Most kids love a good game. Combining games with schoolwork can help break up the monotony of difficult subjects and make learning fun.
Here are some homeschool games and activities that you can use in almost any subject to spice up your student’s school:
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- Dice. Dice are versatile and can be used for almost any subject. When working with early addition and subtraction skills, roll the dice and add (or subtract) the numbers that are face up. As your student advances, move on to multiplication. With reading, write words on index cards and number them. Roll the dice and then read the number card that you roll. You can also write words in 6 columns to correspond with the 1-6 on the die. Have your student read the word under the number that is rolled. She can check off each word as she reads them until all of the columns are complete.
- Movement games are a big hit and can get your wiggle worm up and out of her seat. Use the same index cards that were numbered to work with the dice and spread them out on the floor. Have your child hop onto the word as she reads it. You can also put the words in a pile and have her pick one. She has to hop the number she sees on the card. Then she has to read the word. If she gets the word wrong it goes back in the pile to be read again. Another version is to roll the dice, then hop over to the numbered card that shows up on the dice. Then read the word. If the word is read incorrectly, it stays on the floor and goes back into rotation until it is mastered.
- Field trips and outdoor learning. This is one of my favorites. The zoo, science museums, historical sites, and nature preserves are great ways to get out of the house, get some fresh air, and do some hands-on learning. A history lesson becomes much more real as you walk the battlefield. Looking for caterpillars while on a hike is more fun than reading about caterpillars in a book. Seeing animals up close is more interesting than reading about them in a textbook. It still counts as learning even if you aren’t sitting at a desk!
Once you get the hang of spicing up learning activities, the possibilities are endless. Engage your kids too, they often have great ideas for ways to turn learning into fun and I have found that they enjoy making games and activities a regular part of their school work. That’s a win for everyone!