's would become 2,000! :-D
I haven't played this with my kids, yet, though. Thanks for the reminder! I haven't thought of this game in a long time. :)
May. 29, 2008 - Looks fun!
Posted by naturalbirth
We just keep pluggin, but I might have to implement some of these - sounds fun!
Lindsay
www.onshadesofgray.blogspot.com
Jun. 1, 2008 - How fun!
Posted by salsaandtea
We school year round, as well. I can't imagine not schooling!
It sounds like you have a wonderful summer ahead of you!
Jun. 1, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Patiecake
Sounds like fun. That's what our summer schooling is like too.
Jun. 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by weare3
I just LOVE this idea. Growing up I went to a Christian private school and we did things like this once every other month or so. I don't know why I didn't think of something like this before. Thanks for sharing. Since we also will be schooling through most of the Summer, I think this will make it more fun for us all.
