This gives children the freedom to choose extra-credit chores, make extra cash when needed and encourages them to take pride in their work. Grocery Lists Give your child the grocery section of the newspaper. Have your child make up a grocery list that will feed the family for a day and cost a specific amount of budgeted money. Have your child add up the prices of all the items. If the total for the groceries is too great, talk about what items could be taken away.
Most children can learn ABCs and how to count pretty fast once they get to school.
So, talk about learning, share the fun and excitement of new skills. Show children that you are always learning, too. Ask your children how far they think you are traveling. Talk about how long it takes to get there. This can not only teach them calculation, estimation and telling- time skills, it will help them to better understand how long it actually takes to travel somewhere.