tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post4287092252353368891..comments2023-05-09T04:32:29.368-05:00Comments on OVERWHELMED BY MY BLESSINGS: Teaching Ideas #1Robin Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453257548258134246noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-67042477689098110082008-02-25T23:24:00.000-06:002008-02-25T23:24:00.000-06:00Hey, some of you guys may not do academics at home...Hey, some of you guys may not do academics at home, but you are ALL definitely home educating moms! Yay for you!!<BR/><BR/>Love your ideas--did a little bit of role playing here today ; ).Robin Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453257548258134246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-70574381183921739652008-02-25T20:07:00.000-06:002008-02-25T20:07:00.000-06:00This is so cool! I may just have to try it...excep...This is so cool! I may just have to try it...except that my husband doesn't really allow me to watch or read the news! Makes me too sad! :( <BR/><BR/>Maybe HE could teach newspaper school! :)<BR/><BR/>SO are you feeling better???Tim and Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511562177700389704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-82278275160914652612008-02-25T16:11:00.000-06:002008-02-25T16:11:00.000-06:00We did some role playing a while back. We split up...We did some role playing a while back. We split up in 2's and acted out different scenarios. Our thinking behind it would be to teach social skills. The boys loved it and ask quite often to play that "acting game".:)Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889421739189168772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-55984156221480593272008-02-25T09:32:00.000-06:002008-02-25T09:32:00.000-06:00We play "2 Numbers" in the car. I give 2 numbers ...We play "2 Numbers" in the car. I give 2 numbers and my oldest multiplies them and the younger one adds them. It's a race that's fun and passes time in the car without fighting about who touched who!Kim Heineckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038943306439230370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-80682140093414756842008-02-25T07:33:00.000-06:002008-02-25T07:33:00.000-06:00I need more newspaper lessons for myself; I used t...I need more newspaper lessons for myself; I used to be a current event junkie pryor to full-time ministry. I am gradually getting back to the newspaper lessons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-46706726107199622892008-02-25T07:24:00.000-06:002008-02-25T07:24:00.000-06:00I remember that! Those were some of the best less...I remember that! Those were some of the best lessons I learned! Seriously... that was actually one of the most defining moments in my academics... not sure why... I just vividly remember learning a whole lot that year... <BR/><BR/>I say do it again with Kody and Jacob!Anna Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223319331958615694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-73820162768666217082008-02-25T07:18:00.000-06:002008-02-25T07:18:00.000-06:00What a great idea. When Seth and I are playing a ...What a great idea. <BR/><BR/>When Seth and I are playing a game, we'll see numbers and letters. I'll ask him to find a 2 or a 7 or an S. I'll also have him pick out the colors. <BR/><BR/>Kinda fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-57226552685130635212008-02-24T22:08:00.000-06:002008-02-24T22:08:00.000-06:00I love this idea Robin! This kind of stuff is so ...I love this idea Robin! This kind of stuff is so valuable and effective.deleisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336834580759458236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304564.post-19902530649774665832008-02-24T22:00:00.000-06:002008-02-24T22:00:00.000-06:00I don't home school. But I have taken out reports...I don't home school. But I have taken out reports that I had done in school and given them to the kids. I asked them to read them, research the subject on their own and then write a report with all new information that I didn't cover. It was interesting to see all the stuff that I didn't know about Platypus' in 5th grade. :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360999280762163378noreply@blogger.com