{"id":6978,"date":"2016-03-07T14:38:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T14:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/?p=6978"},"modified":"2021-07-16T11:19:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T11:19:58","slug":"rainy-day-english-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blogs\/rainy-day-english-games.html","title":{"rendered":"Rainy Day English Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rainy days can be fun, but they can also be long. Once you\u2019ve put on your raincoat and boots, splashed around in puddles, and maybe built a dam or two in the flowing water, it\u2019s back in the warm house for the rest of the day. <\/span>If you can\u2019t stand the idea of your kids watching TV all day, you\u2019re probably looking for activities they can do on a <\/span>rainy day<\/span><\/a>. Coloring books, play dough, and finger painting only last so long.<\/span><\/p>\n

You know you want to make the most of this time with your kids, but how? <\/span>Here\u2019s an idea: <\/span>bake cookies! <\/strong>But don\u2019t just bake cookies. Use the process as a chance to teach your kids a little math and English. The math part is easy. Baking cookies requires a lot of ingredients, giving you ample opportunity to talk about measurements and fractions.<\/p>\n

How to Use Cookie Baking to Teach English<\/strong><\/p>\n

The <\/span>online english games<\/span><\/a> might require a little more imagination. Here\u2019s our suggestion: turn cookie baking into practice on some of the parts of speech. You can give your child points to earn coo\"sprinkleskies for each part of speech they can identify.<\/span><\/p>\n