If you're thinking about supplementing at home, I would make sure that you make it FUN learning. Kids can't help but learn, they do it naturally. But they learn much better when the subject is presented in an entertaining, novel way. I'm not saying it everything has to be a broadway production, lol! But don't imitate SCHOOL at home.

For instance, you can use board games to help kids learn lots of different skills. If the game involves money (Life, Monopoly, Payday) they'll use math skills and money management.

We have a ton of games at home, which we mostly play just for fun, but the kids still learn lots! Masterpiece is great for art recognition. Upwords and Scrabble for spelling. Take Off is wonderful for world geography. Sequence for pattern recognition. Mars 2000 for space sciences. Chronology for history. And so on...

I also suggest using living books to supplement the textbooks they are using at school. If you can find out what time period they are studying this year, you can then do an internet search for living books on that same topic. Plus, living books are much more INTERESTING than textbooks, and actually make the child a part of the action of that point in history.

Computer games are always another choice. Most of the Clue Finders games are really good at making learning fun. Also, the Carmen Sandiego games, and many of the Jump Starts.

Visit museums, zoos, aquariums, etc. Most people don't realize what wonderful learning experinces they really are! Plus, spending time together creates family strong family memories and make for great LOs. Lol!

Hope this helps!

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