For your next adventure, think logically on organizing your dishes. It’s the Organize your Dishes Game!
45 minutes
5-10 year olds
When your dishes are ready to organize, let your child sort them and then find the right places to put. Additionally, allow them to elaborate why they put specific utensils in a specific drawer.
When you are putting away dishes, have your child find places in the drawers.
Your child is a superman to save your time! Don't worry, be happy!
First of all, be patient! It will take time! Let him/her unload the clean dishes and let him/her decide where the clean dishes go.
If your child guesses something different than where you put it, don’t be stressed out!
Don’t forget, he/she is volunteer!
This activity is child-centered, and parents-monitored.Therefore, just help if he/she is needed. Otherwise, observe your child while organizing dishes.
When you have a back and forth conversation about how your child replaces utensils, you are helping your child gain basic ideas about design thinking.
Your child will be able to be aware that how we think and how we decide to put forks, spoons, forks, plates, and trays.
Besides, you are with your child at the kitchen, let him/her discover what is the best drawers to put forks, spoons, forks, plates, and trays. Allow him/her to share his/her ideas and problem solving process with you.
Doctorate in Education
Originally from Turkey, then Pittsburgh, now California
I got my doctorate in educating kids how to code, and how to think computationally so they can thrive in STEM. I have been researching how Offline Activities -- where kids aren't in front of a screen, but are playing in the real world -- can help kids get core concepts of coding.
This activity helps your children develop empathy, brainstorming, and testing skills. You and your children have lightweight design process, in which your child will be adopted a sense of curiosity about utensils and drawers. In particular, your child will explore empathizing, prototyping, and testing. Grouping dishes into categories is a significant practice that sparks connections in your child’s growth mindsets. Having a back and forth conversation makes the learning so much better and retain.