Come out and enjoy the Nutcracker @RHS!
Jump start your child's creative writing skills
Here's a great way to encourage your child to write and have fun together at the same time. Set a timer for six minutes. Then, until it rings, each of you write whatever comes into your head. Keep writing, even if it doesn't make sense. When the timer goes off, share what you each wrote. This technique is also great when your child has a writing assignment and says, "I can't think of anything to write."
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Election Day is this TOMORROW. Polls are open
from 7am-7pm. Find your Precinct’s polling
location at www.royalisdbond.com/voting.
More choices can mean fewer power struggles
Power struggles with elementary schoolers are losing battles. To avoid them, give your child options rather than orders. "Would you like to do your homework now or after dinner?" Just be sure you can live with all the options you offer. If some things are out of the question, say so. "You may choose when to do your homework, but the rule is still that there is no TV until homework is done."
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Test your child's nerves with this science experiment
To help your child learn how nerves work, fill three large bowls with water: one with icy, one hot (not scalding), and one tepid. Have your child put one hand in the hot bowl and one in the cold for one minute. Next, put his hot hand in the tepid bowl. Ask, "Is it hot or cold?" Do the same with his cold hand. His hot hand will feel cold, and his cold hand will feel hot, even though both are in the same tepid water. That's because nerves sense temperature changes relative to what they are used to.
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Election Day is this Tuesday, November 5. You
must vote at your Precinct’s location - you can
find that location at www.royalisdbond.com/voting. Polls are open from 7am - 7pm TUESDAY.
Daylight savings times ends this Sunday!
Today is the last day of Early Voting. Polls close at
7pm! Tomorrow is your final chance to hear
directly from RISD on the details of this bond
before voting on Tuesday, November 5. Come to
the RJH auditorium tomorrow morning at
10:00am and check out
www.royalisdbond.com if you want to know more.
View report cards as the start of a better future
Whether your child's report card is full of good or bad news, the way you handle it can affect her success in school. Review the report card together. Help your child see the link between her efforts and their outcome. Is the time she's spending studying paying off? Based on the report, help your child set some new learning goals. If her grades aren't what they should be, work with the teacher to create an action plan.
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Math makes sense when you spell it out
Writing numbers out in word form is a good way for your child to understand the mathematical concept of place value. Give your child a list of four or five numbers, such as 562, 73, 184, 16 and 43. Have him write them in words: five hundred sixty-two, seventy-three, and so on. Then try it in reverse. Give your child the words and ask him to write the numbers.
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Talk with your child about school safety
Families have an important role to play in making school a safer place. Start by talking to your child about life in and out of school. Kids often know about situations that could turn violent before adults do. Encourage your child to tell you, or a trusted adult at the school, about any potential trouble or danger. Review the school rules with your child, and make it clear that you support them.
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Family meals are a recipe for school success
Sharing meals as a family gives parents and children a chance to communicate and support one another. That contributes to children's success in school. Family meals don't have to be fancy. The easier the food is to cook, the more time you'll have together. Let your child help. Include everyone in the conversation around the table. And if you can't eat dinner together, try breakfast, or dessert at the end of the day.
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Early Voting continues to run today through
Friday, November 1. You can vote at Brookshire
Convention Center or any polling location. Visit
www.royalisdbond.com/voting to find more
locations and times.
To motivate your child, praise effort, not intelligence
Did you know that praising your child for being smart may not be a great idea? In one experiment, researchers found that children who had been told they were smart avoided doing tasks that were learning challenges. Other kids, who had been told they were hard workers, stayed motivated to learn. Praise your child for effort, rather than intelligence. Send the message that hard work pays off.
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How to find books that will turn your child on to reading
The "right" books for your child aren't necessarily expensive. What matters is that they appeal to her. Look for books that match your child's current interests. Choose books that are well-written, with strong plots and well-developed characters. Most of the words should be familiar to your child, but it's OK if a book is a little above her reading level. You can read it to her now, and she can read it herself later on.
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Community Bond Information Meeting today!
Try giving spelling a high-tech twist
Kids love technology, and it can make studying spelling words more fun. Encourage your child to type his word list into a word-processing program. Let him play with fonts, colors and designs as he retypes each word several times. He can add clip art (free illustrations available online) and print out his work for a memorable study guide.
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Help your child map the world on a pumpkin globe
To teach your child about world geography, give her a round pumpkin. Pretend that the stem end is the North Pole, and the blossom end on the bottom is the South Pole. The pumpkin's grooves are like lines of longitude. Have your child measure halfway between the poles and draw the equator around the pumpkin. Then, help her refer to maps or a globe to draw the continents in the correct hemispheres.
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Come out and see us at the RISD Fall Festival tomorrow!
Ask the questions that get kids talking about school
Sometimes, having a conversation with a child is like playing a game of 20 Questions. To encourage him to tell you more, make sure your questions can't be answered with a simple yes or no. Instead, start with words like "what " or "how" or "tell me." For example: "What did you do in science today?" "How would you go about solving the problems in your math homework?" "Tell me what you're doing on your social studies project."
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