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School Anxiety and School Phobia
As a fun summer comes to an end, butterflies nerves fill the bellies of many children as they get dressed for their first day back to school. Parents assure their child that they will do “just fine.” For most children that’s where the anxiety ends; they reach the classroom, catch up with their friends and get […]
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Making Art Fun!
The visual arts (drawing, painting, printmaking, photography) enrich our lives and help children express their emotions. For preschoolers, doing artwork helps them get ready to read and write by developing visual and motor skills. Doing artwork gives older children the opportunity to get away from a desk and use different learning styles to explore beyond words and numbers.
Here are […]
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Making Geography Fun!
Geography is the study of Planet Earth. When we study geography we look at where things are (places) and their natural surroundings (settings). Geography covers such things as climate, plants, animals, and natural resources (physical characteristics) that affect the Earth, as well as how people affect it. Geographers ask and answer such questions as “Where is something? Why is […]
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Making History Fun!
When your children ask, “Where did I come from?” and “Was I always here?” they are asking questions about history. These two questions contain the two main meanings of “history”:
1. the story of people and events and
2. the record of times past.
History helps us understand the past and how we got here.
Here are some things you can do at […]
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Success In School!
To succeed in school, parents need to be involved in their children’s learning. It’s important to be involved early, and it’s important to stay involved. Learning the skills for success takes place at home as well as at school. Here are some of the things that parents can do at home and at school.
At Home
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Making Science Fun!
When you learn science you build on what you already know. Children need to start learning early, at home, so that they have a firm base of knowledge to build on when they get to school. As parents, what’s important is that we share the knowledge we have with our children. Science is in everyday activities: cooking, washing dishes, […]
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Let’s Make Math Fun
Math is a very important part of life. We use math to set an alarm clock, buy groceries, keep score or time at a game, wallpaper a room, or wrap a present. We all need math in the world of computers and electronic communication. It is important to encourage children to think of themselves as mathematicians who can reason […]
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- ¶ posted 2008 February 11
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Let’s Make Reading Fun
One of the joys of parenting children includes teaching them how to read. Reading opens the door to a big, exciting world. As a parent, you can begin an endless learning chain like this: You read to your children, they develop a love of stories and poems, they want to read on their own, they practice […]
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- ¶ posted 2008 February 11
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Quick Parenting Tips: 10 Methods to Help Your Child to Learn
Learning how to learn is important. Parenting children to accomplish this task takes time. Depending on your child’s matrity level and the developmental stage that he or she is in, may require you to modify some of the ideas and learning strategies listed below. Be patient!
Learning is a process and it takes time!
- Provide your child with a special place to study and learn. This place should […]
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- ¶ posted 2008 January 20
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As a fun summer comes to an end, butterflies nerves fill the bellies of many children as they get dressed for their first day back to school. Parents assure their child that they will do “just fine.” For most children that’s where the anxiety ends; they reach the classroom, catch up with their friends and get […]
The visual arts (drawing, painting, printmaking, photography) enrich our lives and help children express their emotions. For preschoolers, doing artwork helps them get ready to read and write by developing visual and motor skills. Doing artwork gives older children the opportunity to get away from a desk and use different learning styles to explore beyond words and numbers.
Geography is the study of Planet Earth. When we study geography we look at where things are (places) and their natural surroundings (settings). Geography covers such things as climate, plants, animals, and natural resources (physical characteristics) that affect the Earth, as well as how people affect it. Geographers ask and answer such questions as “Where is something? Why is […]
When your children ask, “Where did I come from?” and “Was I always here?” they are asking questions about history. These two questions contain the two main meanings of “history”:
To succeed in school, parents need to be involved in their children’s learning. It’s important to be involved early, and it’s important to stay involved. Learning the skills for success takes place at home as well as at school. Here are some of the things that parents can do at home and at school.
When you learn science you build on what you already know. Children need to start learning early, at home, so that they have a firm base of knowledge to build on when they get to school. As parents, what’s important is that we share the knowledge we have with our children. Science is in everyday activities: cooking, washing dishes, […]
Math is a very important part of life. We use math to set an alarm clock, buy groceries, keep score or time at a game, wallpaper a room, or wrap a present. We all need math in the world of computers and electronic communication. It is important to encourage children to think of themselves as mathematicians who can reason […]
One of the joys of parenting children includes teaching them how to read. Reading opens the door to a big, exciting world. As a parent, you can begin an endless learning chain like this: You read to your children, they develop a love of stories and poems, they want to read on their own, they practice […]
