This is How It's Done

In my last post I mentioned that learning-games can have a positive impact on the educational experience.

Unfortunately, my son's English teacher doesn't believe in making learning fun. He gave the students a list of thirteen spelling words to learn over the coming week. No wonder my son doesn't like English - it's as boring as watching a banana take a nap.

Knowing that my son has no choice but to learn the words, I found a way to spice it up a bit - example sentences:

Put	I put the dog in the washing machine.
Putting	Dad said, “Why are you putting the dog in the washing machine?”
Big	I put a big dog in the washing machine.
Bigger	Racheli* put a bigger dog in the washing machine.
Biggest	Tova^ put the biggest dog in the washing machine.
There	There was a dog in the washing machine.
Their	The kids put their dog in the washing machine.
It's	The dog said, “It’s dark and wet in the washing machine.”
Its	The dog did not wag its tail.
Dangerous	The dog thought that being in the washing machine was dangerous.
Famous	The dog became famous.
Because	The dog became famous because he was in a washing machine.
Receive	The dog’s prize was to receive a lifetime supply of washing powder!

* Racheli is our 11 year-old daughter

^ Tova is our 4-month-old baby daughter

Bonus: My son now knows how to spell "washing" and "machine", as well.

See, Teacher, that's how it's done.

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