Carschooling

Often our life involves running around in the car, but that doesn't mean learning is on hold. Almost every time we leave the house Kaden and Will take books. Our favorite books are their special notebooks that they like to write in, and that Kaden will sometimes do worksheets in. (Actually this is the only time he does worksheets - and at 5 years old it's only if he wants to do it - no pressure).

Another favorite are these wipe-off books that the boys spend many a minute writing, wiping off, then writing some more.

Many times their writing will lead to topics that become learning opportunities. They will want to draw or write a certain word so we talk about the sounds of letters, odd reading rules, how a dog's head looks, what color trees can be, anything and everything!

And most times we get way off subject and learn about all sorts of things. Today for instance Kaden was talking about things being made of wood and that he knew wood came from trees. That led to a discussion about other materials and where they come from.

Other times we will play "I Spy" games. Like "I spy something blue, I spy something on the right, I spy the letter B, I spy something that rhymes with luck", etc.

Kaden actually learned how to read, his rights and lefts, rhyming, syllables and many other things just by doing things in the car.

There's even a whole method of learning called carschooling that can be researched here that will give you ideas.

That's basically what we did today. We wrapped up our day with a game of hide and seek. I try to let them pick something they want to play just for fun everyday. (Even if there's a million things on my to do list - they can wait!)