On days when I am burned out and tired of the boys complaining about "work", I tend to pull out this handy dandy list of activities I compiled a few years ago of non-traditional educational activities so I don't get frustrated by their lack of motivation. These are basically activities in which they will be learning indirectly or in a way that they don't necessarily feel like they are learning and doing "schoolwork". This list is dynamic so as I discover more I will update it. Feel free to come back or comment below with other activities I may have missed!
MATH
grocery shopping (making our family budget)
writing a business plan and budget
sorting groceries
sorting clothes/doing laundry/matching socks
setting the dinner table
cooking dinner/following a recipe (We subscribe to Raddish kids so this part is easy)
calculating meal price at a restaurant (BEFORE we actually go to Chick-Fil-A)
LANGUAGE ARTS
grocery shopping (reading and cutting out the ads and coupons, writing our weekly grocery list)
organizing and labeling cupboards and closets
looking up contacts in a phonebook after they write a letter and prepare to mail it
reading a menu at a restaurant (Because I am not ordering their food any longer)
writing a play (Maybe about why life is a child is so hard😊)
SOCIAL STUDIES
navigating directions to and from home (If you want to go to Chick-Fil-A, you need to be able to read a map)
identifying and visiting local landmarks
SCIENCE
planting a garden
tending a garden
observing animals and insects
dissecting animals
engineering
ANY AGE APPROPRIATE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
ART
tye dye
bracelet making
making paper airplanes
painting
coloring
playing with sidewalk chalk
designing a costume
playing with makeup
paint nite
soap making
MUSIC
dance party
writing a song
critiquing song lyrics
write a poem
writing a rap
bucket drumming
drum class
musical chairs
PHYSICAL EDUCATION dance class obstacle course trampoline park climbzone laser tag ropes course swimming skateboarding rollerskating bike riding yoga baseball basketball tennis volleyball ANY SPORT!
