We live in a world surrounded by all the stuff that education is supposed to be about‎:‎ machines‎,‎ bodies‎,‎ languages‎,‎ cities‎,‎ votes‎,‎ mountains‎,‎ energy‎,‎ movement‎,‎ plays‎,‎ food‎,‎ liquids‎,‎ collisions‎,‎ protests‎,‎ stones‎,‎ windows‎.‎ But the way we‎'‎ve been taught often excludes all sorts of practical ways of finding out about ideas‎,‎ knowledge and culture ‎- anything from cooking to fixing loo cisterns‎,‎ from dance to model making‎,‎ from collecting leaves to playing ‎'‎Who am I‎?‎‎'‎‎.‎ The great thing is that you really can use everything around you to learn more‎.‎ Learning should be much more fun and former children‎'‎s laureate‎,‎ million‎-selling author‎,‎ broadcaster‎,‎ father of five and all‎-round national treasure‎,‎ Michael Rosen wants to show you how‎.‎ Forget lists‎,‎ passing tests and ticking boxes‎,‎ the world outside the classroom can‎'‎t be contained within the limits of any kind of curriculum ‎- and it‎'‎s all the better for it‎.‎ Long car journeys‎,‎ poems about farting‎,‎ cake baking‎,‎ even shouting at the TV can teach lessons that will last a lifetime‎.‎ Packed with enough practical tips‎,‎ stories and games to inspire a legion of anxious parents and bored children‎,‎ Good Ideas shows that the best kind of education really does start at home‎.‎