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Jul 17 2018

Transportation and Construction Play with Kids

Transportation and Construction Play with Kids 

Bryce is passionate about visiting construction sites. When walking through the city, we will stop to watch a road being repaired and a new sky scraper being built. My grandson will carefully observe how the various types of construction equipment is used for specific construction jobs. He loves to watch the transformation of earth moving equipment that forms roads and highways.

At home and at the park, Bryce recreates construction sites with his construction vehicles. He has studied books and knows the name and purpose for each type of construction truck.  Bryce likes to be the truck operator and will work cooperatively with a pretend crew when creating a road or building. When playing with others, he has learned how to share his toys and take turns when operating the different vehicles. [Read more…]

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Written by Joyce Iwasaki, Early Parenting · Categorized: Early Childhood Parenting, Elementary School Parenting · Tagged: academic success, Early Parenting, Educating children, parents as teachers, teachable moments

Jul 12 2018

Nature Exploration Play Activities for Kids

Nature Exploration Play Activities for Kids

Children love to explore nature and the evolution of nature at a very early age. My toddler granddaughters and early elementary grandkids love to play in the garden and explore nature, smell various flowers, dissect plants, and observe insects and bugs per the following activities:

Materials:

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar book
  • Bug box
  • Dual lenses magnifying glass
  • Big Bunch of Bugs kit
  • Mini rake and scooper
  • Kits for raising insects (i.e. Lore Original Butterfly Garden)

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Written by Mary Ann Burke, Digital Education Expert · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Early Childhood Parenting, Elementary School Parenting · Tagged: academic success, children's play, Early Parenting, Educating children, Family, Nature Exploration Play, parents as teachers

Jul 03 2018

Welcome to the GenParenting Summer Blog Reading Series!

Welcome to the GenParenting Summer Blog Reading Series!

Welcome to our six-week summer blog reading series for parents and their children. Starting on Tuesday, July 10 through Thursday, August 16 we will provide three blogs each week using the Common Core Standards and STEAM activities per the following schedule:

  • July 10, 11, 12: Nature exploration blog, reading activity, and family play for preschoolers and early elementary children (Automobuild Workshop on August 2 from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
  • July 17, 18, 19: Transportation and construction blog, reading activity, and family play for preschoolers and elementary children (Automobuild Workshop on July 19 from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
  • July 24, 25, 26: Get ready for school with siblings, twins, and multiples blog, reading activity, and family play for infants and preschoolers (Automobuild workshop on August 9 from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
  • July 31, August 1, 2: Promoting family literacy blog, reading activity, and family play for elementary children
  • August 7, 8, 9: Career explorations blog, reading activity, and family play for middle and high school children
  • August 14, 15, 16: Talking about death and difficult subjects blog, reading activity, and family play for preschool and early elementary children

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Written by Mary Ann Burke, Digital Education Expert · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Early Childhood Parenting, Elementary School Parenting · Tagged: Academic needs, academic success, Early Parenting, Educating children, Family, Parenting, parents as teachers, Preshool families, Reading

Jun 26 2018

Talk About Cultural Sensitivity

Talk About Cultural Sensitivity

During 4th of July celebrations, we typically discuss the diversity and cultural sensitivity of our nation’s population. Through these discussions, I have learned:

  • “When people show you who they are, believe them” per Maya Angelou.
  • Be open to embrace other cultures.
  • We may not know a person’s cultural norms.
  • Listen and trust that a person does not mean ill will unless their actions speak differently.

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Written by Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness · Categorized: Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents, Special Needs Family Health, Teens Family Health · Tagged: #problem solving #parenting teens, cultural sensitivity, Diversity, diversity at schools, Family, family values, teachable moments

Jun 19 2018

Your Child Hurts Himself and Doesn’t Want to Cry

Your Child Hurts Himself and Doesn’t Want to Cry!

One of my friends brought her child over to my home to play with my grandson. While running around the backyard, my friend’s son, Nathan, stumbled and fell hard on his knee. The knee was severely bruised and bloody. Shockingly, Nathan withheld any emotion although he was in extreme pain. My friend and I were alarmed that he was too self-conscious and afraid to express his true emotions. When approaching Nathan about his injury, my friend responded to his distress by:

  • Encouraging him to express how he felt
  • Telling him it was OK to cry
  • Reassuring and cuddling her son
  • Having her son help when washing and applying medicine on the knee

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Written by Joyce Iwasaki, Early Parenting · Categorized: Early Childhood Parenting, Infants | Preschoolers Health, Social-Emotional Health · Tagged: cry, Early Parenting, Family health, Parenting, teachable moments

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