The world's cutest unit study.(stuffed toys can be educational)
Practical Homeschooling, March, 2000 by Pride, Sarah
Q: When is a soft toy more than a soft toy?
A: When it's the springboard to writing, drawing, researching, and nature study!
Are you like me? Do over one hundred (I'm not telling how far over) stuffed animals of all sizes and descriptions clutter up at least one room of your house? If so--that's fine. But now comes the question: what do you do with them? Seeing as we're homeschoolers, the answer is obvious--something educational! First, sort all your animals by type. The smallest children especially can help with this part, because sorting is a real challenge for them. Next, choose a certain group of animals in which you have several realistic-looking stuffed toys. "Valentine," the pink stuffed bear, does not count. We chose monkeys, since we...
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