UmMusa Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 My 5th grader finishes all her work by around 2:00 each day (she starts at 9:15). With the long, dark days/nights there is nothing to do outside, and she doesn't have any afternoon activities outside the house (which is fine by me since driving to lessons is a disaster that time of day). What do your 10-12 yr olds do to keep busy during non-academic learning time? She's tried loom knitting... didn't finish a project. She likes French and will spend some time on Duolingo, but not long. She's not into knitting or crochet. Reading is not interesting to her. She is known to reread books more than once rather than try new ones. So...any ideas for longer term projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Ivy Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 What about coding? My 5th grade girl loves spending time on Scratch. There are good tutorials and coding games on Code.org. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) My 5th grader: Reads Legos, regular building and robotics Cleans house for a couple older ladies (once a week) Crochets Types (stories) Plays outside Draw squad Sculpts with clay Reads Eta: mine also love to do"school" with the little ones. She "babysits" twice a week and does arts and crafts/puzzles/games with some toddlers while moms are nearby. She's VERY good. She sat in on my ds3.S speech therapy for nearly two years-and picked up some great teaching skills! Edited December 16, 2015 by athomeontheprairie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 6th grader: - Reads - Strengthening, flexibility, stretching, tumbling, handstands, conditioning - Draws, other arts and crafts, this time of year she spends a lot of time making gifts - Sews - Rides bike, practices unicycle - Plays with cats - Texts friends - Watches DIY and art videos on YouTube - Cooks - Cleans/chores - Listens to music, practices singing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 In her free time, my 5th grader: reads play with Breyer horses does crafts listens to music or an audiobook plays piano plays with her brother draws play with the dog writes stories or letters dresses up cooks very occasionally watches PBS TV or a video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Ok, she does a lot of those things y'all have listed. I feel reassured! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 My DD11 loves to do DIY.org and find projects to do and then upload. She has tried a lot of new things that she was inspired to do because of challenges/skills presented on that site. I also let her browse on my Pinterest account and she likes to spend time crafting and cooking based on ideas she finds there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrips Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Jigsaw puzzles Drawing American girl paper dolls Movie making- stop motion videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 My 12yo dd likes: - baking, she bakes something about every other day - making videos on the ipad - writing stories - drawing - printing off pictures to color - playdates with friends, we have a couple favorites that we schedule with - going to the library - reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 My son is really into paper engineering right now. There is a Usborne Paper Engineering book, and I just got him a Make book about Paper projects that use electricity. I love puzzles. My kids don't though. If you have an IPad the kids love their Toontastic App. They've made a lot of cartoons with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 My 5th grader loves to play outside in the dark early evenings here (Canada, but not too far North). You might just send her out with a flashlight and a sled just before things get dim -- to see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 My fifth grader likes to do the following in his free time: -play his guitar -play video games (limited) -play board or card games -juggle -build with LEGO or other similar things -draw -read -make stuff out of tape, cardboard, etc. -run around playing with light sabers and play weapons -practice martial arts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I love all your 5th graders! My kids all read or play together when they have free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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