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Grandma's Homeschool: Hawthorne Park with Seven of the Grandchildren

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Sunday, September 15, 2013. Hawthorne Park with Seven of the Grandchildren. Hawthorn Park is just blocks from our home, so the grandchildren and I visit it often. September 12, 2013. The seven grandchildren ready to go. Charles, Douglas, Jacob, Aaron, Diana, Wesley, and Charlotte. First a stop at the "Cookie Store." This bakery is too handy - only 2 blocks from our house. Look at all the cicadas up there. The branch was loaded with cicada exoskeletons. Jacob, just turned 7. On the way back home. I came a...

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Games For Learning: Presidents Mat Game

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012. This was one of the easiest games I have ever made. I bought two Melissa and Doug Presidents Write-a-Mat ($2.99 each at the local teachers store - however, I got a great deal on them as they were going out of business.). I cut the Presidents apart on one of the mats. We use the other mat as the playing board. The cut-up cards are placed in a bucket (here we just used a plastic butter tub). In turn a player draws one of the cards,. Reads the name of the President,. We used this ...

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Grandma's Homeschool: March 2012

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Rotary Gardens - Field Trip - March 20, 2012. Four of the grandchildren and I headed to Rotary Gardens in Janesville, Wisconsin, today. We didn't expect to see many flowers, but the children were excited to see all the water places. Today was free admittance. They told us there is no charge until April 15th. So we plan to go again before they start charging. Checking out the fish in the pond. The day was windy, but wonderful! The water is a great attraction at any time. The geese...

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Games For Learning: Horses Mat & Cards Game

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Thursday, June 25, 2015. Horses Mat and Cards Game. This is an extremely easy game to make. It is not as inexpensive as most games I create. However, it is so perfect for my horse-loving granddaughter Diana. I bought two of these mats from a local learning store. These are also available on Amazon. These mats are heavily laminated so they are very durable. We use the other mat as the playing board. The cut-up cards are placed in a draw pile. And use a bucket to hold the cards to be drawn. The matching pi...

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Games For Learning: Whales, Whales, Whales

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Saturday, June 27, 2015. Whales, Whales, Whales. Fun learning board game. Two blue file folders were taped together on the reverse side. I am going to be remaking this board as the duct tape I used has caused a reaction over the years and spoiled the board, though the children do not seem to mind it at all. I have used clear packing tape and it has never caused this reaction, but I was out the day I made this. Lesson learned! The player blindly selects a card from other player's fanned out cards. In turn...

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Games For Learning: Wilbur - A Favorite Learning Tool

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Wilbur - A Favorite Learning Tool. Remember Wilbur of "Charlotte's Web" fame? Wilbur is a most versatile format and a favorite of young children. Turn an old bleach bottle into a "funtastic" learning tool! Draw eyes and a mouth with permanent markers. Add pink felt ears and a pipe cleaner tail. Use egg carton sections for feet. Decorate sides as desired. Cut a slit about 1/4 inch wide across his head, just behind his ears. Here is Wilbur in action:. Put the "skill" at the top edge...

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Games For Learning: Money Train Board Game

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Money Train Board Game. For those youngsters learning to count money. This is a gameboard that I drew. It can be made as simple or fancy as you wish. Here is what I did:. Players, in turn, shake a die (or spin a spinner) to find out how many spaces they will move. They collect that amount (or lose if the space indicates that). We use real coins from a mixture for this game. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Games For Learning FaceBook Group. Come and join us! How to Make a Game.

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Games For Learning: States and Capitals Bowling

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Monday, April 6, 2015. States and Capitals Bowling. Need a way to encourage older children to drill a skill? BOWLING can be the way. Let's start with a story:. Grandson Douglas learning the capitals. Draw a game board. They should be slightly smaller than the spaces on the grid. On one side write the names of the states. On the reverse write the capital. Was found and printed from the Internet. It is a standard bowling score sheet. Placing it in a plastic sleeve makes it reusable. For a good variation.

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Games For Learning: Books I Will Use to Make Games

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Books I Will Use to Make Games. I went through my cutting box and found some great books in there. Here are three books that will make some fun learning games. This is one I found in a FREE box at a garage. Because all of the stickers have been already placed on the fold-out mural I assume the people felt it was no longer of value. But, I assure you, I quickly grabbed it! The stickers are reusable so I will be able to remove them from the mural. I hope this gives a bit of an idea...