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Playing Smart: The Family Guide to Enriching, Offbeat Learning Activities for Ages 4 to 14

Susan K. Perry

Why we're reading this: I've started this and I'm really enjoying it. It says it's about "learning activities" but it could just …more
[close] I've started this and I'm really enjoying it. It says it's about "learning activities" but it could just as easily say "connecting activities." The suggestions are about interactive games, stories, and other activities that for the most part require little or nothing in the way of materials.

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Oct 18, 2009 Jenni Pertuset marked it as reference

Shelves: education, parenting

I started reading this, and have paused for the moment (it's more of a resource than a straight-through sort of read) I love it for all the wonderful ideas that, contrary to most "activities" book, have nothing to do with cut and paste or sparkles and markers, and everything to do with cooperative mental games and inspiring outings with your kids.

why: I think I saw a mention of this is in Raising Freethinkers. I'm not usually interested in "activities to do with your kid" books because really, w ...more

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