We're always looking for ways to make learning fun and interactive, conquering the stigma that "school" equals sitting at a desk all day hammering through textbooks and worksheets. Not that textbooks or worksheets are bad...we use them too, but if I were a kid (or the adult teaching my kids) I'd much rather learn (and teach) in creative ways.
Hence, dress up history. Our costume closet wardrobe is stocked with time period learning fun. The kids of all ages LOVE it!!
They always have...and I hope they always do!
We love historical fiction and we're always
reading as a primary method of learning. I'm constantly encouraging the kids to open
up our Big
Book of History (from Answers in Genesis) and see where their history
reading plugs into the BIG picture.
It's a great resource!
What a blessing to see siblings big and small
putting their learning into action, playing together on an ordinary school day,
traveling back in time, letting their imaginations lead the way, cooperating
with one another...
to name a few of the many reasons why we homeschool!
It's true that learning is always more
fun when you (literally) get into it! It warms my heart to listen to them play, it's a privilege to have them home, and I can't imagine a more interactive way to "dress up" learning good old fashioned history than what the kids are up to today...dress up history.
"Sing to him a new song; play skillfully,
and shout for joy."
Psalm 33:3
