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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in the same boat. My kids are older - 11 and 8 - but I am really trying to come up with some longer term projects that will help entertain them. One is super into sports and math and one is really into animals.

I've got a good sports idea for my older one but struggling with the second. He doesn't want to just do crafts and he knows so much about animals (especially reptiles and dinosaurs which are his favorites) that anything geared toward his age is too basic. I'm thinking about having him make a timeline and identify the apex predator in each era and create a book - with facts about the animal and a hand-drawn illustration.

I also thought about having him work on creating an outdoor pond in our backyard with me but DH is not buying into that one.

There's a good website called teacherspayteachers.com where they have digital downloads of projects -- for example, there is one i was looking at that has kids create a zoo that emphasizes math skills.

Maybe have your kids create a map of the neighborhood? Survey it, take photos, major landmarks, create a map?[/quote]

The Hoagies website has enrichment links for all subjects and all ages.  This is their page for Natural Science which includes links for animals.  You might find some things there that would be of interest.

https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/natural_science.htm

If the outdoor pond doesn't work out, what about a butterfly garden or an ant farm?

I had a math kid, too.  Some things mine enjoyed were:

Theoni Pappas books - her Penrose the cat books explore interesting math topics that might not be encountered in regular math classes.  Here's the one I got my daughter (somewhat randomly), but I think any in the series would probably be good.

https://www.amazon.com/Fractals-Googols-Other-Mathematical-Tales/dp/0933174896

Louis Sachar's Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School - a companion book to his Wayside School series, these logic puzzles could be viewed either as delightful or incredibly annoying.  While the math isn't terribly difficult, figuring out the question can be.  Definitely sample the book before you buy it.

https://www.amazon.com/Sideways-Arithmetic-Wayside-School-Sachar/dp/0590457268

24 Game - using mathematical operations on the cards you're given to achieve a total of 24.  My daughter played years ago on a website that I don't think is available now, but I suspect there are other websites and/or apps available.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Game

Clock Math/Modular Arithmetic Art

https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/modulo-operation.html

Here's a teacher's description I googled about how to do the art
http://mathmtcs.blogspot.com/2017/05/string-art-with-pencils.html?m=1

He might enjoy secret codes.

If he's interested in programming, Scratch is a programming language developed by MIT to teach programming.
https://scratch.mit.edu/parents

Here's the Hoagie's page for math:
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/math.htm[/quote]

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