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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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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Make a walk together a little bit more exciting by turning it into a scavenger hunt. Write up a list of 10-20 items that you want your child to find in the area that you will be walking…this can take place outdoors on the playground or indoors throughout the school. An outdoor list could include
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Elementary children need to know their basic math facts, but not too many children like to sit and practice flashcards. Make learnig fun by playing the COUNTING UP game. All you need is 2 dice, a piece of paper and a pencil. Ask your child to choose a number between 50-300. Take turns rolling the
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Here’s an easy activity that will help the child you mentor develop higher level thinking skills and could also give you a better understanding of your child’s life outside of school. Ask your child to think about the reasons why certain things happen the way they do, but the reasons should be believable…this is an
Before long, summer will be here and it will be time to say goodbye to your mentee until next school year. For some children, summer can be a boring time. Help your child make it through the summer months by creating list of things they can do. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Plant something
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Read and share a snack together for a tasty treat! Choose a book from the libray that is about food. Your librarian should be able to help you find some or try the ones I mention in this post. Then, read the book together with your child and talk about the snack ideas that are
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Use Math Word Problems to help teach the real meaning of Christmas….here’s an example. My mentor and I made 24 cookies for the teachers at my school. I decided to make 12 more to give to my neighbors to show them kindness. How many cookies did I make in all? Vary these questions according to
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Children’s writing can be hard to read sometimes because they SMASH their letters together. Here’s a trick to fix that…use an orange marker with a thin point for the spaghetti and brown markers with a thick point for the meatball. Model how you want the children to use their markers when they write letters and
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I just found a GREAT game that kids of all ages can enjoy….no reading required, but it still holds the interest of older kids. The game is called Jam Pack Jam and you can find it at the big retail stores…WalMart, Target, Toys R US. You can also go on to Amazon.com, type in Jam
