Learning Geography at the Kitchen Table

This is not my original idea...I've read it several different places.

I have a map on the top of my kitchen table. Over the map is a clear, plastic tablecloth. Right now, the map is a map of our city. In the past, I've had a world map, U.S. map, Illinois map, and most recently a map of Europe.

While your kids munch their Cheerios in the morning, they can peruse the map on the table. It doesn't have to be a map -- you could put anything under there that is mildly interesting and educational.

At my husband's seat, I also put our scripture memory passage under the tablecloth. That works great for him to lead us in our 2 or 3 minutes of memorizing work at lunchtime.

When I first did this, I got some clear tablecloths at the dollar store, but they were thin and difficult to deal with. Eventually, I figured out you could buy much better clear plastic off a roll. I buy it at WalMart in the fabric section. I've also seen it at fabric stores.