Summertime is almost here but does that mean kids have to stop learning or should forget all that they just learned? No! We simply have to make summer learning fun and get away from the traditional classroom setting.
My guest host this week is Annette Yen from Relaxed Homeschooling and she has some great ideas for finding learning experiences in everyday life. With just a little creativity you can have fun with your child and teach them something new at the same time!
If you are frustrated with the lack of nutritional foods being served in our schools, listen in as I speak with Ann Cooper from www.LunchLessons.org as she shares how the school cafeterias plan their menus and how she worked to change the lunch program in her district in California. Within two years of taking over the lunch program in Berkeley, they switched from high-fat, frozen meals to healthy, organic meals that the children love.
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What does your school serve in its cafeteria? Is your school lunch program in the business of making money or supplying healthy foods to your children?
This week I discussed this topic with Chele Neisler from Moms Love Shopping and we can’t figure out why our schools continue to fill our kids’ bellies with fried/frozen foods and snack bars when the experts keep telling us how obese our children are becoming.
This is Part 1 of our School Lunch Series. Tune in next week when I interview a chef who completely revamped her school district’s lunch program and now serves homemade and ORGANIC meals!!
Most parents would agree that WE should be the ones teaching our children morals and important life lessons. It’s our job as a parent to instill those values to our own children but wouldn’t you sometimes like a little bit of help with that task?
My guest this week is Laura Wellington, creator of the kids’ television series “The Wumblers.” She shares with us how her childhood hobby turned into a television show and why each episode holds such an important and wholesome message for kids.
Join us and become inspired by Laura’s eagerness to give back to the children of our world with this fun television series.
Do your kids choose the same books week after week when they visit the library? Are you tired of reading about the cartoon characters who grace our television sets?
This week I’m pleased to be joined by fellow podcasters Andrea and Mark who are the hosts of Just One More Book. They have developed a wonderful resource site for both parents and teachers all about children’s books and three times a week they sit in their favorite coffee house and review books that teach lessons.
They also feature interviews with authors and illustrators in an effort to entice kids to learn more about the steps necessary to create a printed book. If you are searching for a specific theme, check out their site because they also categorize each book by subject matter and age.
Do you still read to your kids now that they are in school full-time? Do your kids enjoy reading or do they associate it with only school work?
My guest this week is Sandy Fleming from All Info About Reading and she shares her insights as a teacher and a reading tutor about how students learn to read and why parents should help their kids practice those skills at home. We also discuss how the ability to read will affect your child’s performance in other subjects.
As always, it’s imperative to stay involved in your child’s academic life because reading problems that are discovered very early will be easier to resolve.
Unplugging our kids from the latest electronic gadget and encouraging them to read for pleasure sure is difficult! Sometimes we have to set the example and be creative to get our children interested in books.
Our school participates in PARP every year, which is the PTA-sponsored Parents As Reading Partners program. Each year the PARP committee gets more and more creative with their themes and prizes for kids who read 15 minutes everyday with a partner.
Even if you don’t have a PTA at your school, a group of dedicated parents can certainly form a similar program. Listen in for details and more creative ideas!
Keeping young children entertained does not have to be costly. Simple projects done at home with the family will still be teaching opportunities and a chance to use up your stock of craft supplies!
This week my kindergarten daughter joined me as co-host and shared with us the meaning of President’s Day, what she’s learning about volcanoes, and how her class is celebrating the 100th day of school.
If you want to make your very own volcano, visit Wonder Years Radio for project links. The 100th day of school projects simply entailed finding 100 small objects and making something out of them. One friend drew an Easter bunny on cardboard and glued 100 jelly beans into his basket! Another friend make a monster out of that colored foam and glued 100 googly eyes on it!
Let their creativity run wild!
What do you do when you are a busy mom and the schools have 1.5 days closed because of snow AND your oldest child gets sick?
If you don’t have a backup plan for these unexpected things, then it’s time to make one NOW! Elementary school students are prone to all the cold germs and nasty virus bugs, very often because parents send their sick kids to school when they should be home recovering.
Do you have family or friends who you can call at a moment’s notice so you don’t have to miss work? Talk to your chosen caregivers NOW to find out their availability and put their numbers close to the phone so you don’t have to search high and low at a moment’s notice.
We don’t usually get notice that our kids will be sick so be prepared with a backup plan!
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This week Cara Mirabella from The Household Helper shares some ideas for keeping all the school paperwork and art projects organized in our homes. While all the projects sure are cute and we just know that we’ll cherish them forever, we will very quickly gain lots of clutter and run out of space for storage of these precious projects.
Find out how to share these art projects with others in your family and let your kids help make the decision of what you should keep. This will instill the idea of giving to others, which is a life lesson for young children.
Don’t forget to sign up for the Discovering Your Child’s Learning Style ecourse at www.WonderYearsRadio.com
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