Friday, March 25, 2011
Poison Control
If you would like a magnet with the Poison Control toll free help number, follow this link. They also have other helpful brochures on lots of useful subjects. Check it out!
Monday, March 21, 2011
****NEW GUIDELINES FOR CARSEATS****
Make sure you are up to date on the recommendated guidelines for carseats just released by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Follow this link to see the new information or follow the link in the sidebar of my blog to AAP.
Friday, March 11, 2011
St. Patricks Day Pretzel
Here's a quick easy treat to make with kids.
You will need: a can of refrigerated bread stick dough
cinnamon
green decorating sugar
Use a section of bread stick dough to form a heart shape. Repeat with two other sections. Place the three heart shapes together to form a large shamrock. Use the rest of the sections in the same way. Place shamrocks on a lightly oiled piece of aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon and green sugar. Bake according to bread stick directions. Cool and enjoy.
You will need: a can of refrigerated bread stick dough
cinnamon
green decorating sugar
Use a section of bread stick dough to form a heart shape. Repeat with two other sections. Place the three heart shapes together to form a large shamrock. Use the rest of the sections in the same way. Place shamrocks on a lightly oiled piece of aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon and green sugar. Bake according to bread stick directions. Cool and enjoy.
Cooking With Kids
Looking for some good ideas for cooking with kids? There's a great magazine called "Chop, Chop" to help you. Follow this link to see what it's all about.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Having Trouble Getting The Kids to Bed?
Follow this link to get great ideas for making bedtime easier.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
15 Signs Your child May Have ADHD
Ever wonder if ADHD has specific symptoms and behaviors? Well, here's a site that will answer your questions.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
February 2011 Math Lesson-Graphing
Now that we have covered patterning and sorting in previous lessons, we move this month to graphing. Gathering data and interpreting the results are very important mathematical skills that children need to be comfortable with as they progress through the grades. This is always a fun topic since it can be used with so many different materials. Since we are fast approaching Valentine's Day, I decided to use candy hearts as my hands on material for this graph. This lesson is appropriate for children through first or second grade.
First, give your child an assortment of candy hearts. You may want to choose your colors carefully, as you will see later in this lesson. Have them sort by color.
Next, make a graph on plain paper. Have your child place numbers in the left column starting with 1 and the bottom going upwards until they reach 10. (You can go higher if you have given them more than ten of any one color candy).
Next, have them color the bottom square in each column to match each color candy in their bag. You can refer to my first picture to see how it should look.
Next, using 1 to 1 correspondence, have them color one square for each candy they have.
Then, have them make observations about what their graph shows.
Finally, have them write what those observations are, using words such as most, least, more than, less than, one more than, one less than, equal, plus, minus, difference, and all together. Older children can use the symbols +, -, =, >, and <
In my sample, the sentences labeled with an "a" are the ones that would be made by younger children, while the "b" would be the comments or equations used by older children. You can prompt them to figure out more.
The reward can be that you get to eat the materials after you have completed the lesson! This can be done again with greater amounts in the spring with jelly beans, or any time of year with M & M's or any candies that come in lots of colors. Remember, Math is fun.
First, give your child an assortment of candy hearts. You may want to choose your colors carefully, as you will see later in this lesson. Have them sort by color.
Next, make a graph on plain paper. Have your child place numbers in the left column starting with 1 and the bottom going upwards until they reach 10. (You can go higher if you have given them more than ten of any one color candy).
Next, have them color the bottom square in each column to match each color candy in their bag. You can refer to my first picture to see how it should look.
Next, using 1 to 1 correspondence, have them color one square for each candy they have.
Then, have them make observations about what their graph shows.
Finally, have them write what those observations are, using words such as most, least, more than, less than, one more than, one less than, equal, plus, minus, difference, and all together. Older children can use the symbols +, -, =, >, and <
In my sample, the sentences labeled with an "a" are the ones that would be made by younger children, while the "b" would be the comments or equations used by older children. You can prompt them to figure out more.
The reward can be that you get to eat the materials after you have completed the lesson! This can be done again with greater amounts in the spring with jelly beans, or any time of year with M & M's or any candies that come in lots of colors. Remember, Math is fun.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
February Books and Art Project
Book Recommendations
Go To Sleep Groundhog by Judy Cox, illustrated by Paul Meisel, published by Scholastic, New York. This is a cute little story to help the kids understand this holiday.
Winter White written by Joanne Ryder, illustrated by Carol Lacey, published by Morrow Junior Books, New York. This lovely fable is about two friends, a fox and a lemming, and their adventure with winter in the Arctic.
Art Project-Heart Embellished Frame
Use foam hearts available in most craft stores, or use a heart shaped punch and construction paper to embellish a cardboard or chipboard frame cut to whatever size you need. Let the kids use markers to add their own decorative ideas to each heart. Glitter, stick on gems, or cut outs from paper doilies can be used as well. In additon, this is a great way to add new life to an old unused frame you might pick up at a sale or flea market.
Go To Sleep Groundhog by Judy Cox, illustrated by Paul Meisel, published by Scholastic, New York. This is a cute little story to help the kids understand this holiday.
Winter White written by Joanne Ryder, illustrated by Carol Lacey, published by Morrow Junior Books, New York. This lovely fable is about two friends, a fox and a lemming, and their adventure with winter in the Arctic.
Art Project-Heart Embellished Frame
Use foam hearts available in most craft stores, or use a heart shaped punch and construction paper to embellish a cardboard or chipboard frame cut to whatever size you need. Let the kids use markers to add their own decorative ideas to each heart. Glitter, stick on gems, or cut outs from paper doilies can be used as well. In additon, this is a great way to add new life to an old unused frame you might pick up at a sale or flea market.
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