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Jul 11 2018

Recording Observations in Science Notebooks

Recording Observations in Science Notebooks

 

When I hike with my grandchildren, they make many observations along the way. They may watch a slug moving on a leaf, or worms slither around as they lift up a rock. They generate questions about the plants and animals they see. Often this leads to conversations that generate lots of ideas to explain what they have observed. It is valuable to record these observations and these comments in science notebooks.

 

Start Young

Recording observations can start with very young children by encouraging them to draw what they have seen. If children cannot yet write, they can dictate to parents or grandparents, who can then label the drawings. They may also record the children’s questions or observations next to the drawings.

Little by little, children will want to write for themselves. At first, they may write one letter or a series of letters they hear when they say name of the object they are depicting. This inventive writing should be encouraged. It is a vital step in the development of writing. Eventually, as their phonemic awareness increases and their phonics develops, children will fill in the missing letters and increase their written comments.

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Written by Rosemarie Perez, Parenting · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Early Childhood Parenting, Elementary School Parenting, Grandparenting · Tagged: academic success, children's play, Early Parenting, Educating children, Education, Family, Grandparents' Influences, teachable moments

Jul 10 2018

Nature Walk

Nature Walk

The dew drops were still glistening on the leaves as my grandnephew and I began our nature walk one early morning in Edgewood Park. We decided to take a trail through a wooded area that led uphill to a grassy meadow and beautiful rolling hills. [Read more…]

Written by Rosemarie Perez, Parenting · Categorized: Early Childhood Parenting, Elementary School Parenting, Grandparenting, Health and Wellness, Infants | Preschoolers Health · Tagged: children's play, Early Parenting, Educating children, Grandparents' Influences, Parenting, parents as teachers

Jun 12 2018

Conversations with My Grandchildren

Conversations with My Grandchildren

 

In the last week, my grandchildren reached academic milestones. The twins took part in their promotion ceremony ending their elementary school years. They will be moving on to middle school in August. My oldest granddaughter graduated from middle school and will be starting high school; the same high school her parents attended.

My conversations with these three very important people in my life, and the types of interactions we have, are changing. Sometimes, when I visit them, they quickly greet me then take off into their bedrooms to do whatever they were doing. I barely see them during my visit. Other times, I’ll get into a conversation with one of them where I will gain insight into the person he or she is and is becoming. [Read more…]

Written by Rosemarie Perez, Parenting · Categorized: Grandparenting, Parenting Adolescents, Secondary School Parenting · Tagged: #grandparenting, #parenting teens

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