Peter Gray Explains How Humans Learned Through Play
Peter Gray Explains How Humans Learned Through Play
Make a Papyrus Name Scroll
Learn about Egypt by making a papyrus name scroll! With instructions, materials list, and related books.
5 SPRING Activities for Homeschoolers
5 Spring Activities for Homeschoolers
After spending too much time indoors during winter, we need to get outside as soon as spring arrives! Here are five family activities for learning, doing, and celebrating the spring season (the season, not the holidays), no matter where you live.
Learning On the Go: In the Grocery Store!
There’s so much more that you can do in the supermarket than make sure you have the correct change! Here are seven learning activities from preK to high school that will have you seeing the grocery store in a whole new light!
Making Heart Maps and Cards
This image is from Awakening the Heart by Georgia Heard, poetry teacher who invented the Heart Mapping activity in this post. Write a shape poem about what is hidden in your heart! The image above includes a place for anger in your heart, and also a secret room to hold the secrets kept hidden in your heart. Every heart poem is uniquely beautiful!
Six Family Games You Can Play Anywhere
These games develop skills in: communication, drawing, writing, collaboration, thinking on your feet (even if you’re sitting still), and creativity. Here are six games the whole family can enjoy, with variations, that can be played almost anywhere.