Category Archives: gameschooling

#abookandagameaday, Thurs. 1/30/20, Gameschooling Day #19 of 2020

Posted on January 31, 2020 by treeoflifemama

    Here’s what we did for #abookandagameaday on Thurs. 1/30/20… On Thursdays we drive 90 minutes one way to participate with other homeschoolers in a co-operative type school run by homeschooling moms. At this co-op, I teach a Hero … Continue reading →

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#abookandagameaday, Wed. 1/29/20, Gameschooling Day #18 of 2020

Posted on January 29, 2020 by treeoflifemama

Today was History/Geography Day for our 2020 #abookagameaday gameschooling challenge. So we did the above book, featuring the backstory of the Star-spangled Banner. Because of this book, I understand how the Star-Spangled Banner came to be. I already knew about … Continue reading →

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#abookagameaday, Tues. 1/28/20, Gameschooling Day #17

Posted on January 28, 2020 by treeoflifemama

  Today was math and science day. Today’s picture book was the one above. It has beautiful pictures of real snowflakes and explains everything you ever wanted to know about snowflakes: how they form, the different shapes, and why they … Continue reading →

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#abookagameaday, Mon. 1/27/20, more Gameschooling!

Posted on January 27, 2020 by treeoflifemama

Oh how I love the above book! We read it today for our #abookagameaday challenge from thewaldockway.com. I love how the central message is the power of mother love, and the reciprocal love a child has for her mother. So … Continue reading →

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DIY Timeline Cards Game

Posted on January 22, 2020 by treeoflifemama

  Here’s a DIY card game to increase knowledge of historical events/facts. It’s modeled after the Timeline Game. You can make it for any history period.   I made the cards above for my Hero Project which involves the World … Continue reading →

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#abookandagameaday, Wed. 1/22/20, Day #12, Geography/History Two Truths and a Lie and Scrambled States of America

Posted on January 22, 2020 by treeoflifemama

  Last Thursday on my thrifting trip, after going to our weekly family liber school, I found the card game that goes with the above book, for 4 bucks at Savers. So we played the game today for my Wednesday … Continue reading →

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#abookandagameaday: Thurs. 1/9/20, Gameschooling Day #4 of 2020

Posted on January 10, 2020 by treeoflifemama

Thursday we do our homeschool co-op on steroids, aka a Commonwealth School or Family Liber School. (Some people call it different names but it’s basically the same thing.) I went out thrifting afterwards in the afternoon/early evening. So we didn’t … Continue reading →

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#abookagameaday: Wed. 1/7/20. Gameschooling Day #3 of 2020!

Posted on January 10, 2020 by treeoflifemama

  I picked this game out for myself for Christmas. The amazon rating is 4/5 stars. So I had high hopes for it. We played it once in our family Christmas game marathon. I played with my 26 year old … Continue reading →

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#abookandagameaday: Tuesday 1/7/2020, Gameschooling Day of 2020 #2

Posted on January 9, 2020 by treeoflifemama

Tuesdays we do math for our gameschooling. So we played Qwirkle and 7Ate9. I love Qwirkle because it’s strategy and patterns. I love 7Ate9 because it hopefully motivates kids to get their adding and subtracting math facts down. The game … Continue reading →

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#abookandagameaday: Monday 1/6, Gameschooling Day #1 of 2020

Posted on January 8, 2020 by treeoflifemama

I am taking on thewaldockway.com book/gameschooling challenge of 2020, where I read aloud a picture book a day and play at least one board/card game to boot. #abookandagameaday. Cheers to more picture books and gameschooling in 2020! The book and … Continue reading →

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