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Fun POPCORN Activities to do with your kids!

September 1, 2017 By Bekki Leave a Comment This content may contain affiliate links.

She wrote,

“Bekki, here’s a challenge for you. “The only thing my son is excited about is standing in front of the microwave watching popcorn pop. How do I work with that?🤔🍿

Can you give me some ideas for how a Homeschooling Olympian would turn that into fun and learning?”

Olympian mom

(Snort)

I don’t think she expected an actual answer.

ANYTHING can be used as a backdrop for teaching and delighting in learning. Even popcorn!


How to take this excitement and turn it in to a Homeschool Olympians Style teaching moment?

FREE Popcorn Olympics Printable!

START Preparing for POPCORN OLYMPICS!!

Welcome to the “Homeschool Popcorn Olympics” 🏆, where we’ll turn your microwave’s favorite spectator sport into a full-blown learning extravaganza.

Harnessing the unexpected, like the simple pleasure of popcorn, and transforming it into a series of engaging, hands-on activities holds immense power in the realm of homeschooling.

This approach breathes life into learning by fostering a sense of curiosity and wonder.

It breaks free from the conventional and often mundane approaches to education, injecting an element of surprise and excitement into the daily routine.

When children discover that even something as seemingly ordinary as popcorn can serve as a catalyst for exploration, experimentation, and creativity, they develop a broader perspective on learning itself.

It instills the notion that knowledge isn’t confined to textbooks but is a dynamic, living entity that can be found in the most unexpected places.

In a kernel, these unconventional learning experiences ignite a passion for discovery and encourage children to view the world as their classroom, making homeschooling a vibrant and memorable journey.

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Grab your outline for creating Popcorn Olympics here

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