YES, YES, AND YES! Many Kids have a hard time with reading a traditional clock face. But remember learning to read a clock face and counting money is a developmental thing. Some pick it up quickly and others take longer. For time, I suggest you use an old alarm clock where you can move the hands easily. Start with the hour, then move on to half hour. Minutes after is usually presented more in Grade 3.
What about knots, cooking over a campfire, sewing by hand (yes, including stitches for a wound) tracking and wilderness survival? AND, do you think this is why they wanted so badly to destroy the "Boy Scouts" & "Girl Scouts"? Horse husbandry and other animal care? (If we want our dogs to help us, we need to take care of our dogs...)
You have a good point. Those of us who grew up in the 50's and 60's learned some of these skills. I should add canning and dehydrating food to your list. I was a girl scout until I got to HS and I know how to do many of the things on your list. My husband on the other hand was raised in a big city. He has a hard time just lighting a fire in our out door wood burning pizza oven.
Thanks for your comment! You've triggered me in a good way. I need to build a list of categorized links to educational videos & reference material for personal training and personal health. All of us should have access to such information to help us with basic life skills. But doesn't something like this already exist?
I thought I would find everything we'd need at NaturalNews.com - and it's a great website with many resources - but I don't yet see what I think everyone should have. Yes, there are some GREAT videos on Youtube (and Rumble? and Brighteon?) but I don't yet see the categorization that I think would be helpful. However, I've only begun searching...
We got too far away from "chopping wood and carrying water" (basic everyday capabilities). Yes, I'm VERY grateful for our sanitary water supply and indoor conveniences - but we need to know how to live without them - and we need to practice those skills regularly. Your experience with Girl Scouts has served you well, just as my very limited experience as a Tenderfoot Scout has benefited me over and over.
THANK YOU for being here! GBY & your loved ones! Working/Learning/Praying together, we MAGA!
Don't forget to teach your kids how to read a non-digital clock, how to read a regular map, too.
These are dying skills due to technology.
Also, how to read measurements on a ruler or tape.
Make sure they know difference between cm/in. Important they start measuring at the correct point on the ruler.
With the exception of the microwave, we only have analog clocks in our house.
Teach them how to count change back and how to do simple math in their head.
Also, how to use a rotary phone. Kek
And a compass
And drive a car with a STANDARD transmission?
YES, YES, AND YES! Many Kids have a hard time with reading a traditional clock face. But remember learning to read a clock face and counting money is a developmental thing. Some pick it up quickly and others take longer. For time, I suggest you use an old alarm clock where you can move the hands easily. Start with the hour, then move on to half hour. Minutes after is usually presented more in Grade 3.
What about knots, cooking over a campfire, sewing by hand (yes, including stitches for a wound) tracking and wilderness survival? AND, do you think this is why they wanted so badly to destroy the "Boy Scouts" & "Girl Scouts"? Horse husbandry and other animal care? (If we want our dogs to help us, we need to take care of our dogs...)
You have a good point. Those of us who grew up in the 50's and 60's learned some of these skills. I should add canning and dehydrating food to your list. I was a girl scout until I got to HS and I know how to do many of the things on your list. My husband on the other hand was raised in a big city. He has a hard time just lighting a fire in our out door wood burning pizza oven.
Thanks for your comment! You've triggered me in a good way. I need to build a list of categorized links to educational videos & reference material for personal training and personal health. All of us should have access to such information to help us with basic life skills. But doesn't something like this already exist?
I thought I would find everything we'd need at NaturalNews.com - and it's a great website with many resources - but I don't yet see what I think everyone should have. Yes, there are some GREAT videos on Youtube (and Rumble? and Brighteon?) but I don't yet see the categorization that I think would be helpful. However, I've only begun searching...
We got too far away from "chopping wood and carrying water" (basic everyday capabilities). Yes, I'm VERY grateful for our sanitary water supply and indoor conveniences - but we need to know how to live without them - and we need to practice those skills regularly. Your experience with Girl Scouts has served you well, just as my very limited experience as a Tenderfoot Scout has benefited me over and over.
THANK YOU for being here! GBY & your loved ones! Working/Learning/Praying together, we MAGA!
And what about Cyrillic and Asian scripts? And Morse code? And sign language?