Kid Activities
Getting a Head Start on the 2007-2008 School Year
With the month of August behind us, we are preparing for yet another school year. This brings the return of long school days, homework, tests, and for some, the resumption of after-school tutoring sessions when progress reports are sent home mid-semester. Instead of scrambling at the last minute to bring up grades, wouldn’t it be easier on all of us if we gave our children some academic support a little earlier in the game? Giving students even just one hour per week of direct, one-on-one instruction, beginning the first day of school, benefits them in several ways.
Bring Art Alive
When is the last time your child talked to you about the great artistic masters who lived before our time? Do you remember them talking about how exciting it is that the creations of Michelangelo, DaVinci, Velasquez, Goya, Renoir, Degas are still in existence and can be seen in art books, museums and galleries?
Learning in a “Mixed-Age Grouping” is Beneficial for All
Many local schools and childcare centers have children divided by age chronologically, for example, three-year-olds with other three-year-olds, fours with fours, etc. In more progressive environments, a family age dynamic or mixed aged grouping is more prevalent.
Dyslexia News: Stop, Look and Listen
A parent may be the first person in a child’s life to recognize a reading problem. A parent’s observation is critical because some of the earliest signs that foreshadow a reading difficulty can be seen as early as preschool and kindergarten.
Independent Private School: A Value Added Education
Americans are savvy, intelligent consumers who seek value for every dollar they spend. We study the marketplace, look for the best returns and make every effort to secure a strong future for our children and ourselves. Is it any wonder that more and more parents are choosing private education for their children? Study after study has demonstrated that private education will pay dividends that will last a lifetime; a true value added education.
Getting the Most from Your Parent-Teacher Conference
At some point every parent will be invited to attend a parent/teacher conference, but attending conferences to discuss your child’s progress does not have to be scary. Keep the following tips in mind to ensure a smooth-running meeting and a chance to get the most insight into your child’s school performance.
A Bonfire to Remember at The Gentle Barn
As a new year begins at The Gentle Barn, they can’t help but take a look at the successes from last years program and all of the groups of troubled youth that graduated the program and became not so troubled.
Infants and Children Should Learn a Second Language
Why? The study of a foreign language is scientifically linked to higher IQ scores and standardized test scores, including SAT and ACT, as well as higher academic achievement throughout a child’s schooling. Children who learn a second language also exhibit superior problem solving and critical thinking skills, improved memory and self-discipline, and heightened creativity.
How Flexible Are You?
Flexibility is an important part of every dancer’s routine. Part of a well-balanced dance class includes stretching the various muscles needed to achieve a flexible body. Muscles have to be lengthened and strengthened to create an able, proficient dancer’s body.
Family Fun Ideas
Going back to school can be a real drag. With all those homework assignments, spelling tests, vocabulary words, history lessons, math equations, pop quizzes and blah blah blah.
Safety Demonstrations to Show Dangers of Children Alone In, Near Cars
It only takes a “Matter of Minutes” for a child to suffer injury from heatstroke, carbon monoxide poisoning, brain damage, be backed over, or even die when left unattended in or around a vehicle.
It’s All About the Kids
Here at Barbakow & Deukmedjian Orthodontics, it is all about the kids. Well, mostly anyway. A special time of the year is approaching where the Santa Clarita Valley gets together to celebrate our children. This is the Kids Expo.• Join us in our support of the community and...
Go Miles with Tiles
A single painted tile can be turned into a coaster, a message board or just plain art. But add a few or even a hundred tiles together and a new creation is formed.
A Christian Response to Modern Education
For those of us who are concerned about some of the troubling aspects of American education, we ask ourselves, “How can we recover a concept of authentic education?” The Christian response to this question will be very different from that offered by alternative worldviews.
Students Successes Depend Heavily on Connecting to the Right Sources
Math Support Services, (MSS), began 14 years ago after Peggy Cannistraci felt the need to help her own children achieve higher grades in math. She found that teaching them would end, more times than not, in frustration for both parent and child. Although she had an advantage over most parents, because of her extensive background in mathematics, she began to see a need for professional intervention in the areas of math and science.
City and Sheriff’s Launch Informational Campaign Parent Guide to Teenage Parties and Dances
The City of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station have launched an informational campaign to provide resources to parents, which will assist in planning, controlling and surviving a teen party.
What Kind of Black Belt Do You Want to Be?
There are two types of black belts in this world, knowledge black belts and fighting black belts. The majority of people who have black belts have knowledge black belts. What does this mean? Knowledge black belts have put in the required time and training put forth by their organization to qualify for their belts. This generally includes lots of forms training and step sparring, pre-determined choreographed techniques. Although this type of training looks pretty, it’s really very practical.
Physical Fitness and Self-Esteem
In this age of cultural obesity, with optional P.E., and more stagnant entertainment than ever, it is increasingly up to the parents to teach and instill a love for activity and exercise in their children. We can do this by joining our children in fun activities, enrolling them in team sports and encouraging skill acquisition in sport lessons. We must begin to teach an active lifestyle while our children are young and formidable.
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