Fun Friday’s: A day of fun!
Who said learning isn’t Fun?
Solar System Puzzle
Not me but I’ll admit some subjects just aren’t as exciting as others. There are many different types of subjects we can expose our children to and many different ways to do it. I have decided that Friday’s will be full of what my boys consider more exciting than the normal day-to-day lessons for Math, Grammar, Spelling, Reading and Copy work.
So I have made a list of subjects/Activities that we can pick from on Friday’s. I might still have to step in and yea or nay occasionally just to make sure we don’t always do the same things. Any of the things on this list can be done on any other day after the normal day-to-day subjects BUT as I said I just decided that Friday would be full of these types of things. That is why I am naming them FUN FRIDAY’S!! All of these activities have great educational value plus when your children are really enjoying what they are doing the value is even greater!
Nature Study
Join me on Friday’s as I post about our Day of Fun!! Please share your FUN Educational ideas, tips, activities, suggestions, links, etc in the comment section. Thanks!!
Art Lesson
Here is my list:
Games (Chess, Memory, Board, Card, Computer (ex. Know your States ), etc.)
‘Feed the Mind’ Links (from Holy Experience)
Baking (ABC’s of Baking with Kids)
Create Stories, Poems, etc
Science experiments (my boys love these) (More Experiment Ideas)
Leap Frog Toys or DVD’s (Math & Reading Skills)
Service Projects
Nature Walk
THINK projects
Music Appreciation (Composer, Patriotic, Hymns)
Audio Books (while building with Lego’s/K’nex)
Puzzles
Visit a park
Nature, Science or History Documentary’s
Extra Read A Louds
Hands On Art Lesson
Take a Field Trip
Craft projects
Sketch of the Week (AKA Sketch Tuesday by Barb the Harmony Art Mom)
Handicraft/ Life Skills (Check out the weekly Handicraft/ Life skills ‘Challenge’)
Reading from the Boys magazines: Focus On the Family: Club House Jr, Club House, Natures Friend and Lego
Observe the Weather, Learn about the Weather and watch the Weather Channel
Lapbooks (Idea suggested by Hodgepodge Mom & I added the link)
Cooking (Idea suggested by Hodgepodge Mom & I added the link)
Watch the News together (Talk about Current Events Local & World News, find places on the globe or a local map, Pray for people in the stories you hear, etc….)
Science Experiments
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[...] HERE is my first ever FUN FRIDAY post, it was published 12/11/09. WOW, two years ago, and my boys look so cute and so little. The idea behind FUN FRIDAY’S was to have a day that still held Education value but was set up completely different from the other school days. HERE is a link to all my old FUN FRIDAY post. [...]
Oh thanks for reminding me about fun homeschooling Fridays. We sorta have gotten out of the routine with the holidays. You have a neat list of ideas I can come back to for inspiration! I love a chance of pace myself – even if it’s just listening to music in the background or a new spot to read on a nice day. We enjoy lapbooks and cooking too.
Thanks Tricia for reminding me about cooking and lapbbooks. Since cooking isn’t my thing I don’t think about it much but it could be a fun activity to do together. If you don’t mind I am going to add those to the lost in this post.
Hi Angie! Thanks for sharing this post in the Hands On Homeschool Blog Carnival. I absolutely love your list, especially since it includes nature study and the Outdoor Hour link! Miss seeing your on a regular basis but I still pop over and read your blog anyway.
Thanks so much,
Barb