Woodwater Farmhouse

I am always looking for more/new/unusual ways to educate the kids (when they don't realize they are even being educated).   One idea I had about a year ago was to buy placemats that had some sort of learning theme to them.  It has made a HUGE difference in the way they learn.  For the month of May, Zachary and Molly both had mats that had maps of the USA with all states and their capitals labeled.  Every meal Zachary would quiz Molly on something on the mat.  In a month Zachary knew every single state capital and where most of the states were located on the map. (Stack the States for IPAD helped with that also)    Some of my favorite brands are these Write-A-Mat by Melissa & Doug.  They are produced  in such a way where the kids can use the Crayola Dry Erase Crayons   on them.  Usually on the back side there are activities to do which pertain the other side.  June's placemat theme for Zachary is US Presidents....

I am always looking for more/new/unusual ways to educate the kids (when they don't realize they are even being educated).   One idea I had about a year ago was to buy placemats that had some sort of learning theme to them.  It has made a HUGE difference in the way they learn.  For the month of May, Zachary and Molly both had mats that had maps of the USA with all states and their capitals labeled.  Every meal Zachary would quiz Molly on something on the mat.  In a month Zachary knew every single state capital and where most of the states were located on the map. (Stack the States for IPAD helped with that also)    Some of my favorite brands are these Write-A-Mat by Melissa & Doug.  They are produced  in such a way where the kids can use the Crayola Dry Erase Crayons   on them.  Usually on the back side there are activities to do which pertain the other side.  June's placemat theme for Zachary is US P...