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10 Partnering Tips for a Strong School Community - The main reason people join PTA is to gain access to the organized, high quality parent involvement opportunities that will help their children achieve in school. This list is one National PTA resource you can keep and refer to as you bridge the gap between home and school, initiating conversations and implementing programs or events that will enrich the learning experiences of your school's children.

Coloring Snow - Fun Winter Learning - Who needs a rainy day when you have a snowy day! Create you own winter wonderland with colorful buckets of snow. This is an easy and entertaining way to teach kids about primary and secondary colors while they giggle and smile.

Day Trips - A Visit to the Zoo - Almost all children enjoy a trip to the zoo. You can use zoos to encourage your child's interest in the natural world and to introduce children to the many fascinating forms of life. Find out some ways to help make the most of your trip here!

Encouraging Your Child's Language : A Foundation for Literacy - Many parents assume that their children must progress through a sequence of clearly defined skill areas to acquire reading and writing. As a result, young children's imaginative and creative language is not taken seriously.

Family Book Clubs: Creating Good Reading Habits with Our Kids - The economic downturn has us staying at home more often, creating a great opportunity to get reacquainted with reading. With our busy lifestyles, it may seem hard to find the time, but there is no better way than reading to enrich our lives and open our minds. It is also another great excuse to get together with girlfriends and other moms.

Fun Picture Riddles Help with Letter Recognition - Scholastic has done it again, releasing yet another fabulous book in its popular I Spy series. This time Jean Marzollo's witty riddles married with Walter Wick's vibrant photographs make for a fun and engaging read for children of all ages. Through the seemingly magical power of rhyme and repetition, children will obtain several early reading skills without even trying!

Graduation Caps - A fabulous idea for preschool or Kindergarten graduations! Easy to put together and children are proud to wear them and move on in style.

Helping Your Child Look Forward to School - "I hate school!" No parent wants to hear their third grade daughter yell out these words on a regular basis. Your first grader conveniently forgets to bring home his homework every day of the week. Your 10 year old daughter complains each morning that she is too tired to go to school.

How Busy Parents Can Stay Involved - With today's hustling and bustling lifestyles, we as parents often find it a challenge to squeeze everything in to our already overflowing schedule. We are lucky if little Mary makes it to the school bus stop on time with the same color socks on both feet.

How to Help Your Child be Successful in Kindergarten - Your child’s first year of school should be a fun and exciting time. Children who are comfortable with and prepared for this first school experience are more likely to have rewarding and productive years, and therefore associate positive feelings with education. Since parents are children’s first and most important teachers, you can play a key role in preparing your children for a successful school experience by pre-exposing them to key concepts they will experience in school. This can be done in a fun, enjoyable manner by making everyday play experiences learning experiences as well.

Is Your Child's Homework Worth Doing? - The drive to assign more and more homework to children at younger ages is in full force in some schools. The homework binge threatens to cut into prime family time, extra-curricular activities, and rest and relaxation. It also increases conflict over scheduling and completing the ever-increasing number of assignments.

Lost Boys: Helping Males Succeed in School - According to recent headlines, boys are falling behind in school across the nation. Not only are high school boys slipping in standardized writing test scores, younger boys are more likely to be diagnosed with a learning disorder, or say that they don't like school.

Lucky Shamrock - This craft is super simple and will help build your child's developing motor skills by using scissors. Perfect for preschool and Kindergarten students.

Obvious Letters - Recently, I had the pleasure of perusing this marvelously obvious way to help children learn about the letters of the alphabet.

Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten - As a parent, you are your child�s most important teacher. It is vital that you spend quality time with your child each day. Following is a list of suggested activities to help prepare your child for starting Kindergarten in the fall.

Proper Nutrition Can Make Your Child a Top Student - It is important that your child gets his or her nutrition early o�n, preferably form Grade 1. This is the most important time for brain development, as they start to learn new things and create new ideas all the time.

Reading To Our Children - As parents, we are bombarded with advice on educating our children; homeschool, public school, private school, or tutoring. It's an endless debate that we all participate in at some point.

Ready, Set, Go! | From Preschool to Kindergarten - The transition from "little school" to "big school" is not so tough for kids but for moms and dads it can be harrowing. Here's some advice from Early Childhood Educator Robert Freeman to help you feel secure in your choice of schools.

The Giraffe - Taller Than a House? - Kids ask the darndest questions. Ones that make you scratch your head and wonder why you don't have the answers. My 6 year-old daughter asked me "Are giraffes taller than houses?" I didn't know for sure, so we did some snooping and here was what we came up with.

The Importance of Home Visits: A Teacher's Point of View - Home visit-those two words used to strike fear in my heart until I got to see, first hand, the power that they hold. I'd always heard of home visits, but in my mind's eye they were conducted by counselors or truancy officers for students in crisis. It wasn't until recently, after conducting several home visits, that I experienced their advantages for myself.

Why Do You Weigh Less in the Water? - While playing with my 6 year-old daughter in the swimming pool one day, she asked the question "Mom, why can I lift you up in the pool but not when we are in the house?" My answer was "Well, I'm not sure honey, it has something to do with density and mass or something." Boy, that was well put. After a little research, I found out exactly why a person's body is so much lighter underwater. It was quite logical really, but I needed to put it in to terms that my 6 year-old daughter would understand.

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