The Dow's Schoolroom

Now for some people this means, "I can't wait to start homeschooling and my child is only 3. What can I do until we start formal education."

For others this means, "I have four older kids that need my attention and the two year old distracts our lessons. What can I do to keep him occupied."

Thanks to Valerie Bendt, I now have the answer to both of these questions. This book has 100 activities to encourage your pre-schooler in independent play. Some of them are elaborate (the whole family will probably want to join in), while others are simple and easy to involve your little one in while the rest of the family is busy with their work. (As I'm writing this, my two year old is drawing in a book I had borrowed from a friend. I guess I need to get Valerie's book out and give him something useful to do. Yikes! He's drawn in her book too!)

Some of the activities included are:

• Hang Out The Wash
• Pudding Play
• Chair Boat
• Color Me
• Shoe Walk
• Doorknob Hanger
• Squiggles
• Art Show
• Just to name a few

Check out these other books by Valerie Bendt:

• Reading Made Easy
• Creating Books With Children
• Unit Studies Made Easy
• Successful Puppet Making
• Easy-to-Make Bible Story Puppets