Episode 63: Homeschool Hack - Add Novelty
Sometimes our kiddos need help with focus and attention…so add novelty! We talk about what “novelty” is and about the latest research on how adding a bit of novelty to your homeschool day can make a big impact on your child’s learning. We also give you some useful, simple activities that you can incorporate into your homeschool day. For more resources and downloadables about novelty, check out Homeschool Hack: Add Novelty to Improve Focus & Attention. In our Coop Q & A, we discuss when is a good time to introduce chores and contributions to the household.
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Scoop on the Coop
Mandi’s kids loved getting started on Raddish Kids subscription boxes - especially the October box. They will be cooking Goulish Goulash and Ice Scream Pie. Did you know each box for Raddish Kids comes with a good quality and kid-friendly kitchen tool!?!? You can start building up your child’s kitchen inventory now.
Jessica is continuing to pursue her certificate in dance education, learning all about The Dancing Brain. What a blessing that we get to learn what she is learning as it relates to child development. Interested in learning too? You can order the book she is studying here: Thinking with a Dancing Brain: Embodying Neuroscience.
Add Novelty
You can add bits of novelty throughout your school day! Jessica, professional dance teacher and rising expert on how the mind-body connection affects learning, share lots of helpful information will help us help our children focus and pay attention better. Jessica made a list of useful, simple activities that you can sprinkle throughout your child’s day here.
Some additional activities you can access quickly here are:
Brain Dance Warm-Up Video (For more about this, check out Episode 31: Music and Movement)
Have these customizable instruction movement dice on hand to toss into the mix. Jessica’s cards to insert (or customize) will definitely add some fun novelty to your homeschool day. Get free downloadable here.
Coop Q & A
What age should you introduce your child to chores? Our brief discussion about this topic includes the various ways we each currently approach this activity as well as how we handled chores in the past when our children were younger. Also, Mandi references Dave Ramsey’s Smart Money, Smart Kids which includes information about child appropriate chores and contributions, as well as allowance and/or payment for chores.
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