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Making Homeschooling Fun

If your kids have been in a public or regular private school prior to homeschooling, then there's a chance that they may be complaining that homeschooling is boring. Then again, maybe they're not, but you can't help but feeling as they might at some point. Well then, you're probably like me and trying your best to find ways to enhance your studies with fun stuff to do. Some say the 'fun' factor teaches kids nothing and you should stick to your books and paper. I don't feel that way.

Ask yourself this question, when kids are stimulated, do they seem interested, happy, excited, or not? How do you feel when you are stimulated? How do you feel when you read a book or try something new for the first time? That feeling, that excitement, and that anticipation is something I feel a homeschooling parent can really learn from. Why? Well, as a teacher to your children, you should grab onto those moments that your children are really excited about a lesson and take them to their fullest potential. 

If it's math, if it's science, if it's reading, if it's history, take the time to really incorporate some fun stuff into their learning and I bet they'll learn more from it. In my house, depending on what's on the agenda for the day, I may incorporate fun things to do. Hands on is always a good way to learn. For some kids, it is really necessary.  

Additionally, having moved them from a private school, I felt I needed to try to incorporate more fun stuff into our lessons. Thus, the creation of our 'Monday Funday.' Every Monday, as we go through our lessons, I try to incorporate a fun activity with some, if not all, of the lessons for that day. Additionally, Monday Funday is pajama day at our house. We only get dressed right before having to head off to Tae Kwan Do. 

What are some of the ways we add fun to our daily lessons? Well, for one, I always try to do an art project. The kids really get to be creative and depending on whether painting, glueing, or both, they can be messy! Additionally, I try to set aside some time on Mondays to do fun elementary science experiments. I try to give them a lesson appropriate to their age (I may go further with my older son than with my four year old) and then we get a chance to do a fun experiment. They love being hands on and learning at the same time. If it's math, we try to incorporate real life applications. For example, my girls are learning about money. If they're studying money, we'll incorporate a grocery store and label the foods with various amounts. We'll also give them play money and have them pay for their foods at the checkout stand. If it's phonics, I try to incorporate fun phonics games. It can be short vowel bingo, 'Name that vowel', or 'I Spy a Short Vowel'. 

Additionally, I may incorporate some computer lessons just to change up the pace. They often respond to those as well.

Whatever your daily plan is in homeschooling, incorporating fun lessons can undoubetdly have a rather positive impact on how your children feel about homeschooling, and most importantly, reinforce the concepts and subjects that they are learning.

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