Finding the right tools for the right child is an ongoing search. I've bought whole sets of reading books only to have them completely dismissed and barely looked at. While our tatty, old, tiny collection of ladybird books have been added to with a few new ones and helped the learning to read process just because they were so loved and enjoyed. A chemistry set sat gathering dust for months until someone remembered and then hasn't stopped wanting to use it. Workbooks get poopoohed and poured over in equal measure.
Today something worked for two out of four children, well until the twelve year old was beaten by the seven year old. Then it was not so good. But hey we had fun playing right up until the last tile. And even that was interesting to watch, the seven year old had help the twelve year old had none. They came at the game from different angles and I think they both learned something. Mainly that quetzal may be a fantastic way of using up your letters but pig and dig will get rig of them faster. And we all know what a quetzal is now too!
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