{"id":13194,"date":"2010-09-08T21:16:26","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T01:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=13194"},"modified":"2015-04-20T17:42:58","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T21:42:58","slug":"o-is-for-otter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/o-is-for-otter\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands on Learning &#8211; A Simple Otter Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we learned about the letter &#8220;O&#8221; and the sound it makes by creating a little otter with some paper and a bar of soap. This simple craft project took 5 minutes to make and the girls played with their soap otters until they sunk!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26760\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2010\/09\/O_is_for_Otter.jpg\" alt=\"O_is_for_Otter\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2010\/09\/O_is_for_Otter.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2010\/09\/O_is_for_Otter-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was reminded again that kids learn best by doing! We could have looked at a picture of an &#8220;O,&#8221; repeated the sound, and read a few words, but we didn&#8217;t. We made an otter and they will remember that for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>When you are feeling bogged down with worksheets and lesson plans take a detour and find a hands on learning project for your kids. The kids are happier, the day goes better, and it is worth the small mess it might make in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26761\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2010\/09\/O_is_for_Otter_3.jpg\" alt=\"O_is_for_Otter_3\" width=\"525\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2010\/09\/O_is_for_Otter_3.jpg 525w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2010\/09\/O_is_for_Otter_3-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we learned about the letter &#8220;O&#8221; and the sound it makes by creating a little otter with some paper and a bar of soap. This simple craft project took 5 minutes to make and the girls played with their soap otters until they sunk! I was reminded again that kids learn best by doing! 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