GAMESCHOOLING: USING GAMES TO LEARN

<p>Learn how to make games, play, and fun part of your homeschool with special guest Jessica Waldock from <a href="https://www.thewaldockway.com/">The Waldock Way</a>. Jessica has a special <strong>game plan</strong> (get it?) where she chooses one academic subject each day to learn through games. If a week goes by when they haven't used games, then they have a full <em>day </em>of games!&nbsp;Gameschooling can be board and card games, but it can also be play in general like having your children jump when they answer a math problem instead of using a worksheet.</p> <p><strong>QUOTABLES</strong></p> <p>Jessica: "But as homeschool moms, we tend to never feel like we're doing enough. And playing a game definitely doesn't <em>feel </em>like enough. But it really <em>is </em>more than enough. And 9 times out of 10, even <em>better </em>than whatever the lesson you were going to do."</p> <p>Jessica: "I'm still hoping, through middle school, to hold to my one game a day for subject or scrap a whole day and play. That's the thing I'm hoping to hold myself to forever."</p> <p>Jessica: "...there's this hurdle to jump over, to learn a new game... 'Oh man, I have to learn this new game,' which is so funny if you think about it. And it's kind of hypocritical because we buy the games so our kids can learn. But then <em>we</em> won't even take the time to learn how to play the games."</p> <p>Jessica: "And that's the goal, right? To cultivate the relationship and to have fun doing it. And games are definitely a great way to do both."</p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p> <p>06:54 Jessica shares how she homeschools her way: eclectic, easy, relaxed, unit study homeschoolers.&nbsp;</p> <p>08:05 What is gameschooling?&nbsp;</p> <p>08:32 How to justify playing games in your homeschool.&nbsp;</p> <p>09:37 How Yahtzee turned around Jessica's daughter's frustration with math.</p> <p>11:02 How games without so-called <em>educational value</em> still benefit your kids: growth mindset, sportsmanship, etc.</p> <p>12:41 With gameschooling,