Clear communication is a must-have skill in today’s job market. A person needs to speak AND write clearly and in ways appropriate to the setting. That translates into flexible, creative communicators. Help your child gain those skills through daily practice! Writing assignments and discussions are just a few tools, though. Try these day-brighteners when you [...]
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It’s January, so that means that most of us are getting new calendars. The old ones can be a great source of reading, writing and math fun, so don’t toss them. This is the ultimate in recycling!!
Cut the numbers apart and have your child build math equations
Cut the days of the week apart and put [...]
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Kids around the world question the importance of spelling. They wonder why they need to learn “this stuff” and they balk at studying week after week. Here’s a simple technique you can use to stress the importance of spelling with your child or student.
Write a set of directions laden with misspellings, to the point that [...]
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Thanksgiving is the perfect season for this activity, but you can try it any time at all. Teach your children to cherish the good gifts that their lives bring by teaching them to write down the blessings. Get a notebook and just start a journal. This one, though, is not for venting [...]
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Give your student extra practice using quotation marks with this homework helper: Give the child the comic page and have him or her write the words of the characters out as conversations. Proper quote marks will be needed, as well as indentations to mark new paragraphs where new speakers are talking and correct punctuation [...]
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Got a young writer who needs a bit of a boost in the motivation department? Try this fabulous writing prompt! Have your student choose a character from a book or television show that he or she enjoyed as a young child. Next, choose a book or television show that seems great right [...]
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Good morning and happy Monday! Each Monday morning, you can look for new weekly writing exercises for your favorite children. There are two sets of five writing prompts: one for young or middle elementary aged children, and one for older students. These are posted weekly at Children’s Writing Exercises over on Squidoo. [...]
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