The way math is often taught makes it seem so irrelevant to everyday life. Matharoo uses real-world problems from TV, news, social media, Australian nature, sport and pop culture, and I thought that was so awesome. Sometimes I print some out off the internet and one day when I was searching for some I happened to come across Matharoo. Guys, I’m all out of sums, ha! I can’t think up any more! And as they get older they also want something more complicated. The girls enjoy math problems and often go through phases of asking me to write out endless sums for them to do. Definitely excited for all the experimenting we get to do this year! Brave Writer Arrow Program There’s even enough materials included to do the experiments more than once so it works well even though there are four kids who want to have a try at things. NO PREP! You just follow along with the instructions. At the end there was even a video explaining exactly what happened in scientific terms!Įverything was included in the box (except a few batteries), and there was literally no prep needed from me. If you’ve got multiple children and you’ve ever tried to do an experiment with them I’m sure you know exactly how amazing this is. They literally did a chemistry experiment and I just watched. The kits come with an app so you just set it up on the phone (they even give you a phone stand), the kids click through step by step and can do it all themselves. I expected that I’d need to read lots of instructions and that a lot of adult involvement was going to be necessary. We’ve only had one box so far but I am so impressed! A few days before we planned to do the first experiment, I opened the boxes up to prepare myself.
I’ve been eyeing off these chemistry kits for a while and the girls were lucky enough to receive a year subscription for Christmas from their grandparents. Here’s what we’re using to support that wonderful interest led learning this year… Community And isn’t that the goal? Wouldn’t everyone like their work to feel that way? I think so. It is all enjoyable when you’re free to passionately pursue your interests in your own way. But, it’s also so awesome to see how it’s all still play. It’s fascinating how they do grow and change and their interests become deeper and more complex. This year we even have a highschool aged child! Wow! I guess that answers the question ‘what will you do when they get to highschool?’ Well, this. We’re using a lot of the usual (art supplies, books, nature, etc) but as the older girls grow they are definitely adding in more resources to support their learning in lots of areas. We’ve added some new resources we’re really excited to use too, and I thought I’d share them with you!
Another fresh new year! We’ve all been really enjoying chatting about a new rhythm and making space in our days for all the things everyone wants to do.
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