Spring is finally here, so be sure to take some time to enjoy it with the child you mentor. If possible at your school, take a walk around the playground and just notice some of the changes that have taken place….trees, flowers, bugs, birds. Talk about these changes with your child. Collect items as you […]
Start this activity by listing 10-20 short words, such as “house”, “chair”, “shape”, etc.. Next, let your child choose one word and write in on a piece of paper or white board. Then, see if you can take away or change one letter and make a new word. Some examples… HOUSE- can become MOUSE or
Are you looking for a fun way to practice math facts with your student? Bring in a clean fly swatter and some index cards and you will be good to go! Write a different number on each index card. ( If you are feeling REALLY crafty, shape the cards like a black fly!) Throw down
Wouldn’t it be GREAT if every child loved to read? Life is so much better for a person who knows how to read. As mentors we should be encouraging our children to read and we can help keep them motivated by making it fun! Here’s a video of students enjoying a good book. If you
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For those of you with younger children, here is an activity you can use during your mentoring hour to keep things fresh and exciting. You will need to purchase one bag of plastic Easter Eggs and an Easter basket. Next, you will need to write down on slips of paper different activities that you can
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“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.” Author unknown Check out our website at www.kidshopeusa.org to learn how
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I have a confession…I have avoided the game RUSH HOUR by ThinkFun even though I have heard and read many good things about it. I walked on past it in the store because I thought it looked too complicated. Well, I was wrong. What a GREAT game for kids and adults! It challenges minds to
I learned something about myself this week…..I can not function when I have a toothache! It turns out my little cavity was too close to a nerve and now I need a root canal. The good news is that my insurance will pay for it and my sweet dentist hooked me up with some prescription
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Throw in a deck of cards to your mentoring bag and you have an easy way to review math facts. You may remember playing WAR with cards when you were a child. You can make this game more educational by following these suggestions after children are able to identify their numbers. Split the deck of
Help young readers learn by playing this simple game. Write different nouns on index cards and put these cards in a large envelope. Let your child choose a card, read the word that is on it and look for that item in the room or in the school. If your child has more advanced skills,
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