“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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Help your children celebrate Valentine’s Day with any of these activities… * Make cards together for classmates * Candy Heart Towers–see who can build the tallest tower in 20 seconds using conversation hearts * Estimations- bring in a jar of Hershey’s kisses and let your child guess how much is in it. Count it out
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At a workshop that I recently attended I was stunned to hear the following statistics from a survey that was given to school aged children… 80% of 1st graders feel good about themselves 20% of sixth graders feel good about themselves only 5% of young people feel good about themselves by the end of their
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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I just had to share this song with everyone….it is a great reminder that ONE person can make a BIG difference! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlmOzJ4rGck&feature=PlayList&p=C085B263FC9BCD51&index=0
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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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
Practice grammar as you teach about the real meaning of Christmas with this simple idea. Make a BINGO board and work together to fill in boxes with different parts of speech….as a mentor be sure to include words that give a greater meaning to Christmas. For example…. Verbs– giving, caring, loving Adjectives-special Nouns- family As
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Children who can read can succeed, and here is one way to make sure that happens….read out loud to your students! Many of us read to our kids when they are young, but as they grow older and are able to read independently, we stop. Jim Trelease in The Read Aloud Handbook tells us that
