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[judyhanning]

Hi Everyone,

When you and your children are doing your lessons, how do you keep them interested in what they are doing? Sometimes, it gets to be frustrating when we do not get the result we want. I want to make sure that I am able to give my children the lessons they need to learn and still have fun.

Thanks,
Judy
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[Theodore]

Depends on the child and the subject. Boys are motivated more by competition, so adding a competitive element may help there. Certain subjects (science, history, etc.) can be spiced up quite a bit by watching documentaries or historical dramas. There's also lots of real-life things you can do, like growing plants (I enjoyed growing peas, tomatoes, corn, etc. when I was younger - turns out burying a fish does in fact make corn grow taller...), visiting the science museum or zoo, etc.

If it's just workbooks, keep the sessions fairly short for the more boring subjects. Attention usually starts to wane after 30-45 minutes, and there's no need to cram if you're homeschooling year-round (which I highly recommend)).
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[Blessings4all]

Educational games can help make learning fun. Hands-on activities are great too.
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[brookeh9]

I have 2 children that I have put through home schooling and also ran into the same problem. I noticed that it was better to give games and to boost learning by going outside of the standards and curriculum so they could grasp the topic according to their interest.
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