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January 10, 2006
How About Fifth and Sixth Grades
Today let's do some stuff for fifth and sixth graders:
Fifth grade History/Social Studies:
This one we did with our kids. When we were waiting in the car in a drive-thru line or in the parking lot waiting for someone to run into a store, I'd pretend we were on a trip to various states in the country. We'd go from one state to another on our imagininary vacation. The job of the kids was to tell me the name of the capital of the state we were in. I'd usually start with visiting their grandparents in Arizona, and they'd tell me the capital was Phoenix. They I'd decide to go to Colorado, and they need to know Denver. If I moved on to Utah, they'd have to know Salt Lake City.
You get the picture. It was fun and we'd do pretty well until we hit North Dakota or Wisconsin. Someone would usually tell me it was too cold to go to one of those states anyway.
Sixth grade Math:
Sixth grade math doesn't have to be as difficult as you think. Have your child go with you to the store. Let them check out the sales prices. Is the 22 oz. jar for $1.98 a better deal that the 44 oz jar for $4.05? Give her store coupons and ask her to check whether the coupon at 50 cents off is a better deal than the store brand on sale. These kinds of activites take both good math and reasoning skills. They're also not only fun, but can save you some money.
Posted by Dr Joni at January 10, 2006 08:53 PM