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 …
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 …
Boys may not like lace and pretty pink paper, but they can still make their own Valentine’s Day cards. Stop by your local craft store or scrapbooking store and pick up some camouflage paper and try this…. 1. Cut a large heart from the camouflage paper and a smaller one from a lighter color paper …
Looking for some new books to read out loud to your kids?? Here are two good ones for you to try…. 1. PETER’S CHAIR, by Ezra Jack Keats- Peter is sad because his baby things are being given to his new sister. He hides his old chair before his parents can paint it pink. But …
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 …
Help your child create cards for soldiers and shut-ins. Talk to the kids about how happy the people will be to receive their special card. Bring in old Christmas cards and let the children cut them up to create new cards on bright colored cardstock or construction paper. Make sure to tell your child’s teacher …
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 …
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 …
