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June 19, 2010 Show Notes (PodcastTutor004):

" How can games teach my kids to learn?"

 Learning is a lifelong process.  We should always be learning.  We can learn different ways.  We do not need to just learn one way.  Learning just in a classroom and with just books or worksheets can keep a student from growing in their learning.  What I am really saying is think "out of the box".  I am NOT saying to just do learning games.  When I teach children I have them work on curriculum first. 

I have a couple of ideas you can teach your children to read better.  To start with you can cook with your kids.  They can read the recipes to you. Or you can extend the activity and you can write a family recipe book together.  Each family member can write their own recipe.  Your family can create a keepsake treasure for you family.  At the same time you have created learning time for the children. Secondly, set aside reading and writing time each week together.  Read together, or individually.  Share your writing.  Make it a family night.  Make a special chair to sit in while your children are reading their masterpiece aloud.  Discuss the writing together.  Discuss the books you read.

I use math games to teach math sometimes.  I use a deck of cards, bag of candy or some dominoes.    I play go fish with the younger children.  The Go Fish game helps recognize numbers for younger children.  I use candy math for children.  You have a bag of candy.  The younger children can separate the colors of the candy.  They can count how many red candies their are compare to green pieces of candy there are.  You can make a simple addition problem for them.  They can understand the concept of adding.   I use dominoes for counting.  The children count the dots and learn to add and count.  Whoever gets to 50 points first wins the domino game.  The dominoes can be used for helping to learn with picking out patterns for young children. 

After the games are done the kids can feel refreshed and get back to the repetitive work in their books and curriculum and feel refreshed a little. 

Better Students Tip: Take a break, teach "out of the box" and play a game.

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