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How to Help Our Children Self-Publish a Book

How to Help Our Children Self-Publish a Book

You and your child can learn how to write, edit, typeset, and create a book that can be sold on demand or as an e-book through Amazon and at book fairs by completing the worksheet below. Then you can contact an independent publisher to edit, typeset, and help you market your book as the demand for sales is determined.

Book Writing Outline

Recently, my six-year-old grandson asked me to help him write a book on construction equipment. We completed the chart below and he proceeded to draw ten different types of construction equipment for his book. He then dictated to me how each piece of equipment was used to construct a building, road, or project in his community. I wrote the story as dictated to me in his words. I only asked clarification questions to complete an idea. Here is the book outline that we used to complete his story: [Read more…]

Cómo Podemos Apoyar el éxito Escolar de Nuestros Hijos

Cómo Podemos Apoyar el éxito Escolar de Nuestros Hijos

En esta época del año, nos sentimos abrumados por los ocupados horarios escolares de nuestros hijos y las crecientes demandas de proyectos de tareas. Por ejemplo, nuestros hijos deben completar trabajos de investigación, problemas complejos de matemáticas y proyectos de la feria de ciencias. A continuación se resumen diez estrategias efectivas para ayudarle a equilibrar la vida diaria de sus hijos: [Read more…]

How We Can Support Our Children’s School Success

How We Can Support Our Children’s School Success

At this time of year, we become overwhelmed with our children’s busy school schedules and the increasing demands for homework projects. For example, our children must complete research writing assignments, complex math problems, and science fair projects. Summarized below are ten effective strategies for helping you balance your children’s daily lives:

  1. Teach your children how to be responsible.
  2. Nurture independence.
  3. Model resilience and conflict resolution.
  4. Guide your children’s spiritual and moral development.
  5. Schedule physical fitness and enrichment activities.
  6. Encourage healthy eating habits.
  7. Manage allowances.
  8. Support career exploration.
  9. Organize family activities, play dates, sporting events, and vacations.
  10. Convene family meetings.

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Practice Homework Help – Tips for Writing Assignments

Practical Homework Help – Tips for Writing Assignments

Being a former language arts teacher, I found it difficult to help my children with their writing assignments. I saw lots of spelling mistakes, punctuation errors, and poorly developed ideas. The truth is, I was looking at their assignment with adult eyes when I should have been approaching their writing at their level. These three tips help keep things in perspective when I review their writing.

I Am Their Cheerleader

When I review my child’s writing, I ask for permission to read it out loud. This gives them an opportunity to hear what it sounds like to the reader when in fact, it may sound very different to them in their head as they are writing. As I read, I cheer good work by verbally saying, “I love this detail” or “You make an excellent argument.” Giving them verbal praise validates their hard work and efforts. [Read more…]

How to Stay Actively Involved in Your Child’s Education

How to Stay Actively Involved in Your Child’s Education

The phrase “parent involvement” in children’s learning may conjure images of parents in the classroom eagerly helping children to make Easter baskets, sorting papers and putting them in the student’s mailboxes. Parental involvement in children’s learning is beneficial.  The research shows that it leads to educational, social, and emotional outcomes for children. In addition, it contributes to overall positive attitudes, improved behavior and attendance at school.

Types of Involvement

As children grow up, the ways in which you can be involved in your child’s learning changes. The physical presence of you in the classroom is no longer essential, or necessarily effective to be involved in your child’s education.

In Evergreen School District, you can continue to learn what your child is learning in the classroom and this gives you an opportunity to be highly engaged in your child’s learning.  You can do this through our awesome Parent University Program.   If you have some knowledge as to what your child is learning in the classroom, you will feel confident and be able to engage in their learning at a very different level.   This is definitely being involved in your child’s learning because the dialogue with your child will be much more diverse and meaningful. [Read more…]