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Title: Carschooling : Over 350 Entertaining Games & Activities to Turn Travel Time into LearningTime by Diane Flynn Keith ISBN: 0-7615-3684-1 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: some good ideas, some NOT so good...
Comment: Some of the author's suggestions seem far-fetched for use in a moving vehicle. She has kids popping balloons to find fun messages inside; banging on drums; stopping the car to examine roadkill; cooking foil-wrapped packages of food on the car engine...all these and some other suggestions of the author's are educational and memorable, no doubt, but also distracting for the driver in heavy traffic or at high speeds.
I doubt, too, that the average vehicle could contain all the storage bins full of supplies, coolers full of healthy snacks for the "carschool cafeteria", and backpacks full of books and toys that the kids pack for themselves--and still have any room for groceries, luggage, etc.. If you spend a LOT of time in the car, it might be worth the upkeep and expense to equip the car this way.
Still, there are good car activities in this book, mostly of the 'find stuff out the car window' type, though she offers some fun activities with paper money and coins that kids will like. And the mental math games are fun.
Basically, if you strip away the 'laughable/too distracting to the driver' activities, then this book is really no better or worse than any other car entertainment book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Where was this book this summer?
Comment: What a great book!
I wish I would have had it this summer on my family "car" vacation. (The airplane mode of travel doesn't seem to be an option anymore.) I look forward to using many of the ideas in this book during the up coming holiday season on our way to the grandparents.
The original ideas in this book far exceed the "slug bug" or "row row your boat" games and songs I played with my brothers and sisters in our family car. Additionally, Diane Flynn Keith has come up with ideas for activities for your shorter cross town excursions too. I have already done some of her activities and they worked.
A must read for anyone who drives a car with children inside.
Using Diane Flynn Keith's ideas has made my driving time enjoyable, less stressful, and has helped me be a better parent. I don't hear anymore, "are we there yet?"
This book is an easy read and more importantly fun!
Rating: 5
Summary: Fill up that wasted time with learning!
Comment: Diane Flynn Keith has offered what no other book has offered: freedom from the "Are we there yet?" moans from the backseat. "Carschooling: Over 350 Entertaining Games & Activities to Turn Travel Time into Learning Time" takes advantage of the free time that children often have in cars and turns it into learning time. It would be a mistake to view this book as solely for homeschoolers; it is for anyone with children ages 4 to 17 (and beyond). There is no other book like it on the market. If you are a parent and you ever drive with children, trust me, you need this book!
Thomas Nixon
Author, Bears' Guide to Earning High School Diplomas Nontraditionally
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Title: The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12 by Linda Dobson ISBN: 0761563601 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 26 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom by Mary Griffith ISBN: 0761512764 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 29 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Home Learning Year by Year : How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School by Rebecca Rupp ISBN: 0609805851 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 14 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery by David Albert, David H. Albert ISBN: 1567512321 Publisher: Common Courage Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start by Linda Dobson ISBN: 0761527885 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 24 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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