Parent Tips: Keeping Kids ReadingThrough the Summer
- Schedule a regular one-on-one lunch and book-buying trip.
- Find a series of books which interests your child. Nothing develops the habit of reading as well as a series of books.
- Recycle old magazines (i.e. National Geographic) to indulge non-fiction reading and browsing or to cut up for projects.
- Purchase comic books starring your child’s favorite cartoon character. Remember reading is reading. :-)
- Is your child into jokes? Check out joke books from the Bookstores.
- Select books you can read aloud to your child. Discuss what you have read.
- Follow a favorite sports team by reading the newspaper together.
- Keep books and reading materials which tie into your child’s summer activities in a special reading corner.
- Check out books on tape for car rides or hot days when everyone is to droopy to move.
- Encourage your children to play act a favorite book or scene from a book.
- Ask your child to read to you.
- Invite your child’s friend and parents for a reading party or book discussion.
- Host a reading sleepover.
- Give bookstore gift certificates.
- Use a tape recorder to record your child reading stories.
- Ask your child to read the directions for cleaning products or any other item which comes with instructions.
- Limit and monitor what TV your child is watching. Together plan and select which shows they can view. Focus on educational TV and discuss all TV the shows your child watches.
- Ask your child questions which require more than yes or no answers.
Happy Reading J
This is a truly unique world event and a fantastic way to promote numeracy within schools. Past results show that students will make significant improvements in their mental arithmetic skills and have fun in the process.
We are delighted that New Generation International Schools will be part of a global celebration of numbers as children from across the world unite in their quest to set a new world record in answering mental arithmetic questions!
The World Maths Day challenge involves students from all over the world playing against each other in real-time battles of mental arithmetic using the World Maths Day game engine.
In 2009 two million students from schools in 204 countries took part.
Students set a new record, correctly answering 452, 681,681 questions. Can we- New Generation International Schools - set a new record this year?
The student answering the highest number of questions correctly in each age group (5-8, 9-13, 14-18) will be the World Champion and receive a Minted Gold Medal.
Every student who correctly answers 4,000 questions or more will receive a digital certificate Gold Award. All students who participate will receive a digital certificate for participation.
Nigle Roddy
