Do Tell: Family Edition of the Relationship Game

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I played a fun game, "Do Tell" with my girls tonight. It reminds me of a family friendly version of "Truth or Dare". 

The board game comes with 4 sets of cards: Do, Tell, Risk, and Wild. 

DO cards invites players to perform an action in front of the group. My 15 year old hopped like a kangaroo, I made up a dance, my 11 year old acted out a scene from her favorite t.v. show in slow motion, and my 14 year old faked having hot water spilled on her lap while giving a speech. 

Example DO card: "Be a puppet on strings being pulled by a family member."

TELL cards ask players to share something of themselves and their experiences. If players land on a MIRROR space, all the other players have to guess how that player will answer. I think we all enjoyed these cards the most. We all learned a little more about each other, and were able to discuss serious topics in a relaxed environment.

Example TELL card: "Who do you talk to when you have a problem? Why?"

RISK cards can have questions or actions, but are a little more adventurous than the DO or TELL cards. 

Eaxample RISK card: "What would you do if your friends were trying to talk you into doing something you didn't want to do?"

WILD cards shake up the game by having people move up or back spaces. 

Example WILD card: "Laughing wildly, move one space ahead of the player who is in the lead. Now play that space."

I really enjoyed playing this game with my girls. Here's what they had to say about it...

"Loved it! It made me wish we played board games together more often." ~ Cori, age 14

"You can learn a lot about who you're playing with. It's a good game for a sleepover." ~ Annie, age 11

"Funny game. We laughed a lot." ~ Sam, age 15 

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Homeschool for Free

If you're a homeschool curriculum junkie like me, you've probably started planning, researching and drooling over all the fun homeschool items you may want to use next year.

I've compiled a list of free homeschooling resources and online courses that I try to go to first, before spending any money. It's so easy to spend money on homeschooling items, isn't it? I mean, it must be totally justified since it's "educational". 

Anyways, here's my "free homeschool curriculum" list. If you know of any more quality, free homeschooling resources or online courses, please put comment below and add yours!

Social Studies: 

Scott Foresman Online Social Studies Resources - Includes  Social Studies Library, Current Events, Atlas, 

This Day in History, Activities, and Meet the People 

Khan Academy History -  Topics include Napoleon, French & Haitian Revolutions. Their humanities section also includes Core Finance, Banking and Money, Valuation and Investing, Venture Capital and Capital Markets, Credit Crisis, Paulson Bailout, Geithner Plan, Current Economics, and Currency

Hippo Campus - Online High School Courses. Available courses include American Government, Psychology, Religion, and US History

Language Arts: 

Pearson Online Grammar and Writing Handbooks - Grades 1 through 6 

Vocabulary and Spelling City - Quizes, games and study help for vocabulary and spelling 

Letter of the Week - Free online reading curriculum for children through age 11

StarFall - Fun site for children who are learning, or have recently learned to read.

Science: 

Scott Foresman Science - Grades 1 through 5 

Khan Academy - Fantastic site, easy to understand videos, self-paced exercises, and assessments. Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Organic Chemistry | Cosmology and Astronomy

Hippo Campus - Online High School Courses. Available courses include Biology, Environmental Science, and Physics.

Mathematics:  

Pearson Mathematics - Includes Scott Foresman Mathematics for Grades 1 through 5 and Prentice Hall Algebra 1 and 2 as well as Geometry 

Khan Academy - Fantastic site, easy to understand videos, self-paced exercises, and assessments. Arithmetic | Developmental Math | Pre-Algebra | Algebra | Geometry ... also available are Trigonometry, Probability, Statistics, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra  

Hippo Campus - Online High School Courses. Available courses include Algebra (both English and Spanish), Calculus (both English and Spanish), and Statistics

BigBrainz - Fun video games that teach multiplication and addition. They are also developing games for subtraction and division. My two youngest girls LOVED learning their multiplication tables with TimezAttack. There are free and paid versions of the game. I love them so much I joined their referral program! So, if your kids enjoy their games as much as mine did and want to upgrade, and you got any benefit out of this post, please join through our link and support the Taking Time for Mommy Blog! :-)

Free Online Educational Videos:   

WatchKnow - Tons of videos well organized and easy to search both by topic and age

NeoK12 - Well organized, but not searchable by age
 

Meet Me at the Corner - Virtual field trips for kids 

Kahn Academy -  Fantastic site, easy to understand videos, self-paced exercises, and assessments. Topics include Math, Science, Humanities, and Test Prep (SAT, GMAT, CAHSEE, IIT JEE).

Multiple Subjects:

Lesson Pathways - Free K-5 Curriculum and Teaching Resources

Clickschooling - One free web-based learning idea added every weekday

Natural Learner - Online learning resources organized by a friend of mine.

Help with Curriculum Planning: 

Worldbook - Typical course of study from Preschool through Grade 12. Awesome curriculum planning guide!

Here are 11 ideas parents can use to keep young minds active during the summer months:

1. Boredom Buster Jar: At the beginning of the summer, sit down with your family and brainstorm a list of activities that can be done alone or that you can enjoy doing together. Encourage your children to share their own ideas and help you decorate and label a simple jar as the family "Boredom Buster Jar." They'll feel more involved in the project and more likely to think this is a "neat" idea, if they participate in the creation and idea generation. Next, write everyone's ideas down on slips of paper and as a group decide which ones should go in the jar. Anyone in the family can pull any idea out of the jar to fight the summertime boredom blues.

2. Stories Alive: It sounds too simple, but reading is one of the most important waysto keep young minds engaged during the summer.Make reading even more fun by finding ways to bring the stories to life. For example, in the book Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran, children create a make-believe town in the desert out of rocks, boxes, and their imaginations. Read the book with your children and then challenge them to create their own town with materials they find in the backyard.

3. Art Start Box: You'll need to gather basic art supplies-child safe scissors, glue, markers, tape and construction paper. Put them in a special box along with empty oatmeal boxes and paper towel rolls, colorful magazines and bits of aluminum foil. Occasionally add a special surprise like chalk, stickers, or stamp pads so there's always something new for the children to find. Even if you normally have these supplies around the house, it's fun for children to know that the Art Start Box is just for them. They'll probably have some good ideas of other household items that can be recycled to fuel their creative energies.

4. Family Performances: Break out old clothes or costumes and encourage children to make up characters and create a play to act out. They are the directors, actors, and producers. They can also make musical instruments out of pots/pans, wooden spoons, empty canisters and have a parade; or everyone can play along to your family's favorite songs. Record or video the performances, and enjoy the replay. You'll also be capturing a bit of family history everyone will enjoy for years to come.

5. Family Dance Party: Crank up the music and encourage your entire family to boogie down. Dancing gives children a great outlet for self-expression through their own motion and helps build self-esteem. It also enhances motor and coordination development by incorporating skills like jumping, landing and leaping. Dancing is a great activity that can involve the whole family and doesn't take very much preparation.

6. Fort Building: Children love to build all kinds of structures--from small towns to large towers. Constructing forts or tents is an activity that can keep children focused and problem solving for hours. All the items you need can be found around the house- some chairs, cushions, blankets, and of course adult supervision.

7. Cookbook Fun: Have you ever shared your favorite cookbook with your children? Take it out and ask your children to choose a recipe to try. Measuring can be a fun and easy way to keep math skills fresh.

8. Summer Scrapbook: All you need for this project is a spiral notebook. Encourage everyone in the family to draw pictures of favorite activities and collect mementos from special events throughout the summer. Children love to go back through scrapbooks and albums and tell about what happened at each occasion. They will also be building their storytelling skills at the same time.

9. Listening Game: Lie down in the backyard, in the den or at the park and listen. What do you hear? Do you hear what I hear? Can you imitate the sound? This is similar to watching the clouds and naming the shapes, and it encourages everyone to slow down and focus on listening.

10. Camping Out: Pretend to campout in the backyard. Plan a meal, pack a backpack and set up a campsite. You might even decide to spend the night!

11. Scavenger Hunt: Make a list or picture cards of common household items and have your children find the items on the list. Invite friends or neighbors to join in the fun to make it a competition.

To find these and other great tips for parents, check out Dr. Zurn's blog at DrZandme.com. And don't forget to grab Dr. Z's Widget while you're there!

For more information on Primrose Schools, visit www.primroseschools.comYou can also check them out on Facebook and Twitter!
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