Adding Fun into my Homeschool Year: 2020 Goals

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 Since starting preschool, I've always tried to make learning fun. We've played games, done puzzles and and art to promote learning. When we started kindergarten, I was really thankful for all the neat activities and ideas that The Playful Pioneers gave, which was perfect for a less than creative person like me. While the curriculum has been great, sometimes we still get bogged down with math facts and reading.


If you read my previous post on 2020 goals, you know that adding fun to our schooling was one of my family goals. This week I've really focused on that, and have loved the results! I am still needing to designate a night a week for game night, but adding games and fun to our schooling is a step in the right direction!

This Animal Snapshots game was a perfect cold and rainy afternoon game! Each picture is detailed and colorful and there are so many ways you can play this game. This time my son and I took turns picking a card and describing the animal (kind, color, climate, etc.) while the other guessed. Another way you can play is by asking the questions printed on the back, or by telling a story based on what you think is going on in the picture. My son was pretty good at this game, thanks to his love of the TV show, Wild Kratts!

The Melissa and Doug fishing game might be a touch too young for my son, as he has mastered both colors and numbers, but it was his choice and my 1 year old enjoyed it just as much as he did. Even though he had a good understanding of numbers and colors, it did help him with following the rules and being a good sport, which are also great things to know!

The final 'fun' thing we did was this Kumon telling time book. While still a workbook, the illustrations are so colorful, and the layout so engaging that here you are seeing my son work on it because he asked me if he could! He is learning a lot but having so much fun doing it!

You can check out these previous reviews of games and activities that we've enjoyed and continuing to enjoy, but this is a snapshot into what we've been doing this week to add fun to our homeschool year in 2020. Check next week to see how some of my other goals are going. 

You can also check out the Timberdoodle Winter Blog Hop that is going on right now to see other activities you can do during this season!