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Summer learning: tips for parents
Twenty-five activities to keep kids' brains active in the hot summer
sun
10
tips for parents to increase student success (Word)
Tips for
choosing quality childcare
Tips for building learning skills for
young children
Craft ideas to celebrate Earth Day
10
fun and easy ideas that we can do together to protect nature
Bullying is a big deal
Quotes
Tips for building learning skills for young
children
Let them choose – Give kids a chance to make simple choices,
such as what to wear or what to eat for snack
Help them
finish what they start – Children experience great satisfaction
when they try and finish new things. Give them a bit of support when
they need it, but be careful not to take over completely
Nurture
creativity – Encourage children to ask questions, try different
ways of using materials, or offer them a wide range of new
experiences
Don’t rush
activities – Whether at home or in preschool, children need
extended periods of time to really get involved in activities and to
experience the “engagement” that is such an important foundation for
learning
Provide
encouragement – All children start life eager to learn, but if
adults are critical, that eagerness may disappear by the elementary
grades. Look for achievements to praise and acknowledge your child’s
progress whenever possible
This information was found at
http://www.pbs.org
Crafts to Celebrate
Earth Day
Bouquet made from egg carton
Reusing materials to make new crafts
Crafts from recycled, reused and natural materials
Milk jug piggy bank
Nature Crafts
Decorative coffee cans
Crafts
made from natural materials
Recycled crafts
Art from any old
thing
Bullying is a big deal
Bullying is a big problem that
affects lots of kids. Three-quarters of all kids say they have been
bullied or teased. Being bullied can make kids feel really bad. The
stress of dealing with bullies can make kids feel sick.
Bullying can make kids not want to
play outside or go to school. It's hard to keep your mind on
schoolwork when you're worried about how you're going to deal with
the bully near your locker. Bullying bothers everyone — and not just
the kids who are getting picked on. Bullying can make school a place
of fear and can lead to more violence and more stress for everyone.
Bullies often pick on someone they
think they can have power over. They might pick on kids who get
upset easily or who have trouble sticking up for themselves. Getting
a big reaction out of someone can make bullies feel like they have
the power they want. Sometimes bullies pick on someone who is
smarter than they are or different from them in some way. Sometimes
bullies just pick on a kid for no reason at all.
For more information, visit
www.safeyouth.org
and
www.kidshealth.org
Source: Nemours
Foundation
Quotes
We must learn to live
together as brothers or perish together as fools.
-
Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Without a sense of caring,
there can be no sense of community. - Anthony Burgess
I have found the best way to
give advice to your children is to find out what they want and
then advise them to do it. -
Harry S Truman
Our heritage and ideals, our
codes and standards - the things we live by and teach our
children - are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange
ideas and feelings. - Walt Disney
To keep a lamp burning we
have to keep putting oil in it. - Mother Theresa
Education is the gateway to
equality. - Horace Mann
The strongest bond of human
sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting
working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds. -
Abraham Lincoln
We were born to unite with
our fellow men, and to join in community with the human race. -
Cicero
I am of the opinion that my
life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my
privilege to do for it whatever I can. - George Bernard Shaw
Human beings are the only
creatures that allow their children to come back home. - Bill
Cosby
Becoming responsible adults
is no longer a matter of whether children hang up their pajamas
or put dirty towels in the hamper, but whether they care about
themselves and others -- and whether they see everyday chores as
related to how we treat this planet. - Eda LeShan
A child educated only at
school is an uneducated child. - George Santayana |