Mr. Graves' Weekly Update

Learning with hobbies

A hobby gives your child a productive way to spend his free time, and it brings a wealth of real-world learning opportunities. Encourage him to pursue a hobby—and learn from it—with these ideas.

Reading

Let your youngster read to learn more about a hobby that interests him. If he’d like to learn to play chess, he could read a book on opening moves. Or if he collects comic books, he might read about how to draw comics. Then, give him opportunities to share what he learns. For instance, offer to play chess with him or ask to see the comics he sketches.

Writing

Have your child start a journal or scrapbook about his hobby. A skateboarder can write instructions for tricks he’s learning and check off each one as he masters it. A youngster who makes balloon animals could take photos of his completed projects to put in a scrapbook, then write a caption for each.

Math

Help your child find math in his hobby. If he’s a runner, suggest that he keep track of his times and distances and then make a graph to see how he improves. Or if he plays a musical instrument, he can work on timing by writing the fractions above the notes ( 1 – 4 note, 1 – 2 note) in sheet music and using them to keep count.

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