CONFESSION time: It's the mid-semester HOMESCHOOL SLUMP.
Let's CHANGE it UP!
No matter what subject you're slumping in, you have the power to change a few things:
*Timing,
*Location,
*Length, and
*What is IN THEIR HANDS. (If it's just a pencil, that may add to the slump, right?)
TIMING: Give them the power to move a lesson to the beginning or the end of the day.
LOCATION: Have you tried the lesson outside yet? Grab a blanket for the ground, you might be surprised!
LENGTH: Set a timer. See what ACTUALLY happens in 10 minutes, and 10 minutes only. You can always add another10 minutes!
STUFF IN HANDS: From legos to silly putty or playdoh, a piece of foil paper clips, a jar of rice and marbles, rubber band, a stuffed animal, or some of these things, I noticed a LOT more retention and cognition when my children had SOMEthing in their hands.
Here's my fidget list: (great stocking stuffers from grandparents!)
The most effective lessons are HANDS-ON, active (not passive listening) can happen ANYWHERE (chairs are SO yesterday, am I right?), and make you AND your children smile!
What is the biggest slump for you right now?
With our 25 years of homeschooling, and public school teaching before THAT, I'll bet I can help!
With our 25 years of homeschooling, and public school teaching before THAT, I'll bet I can help!