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Homeschool Magic Jar – Making Learning Fun

Pretty Glass Jar with top papers inside

Several years ago, we did the best thing ever! We created a magic jar for our homeschool. What is a magic jar you ask?

A Magic Jar is…

Kids always learn better when interested and engaged. With this thought in mind we cut up design papers into small rectangles and the kids dreamed up and wrote down topics they wanted to learn more about:

  • How is toilet paper made?
  • Dragons
  • Ladybugs
  • Astronauts
  • How old is the oldest person alive?
  • Mazes
  • Mummies
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