Supplies- 2 pipe cleaners per snowflake ( silver and/or blue tinsel), blue, white or silver pony beads and a pair of scissors. 1. Cut the pipe cleaners in half so that you have four pieces 2. Make a cross with two pieces, twist and secure 3. Add the other two pieces to finish the snowflake […]
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Some days it is tough to have a good attitude. This simple exercise may help the children in your life let go of these bad attitudes so they can enjoy your time together… 1. Ask your child to write three things that give them a bad attitude on a paper lunch sack 2. Let your
It may be a little hard to carve a real pumpkin during the mentoring hour, but that does not mean you have to skip decorating pumpkins with your child! Try making a patch of mini pumpkins small enough to fit in your child’s hand. Begin by collecting acorns together, if this is possible. Next, remove
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Looking for a game that you can use anytime and anywhere? Look no more….give this a try! Together, think of a category, such as food or great explorers. The mentor then writes down 10 words that goes along with this category, but they do not let the student see this list. When finished, it is
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After a long summer of waiting, many of you will be returning to continue your mentoring relationship with a very special child and many of you will be starting a new friendship! Anyway you look at it, this is exciting news! My goal is to pass on new ideas to you through this blog on
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Recycle an old oatmeal tub and fill a time capsule together that will give you a chance to reflect on your relationship years later. You can even decorate the capsule together and plan on when you will remove it from its location. One year…two years….graduation? Decide together! Here are some items that can be included,
Here is a link to a great article I found about kids today. I think after reading this you may understand why your child sometimes struggles in school. I would love to hear your feedback after reading it! http://www.childrensministry.com/article.asp?ID=2116
During the month of February all you need is a bag of candy conversation hearts and you can fill up the hour doing many different activities with them…. MATH- add, subtract, greater than or less than, sorting by colors, graphing the different colors, estimate- fill a small glass jar with hearts and let them guess
Here’s an easy craft project that can be adapted to any age and can be done together… make a mosaic. Mosaics are usually created using small square tiles, but you can use different shapes, too. To create your project use small, brightly colored squares of paper. Squares cut from magazines can also be used to
Do you still read aloud with your child? Do you think they are too old for this? I encourage you to CONTINUE this practice of reading aloud to your child all throughout your relationship….here are just a few ways it helps! Reading aloud…. 1. Inspires writing 2. Expands vocabulary 3. Boosts comprehension 4. Improves listening
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