tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346846004855972019.post3013107480578314247..comments2023-10-11T09:41:35.067-05:00Comments on Mama Know Best: A Day Of Relaxed HomeschoolingMama Know Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964685569947198892noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346846004855972019.post-18583474771079340312011-03-22T17:17:27.358-05:002011-03-22T17:17:27.358-05:00@Contessa Kris I love doing manipulatives for math...@Contessa Kris I love doing manipulatives for math. Putting out games that teach and the kiddos can learn without really realizing it. I LOVE Monopoly for this vary reason, but there are other games that teach different skills. We have a pizza game for fractions, and I created a measuring game for lenght, height, weight, metrics, and the conversions using a tape measure, a kitchen scale, and some measuring cups. Stuff like that is really helpful. Also, cooking is probably one of the best ways to teach math, along with other skills such as reading, comprehension, and problem solving.<br /><br />I'd gotten away from this way of homeschooling thinking she needed to do text and workbooks more because she's getting older, but I do miss the creativity and just plain fun of homeschooling in a more relaxed manner.Mama Know Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964685569947198892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346846004855972019.post-56290112853942077342011-03-22T16:12:53.524-05:002011-03-22T16:12:53.524-05:00According to your description, just about all our ...According to your description, just about all our days are 'relaxed homeschooling' days. lol I really wish we could get started earlier, its just not in our genes or something. I love to just let my child be free to study what she wants, and read all the time but I worry that we're not learning everything. How will she learn math? I just haven't figured out how to do school this way yet. Visiting from HHH!Contessa Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051680985869300132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346846004855972019.post-48169859788904424602011-03-22T11:29:39.587-05:002011-03-22T11:29:39.587-05:00this weather is perfect for lazy homeschooling! lo...this weather is perfect for lazy homeschooling! love it! :)Jenileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904251437303606870noreply@blogger.com