For the past week we have been playing a game on the way to camp. Each child takes a turn navigating either to camp or back home again and we alternate who gets to do it. My dad use to play this game with my brother and I when we were young. Today it was Amanda's turn to navigate to camp and JD will navigate home. While Amanda was navigating, JD asked if I realized that Amanda was learning her the difference between left and right by navigating. I told him I did and I thought it was a fun way to learn it. But they are both learning so much more or that is my hope. For one thing they know how to get home and as we play the game they will learn how to get to other places. My hope is that they are realizing that even if they take a wrong turn they can still get to their destination. That there are many ways to get somewhere; some are faster and some are slower but eventually if you keep your mind on the goal you can get there. As we navigate I take the time to point some of this out. JD now knows what "No outlet" means.
I am not sure what I learned when my dad use to do this but I must have learned something because I started it with my children. Thanks Dad
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