There are many ways to educate your children, aside from\nschool work, while they are at home, such as teaching them some basic life\nskills, all of which will serve to make their school work more palatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below are some examples. Watch this space for specific projects for each in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Basic cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start with safety around the kitchen (even hot water from\nthe faucet could be harmful).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pick something simple and easy to make\/bake that they like\nand slowly go through each step, explaining what you are doing along the\nway. Let them help you prepare a meal,\nand explain measurements and why the order of the recipe is the way it is. You can even sneak in some math and reading\nalong the way (they can help calculate how many cups\/ounces, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then show them how to clean up, explaining how soap\nseparates oil, dirt, etc. from surfaces\u2014and tying that lesson to washing hands!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Doing Laundry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explain how wonderful soap not only works in the kitchen and\non hands for the virus, but can also make clothes clean. Let them pick the dirty clothes to wash and\nthen how them (if they are old enough) how to load a washing machine, use the\nsoap and set the dials. Once the wash is\ndone, explain which clothes go in the dryer and for how long. Show them these settings, too, and let them\nload and start the dryer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once the laundry is done, teach them how to fold the clean\nclothes and put them away! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Basic Money\nSense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Depending on the ages of your children, you can go over all\nthe various denominations of money. It\nwould be fun to explain where each coin or paper currency originated (which\nFederal Reserve Bank\u2014denominated by a letter on the front of a bill) and then\nlook on a map where that city is (there are 12 Federal Reserve Banks). Play some games where you set up a store,\ndiscuss prices for items you have at home, and then buy them from your children\nand have them give you change (math and understanding money). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can also explain what a bank does (takes deposits, puts\neveryone\u2019s money together into a larger pool of money, invests the money in\nvarious projects\u2014mortgages for people\u2019s houses, commercial buildings, other\ncompanies, etc., and then pays some of what it earns on these projects back to\nthe people who deposited the money as interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Basic\nConversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unless someone teaches a child how to have a basic\nconversation, they may never learn the social cues to which they should pay\nattention or how to \u201cwin friends and influencer enemies\u201d! Start with teaching them to shake hands, firmly,\nand looking the other person in the eyes. \nTeach them to introduce themselves. \nHave a conversation with small talk and gently suggest how them might\nask questions about the other person, and humble ways to offer information\nabout themselves. This might not only\nhelp them gain friends, but explain how much there is to learn from others!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ll be providing more specifics on each of the above as\nwell as more things you can do with your children at home to continue their\nlife skills education!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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