Our family spends A LOT of time eating...does yours? Seems like if we're not eating a meal, we're having a snack, and that's good--the children are growing like weeds! So, in an attempt to multi-task, I took out some educational placemats that had been in storage. Now we can feed our brains while stuffing our mouths!
Some of our mind-building "entrees" include a U.S. Map placemat, World Map placemat, Addition Facts placemat, Alphabet placemat, Human Anatomy placemat, and U.S. Presidents placemat...
The plan seems to be working, as some wonderful mealtime discussion has resulted in topics ranging from Geography, History, Anatomy, Math, and Civics! I rotate them around the table every so often, so each person- young and old- has a chance to devour the various subjects! They are indeed tasty!
One final idea for using placemats to help educate is to make your own! Gear the placemat toward whatever topic you'd like. If one of my children is having difficulty memorizing a few of her math facts, for example, I'll make up a quick placemat out of cardstock (nothing fancy) and write only a few on the placemat--that way she can really focus on a couple at a time and not be overwhelmed with information! You can put the paper in a plastic page protector (or laminate it, though I usually don't go to that much trouble, as we don't use these types of placemats very long!) I think it's a great way to aid in memorizing, especially the areas that we're having trouble with recall!
Do you have a favorite eduational mealtime activity that you'd like to share with us? Leave a comment and let us know!
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