page contents
- Look in his/her agenda daily. This is a great way to check on homework and stay in contact with their teacher.
- Read for 10-20 minutes every night. You can partner read, echo read, or each read a book of your own and share what you read. It is awesome for your student to see you read, you are the most influential person in your child's life.
- Start a family library. Let your child have his/her own book case or shelf for their books. Students can sort books by genre (subject).
- Cook with your child. Reading recipes is a great way to work on both reading and math. You could let your child plan a menu one night.
- Make a list of things you are thankful for.
- Talk about the ages of the people in your family. There is a lot that can be done with these numbers. They can be compared, added, subtracted, averaged....
- Skip Count. Sing and dance counting by 2s, 5s, 10s.