Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Baby Like You" - Age 3-12 months

Language Skills, Visual Discrimination

Show your child a doll or a picture of a baby from a magazine. Point out different things about the baby and relate them to your child. "Isn't this a pretty baby? Here is the baby's nose. Here is Monica's nose. Here is the baby's knee. Here is Monica's knee," etc.

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Source: Smart & Simple Baby Activities to do with your Child, Ages 0-12 Months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Color Collage" - Age 2

Color Recognition, Creativity

Help your child make a collage using only materials of a certain color. for a "blue collage," set out blue construction paper, blue pompoms, blue fabric scraps, blue magazine pictures, etc. Help her glue these items to a piece of paper or cardboard.

She can also draw on her collage with blue crayons or markers. This is a great time to talk about different shades of blue -- dark blue, light blue,navy blue, royal blue, etc.

Caution: Monitor your child closely during this activity. Always use non-toxic materials.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Age 2 Activities to do with your Child, 24-36 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "I Spy" - Age 1

Observation & Discovery, Language Skills

Surround yourself and your child with a number of your child's toys, then give him clues as to which toy you are thinking about. For example, "I spy a vehicle that has a loud siren." If he doesn't immediately point out or pick up his fire truck, give him more clues: "I spy a vehicle that rushes to put out a fire."

When you are on a walk,you can also play I Spy. For example, you might say, "I spy something that barks," and your child can point out the neighbor's dog.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Activities to do with your Child, Age 1, 12-24 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Love, Dad" - Grades K-3rd

Comprehension

Children find it thrilling to receive a special note from Dad (or Mom). Write a short letter to your child and put it somewhere where she will find it (on her pillow, taped to the bathroom mirror, in her lunch box, etc.). It can be a very simple note, such as, "Dear Katie, I hope you have a wonderful day today. I'll be thinking about you. Shall we play cards tonight? Love, Dad." Even though new readers may need you to interpret the notes, they will still enjoy them just as much.

Periodic letters add up to meaningful and treasured memories for your child, whether they are received every morning or just when Mom or Dad goes on a business trip.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Reading Activities to do with your Child, Grade K-3rd, Ages 5-9. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Anticipation Games" - 3-12 Months

Listening Skills, Language Skills, Memory Skills

Anticipation Actions: Babies enjoy and quickly learn to anticipate certain actions when you are playing with them. Tell your child what you are about to do, and then do it. "I'm going to kiss your nose!" "I'm going to kiss your foot!" etc. Soon she will eagerly anticipate the kiss. You can also pretend that you are about to sneeze and then bury your face in her tummy and the final "Achoo!"

Anticipation Rhymes: Certain rhymes lend themselves to a playful and much anticipated action. "Pop Goes the Weasel" calls for a gentle bounce on your knee. For "This Little Piggy Went to Market," you can run your fingers up your baby for the last little piggy who says, "Wee, wee, wee all the way home." Try making up your own silly rhymes!

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Baby Activities to do with your Child, Age 0-12 Months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Five Clues" - Ages 7+

Bonus question: Why are detectives sometimes called "gumshoes?"

Write down clues (one at a time) about the identity of a famous person, place, or object. Encourage your child to guess the secret identity within five clues.

Start out with a very broad clue, making each follow-up clue more detailed (if necessary).

Examples:

1. I am a well known place.

2. I am on the East Coast of the United States.

3. I am part of the United States, but I am not a state.

4. You can visit the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial here.

5. The President of the United States lives here.

Your child can guess the answer at any point: "Washington, DC!"

Now let your child provide clues to his own mystery person, place, or thing.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Thinking Activities to do with your Child, Ages 7 and Up. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Color Can" - Age 2

Color Recognition, Sorting, Motor Skills

Gather three empty cans and cover the lip of each with masking tape to protect against sharp edges. Cover the outside of each can with a different color of construction paer, such as yellow, red, and blue.

Now let your child sort his small toys such as colorful plastic building blocks into the three cans - blue blocks into the blue can, red blocks into the red can, etc. Or, create your own sorting items by cutting assorted shapes from red, yellow, and blue construction paper.

CAUTION! Monitor your child closely during this activity. Small items can pose a choking hazard.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Age 2 Activities to do with your Child, 24-36 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Comic Strips & Books" - Grades 1-3

Creativity, Story and Character Development, Layout

Look at the comic strips in your newspaper with your child and talk about how the characters words and thoughts appear in bubbles (called "saycons"), how the view of the action changes from panel to panel, and how sometimes the meaning or action is conveyed with only an illustration. (If you have a comic book available, go through it with your child and discuss its format.) Point out how some comic strips have a style that looks very realistic, and others have a looser cartoon-like feel.

Some comics feature people, some feature animals that talk, and some feature both.

Encourage your child to create his own humorous panel comic strip or comic book. For inspiration, help him to remember a funny situation (or just get him to think about what makes him laugh, in general). If he has a hard time coming up with comic strip/book ideas, you can just have fun illustrating various selections from a book of jokes (available at your local library).

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Writing Activities to do with your Child, Grades K-3rd, Ages 5-9. Available at SchooDoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Discovery Bag" - Age 1

Observation & Discovery, Object Permanence, Motor Skills

Place three or more household items or toys into a standard-sized pillowcase, making sure to include some toys that make noise. Let your child feel the outside of the pillowcase, then show her how to open it up and discover the items inside. She will enjoy removing and exploring each item and may even enjoy putting them back into the bag.

Caution! Monitor your child closely during this activity. Put away the pillowcase immediately after play.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Age 1 Activities to do with your Child, 12-24 months. Available at SchooDoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Color Flip" - Grades K-1st

Counting

Glue green and yellow construction paper together, back to back. After the glue has dried, cut the paper into sixteen similarly sized cards. They will be yellow on one side and green on the other.

Take these and lay eight green cards and eight yellow cards face up between you and your child. Let your child choose which color she would like to play with during the game.

To play the game, you and your child take turns throwing a die. The number on the die will determine how many of your opponent's cards you will be able to "flip over" to your color. For example, if your child rolls a two, she will turn over two of your green cards so they are yellow (her color).

A player wins when she succeeds in rolling the exact number necessary to allow her to flip over the last of her opponent's cards.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Math Activities to do with your Child, Grades Kindergarten to 3rd, Ages 5-9. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Animal Songs" - 3-12 month baby

Language Skills, Imagination

Add props when you sing songs to your child. for example, gather toy animals and make them dance around at the appropriate time during a rendition of "Old McDonald Had A Farm." Other songs to which you can add animal props include, "Pop Goes the Weasel," "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep," "Five Little Ducks," "The Bear Went Over The Mountain," etc.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Baby Activities to do with your Child, Age 0-12 Months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Clock Hunt" - Age 2

Listening Skills, Observation & Discovery

Set the alarm of a battery powered clock a few minutes ahead. While your child is not looking, hide it somewhere in the house, such as under a couch cushion, table, or blanket, or in a cabinet or closet. When the alarm goes off, help your child locate the clock, emphasizing the need to "follow the sound."

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Activities to do with your Child, Age 2, 24-36 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Composer/Artist of the Month" - Age 7+

How many pieces did Mozart compose before he died at age 35?
Composer/Artist of the Month -- Choose a composer or artist to focus on during the month and gather information from the library (musical samples of his/her work, books, art magazines, etc.) to explore with your child. find a picture of the artist or composer and post it prominently in your jhome as a way to spark discussion about his/her work.

As you listen to the composer's music, disucss with your child the kinds of emotions it makes you feel and what things it reminds you of (the sounds of a circus, wind in the trees, etc.). If at all possible, attend a concert featuring this composer, or attend an exhibit featuring the artist's work and ask your child for his opinions. What does he think the artist is trying to express with each piece? Does the artwork seem to be telling a story? Consider letting your child create a piece of artwork using the featured artist's typical medium (oil paints, watercolors, clay, etc.).

Exploring the works of various artists and talking about their differeing styles, choice of subjects, etc., can yhelp your child develop an understanding of how art takes many forms and how it changes over time.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Thinking Activities to do with your Child, Ages 7 & up. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Watering Jug" - Age 1

Observation & Discovery, Imagination

Using a hammer and nail, punch six small holes in the cap of a half-gallon plastic milk jug. Also make one small hole halfway down the side of the jug under the handle, as an air vent.

Fill the jug halfway with water and screw on the cap. show your child how to tilt the jug and sprinkle the flowers and grass outside. This is also a toy he will enjoy in the bathtub.

CAUTION! Monitor your child closely during this activity. Never leave a child unattended in or near the bathtub.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Age 1 Activities to do with your Child, 12-24 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Tour Guide" - Age 0 to 12 months

Language Skills, Observation & Discovery, Sensory Awareness

House Tour: Walk around the house with your child, describing what you see and do. For example, you can demonstrate how the light switch works, "The light is on. the light is off." As you let your child touch a particular object, give a detailed and repetitive description of what he is seeing, "This is the door. The door is open. The door is closed." You can also talk about the pictures on the wall, what you are doing as you start a load of wash, how the drawers open and close, etc.

Neighborhood Tour: Walk around your neighborhood with your child, letting him touch and experience the different textures of the plants and trees. Describe to him what you see, feel, and smell, "These pine needles are green and prickly." "Let's smell this pretty red rose." "Feel how soft the moss is, but this bark is rough." Nature is a great source of stimulation for all the senses!

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Baby Activities to do with your Child, Age 0-12 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Captions" - Grades K-3rd

Creative Writing, Composition, Handwriting

Help your child cut out interesting photos from newspapers or magazines, and glue them onto pieces of construction paper. Encourage her to provide appropriate (or just plain silly) captions for them. If your child isn't old enough to write yet, simply have her dictate captions to you.

Another fun place for captions is the family photo album. Let your child think up captions for a roll of photos you have just had developed or have her write captions on strips of paper and tape them under pictures in the family album. For extra fun, let her create and tape word and thought bubbles above peoples' heads in the photos.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Writing Activities to do with your Child, Grades K-3rd, Ages 5-9. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Coin Flip Stats" - Grades K-3rd

Statistics, Probability, Graphing

Create a 3 x 10 grid, as shown, and label the columns "heads/heads," "tails/tails," and "heads/tails."

You and your child each flip a coin, and then let your child color a square of the grid according to the results of the coin toss. for example, if both of your coins come up "heads," she will color a square at the bottom of the "heads/heads" column. If one of you flips heads and the other tails, she will fill in a square starting at the bottom of the "heads/tails" column.

Continue tossing coins until one of the columns is full. You and your child will find that the "heads/tails" column is most likely to fill up first. the probability of heads/tails coming up is greater because the combination can occur as either heads/tails or tails/heads.

Variation -- Weight the heads side on one (or b0th) coins with a bit of clay. Continue tossing the coins and see if (and how) that skews the results.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Math Activities to do with your Child, Grades Kindergarten to 3rd. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Chalk One Up for Fun" - Age 2

Large Motor Skills, Number Recognition, Imagination

Chalk Path: Draw a path of chalk squares, and encourage your child to walk the path while keeping his feet inside the squares. You may wish to number the squares and count along with him as he moves along the path.

Square Dancing: Draw four large squares on the sidewalk. When your child steps into one of the squares, announce, "This is the dancing square," and encourage him to dance inside the square. Other squares might include a humming square, a hopping square, or a wiggling square.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Age 2 Activities to do with your Child, 24-36 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Does It Make Sense?" - Grades K-2nd

Phonics, Word Recognition, Vocabulary

Write down word-beginnings on individual slips of paper and place them in a bag. In a separate bag, place slips of paper with word-endings written on them.

Some examples of word-beginnings could be individual consonants (B, C, D, F, G, etc.) or letter blends (BL, BR, CL, DR, FL, GL, GR, PL, QU, SC, SCR, SH, SK, SL, SN, SP, SPL, ST, STR, TH, TR, and WH).

Examples of word-endings include ACK, AD, AM, AN, AP, AT, ED, ICK, IM, IN, ING, INK, IP, OB, OCK, OG, OP, OT, OUT, UB, UD, UG, and UM.

Take turns with your child drawing one slip of paper from each bag. If the word created makes sense, the player gets one point. After each turn, the player returns each slip to its respective bag. The first player to reach twenty points wins that round.

NOTE: Have a dictionary on hand to help players confirm that the words being created in the game are real.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Reading Activities to do with your Child, Grades Kindergarten to 3rd, Ages 5 to 9. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Sticky Tapes" - Age 1

Sensory Awareness, Observation & Discovery, Language Skills

Gather assorted types of adhesive tapes from around your house, such as, masking tape, transparent tape, first aid tape, electrical tape, etc.

Offer your child a strip of one of these adhesive tapes and let him hold and experience it. Take a piece yourself and demonstrate how it can be stuck to, and removed from, his play table or your hand, or simply crumpled into a sticky ball. show how it can also be used to stick two things together, such as two of his toys, or two pieces of paper. Let him experience the other tapes and talk with him about how they compare, and their possible uses.

CAUTION: Monitor your child closely during this activity. Always use non-toxic materials.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Age 1 Activities to do with your Child, Age 12 to 24 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Checker Switcheroo" - Ages 7+

What switcheroo does a Furcifer Pardalis perform?

Place two red and two black checkers in a line on a five-square strip, leaving a space between the pairs.

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The object of this game is to swap the position of the checkers to:

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The rules of the game are as follows:

* A checker can either move one space sideways, or jump over a single checker to an empty space.

* Red checkers can only move to the right and black checkers can only move to the left.

Once she has mastered the above exercise, she can try swapping these positions!

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Thinking Activities to do with your Child, Ages 7 & up. Available at Schoodoodle.com

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Coin Solutions" - Grades 1-3

Currency, Mental Calculation

Give your child an assortment of coins (e.g. four dimes and four pennies), and pose some coin problems to him.

"Show me three coins that add up to twenty-one cents."

"Show me two coins that add up to twenty cents."

"Show me four coins that add up to forty cents."

"Show me five coins that add up to fourteen cents."

"Show me three coins that add up to thirty cents."

"Show me five coins that add up to thirty-two cents."

"Show me seven coins that add up to forty-three cents."

As your child becomes more skilled, give him additional coins (nickles, quarters, etc.) to work with.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Math Activities to do with your Child, Grades Kindergarten to 3rd, Ages 5-9. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Breaking News" - Age 2

Large Motor Skills

Place a 2-inch tear at the fold of a two-page spread of newspaper, at both the top and the bottom. Hold up the newspaper by the corners so that it creates a "wall" for your child to run through. Encourage him to run toward the paper and burst through it. The small tears at the top and bottom will help the paper split in two as he runs through it.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Age 2 Activities to do with your Child, 24-36 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Detective" - Grades K-3

Comprehension, Sequencing

Write four (or more) clues on individual index cards, and hide them around your home. Next, tell your child there is a surprise hidden in the house.

Show your child where the first clue is and let him read it ("You will find the next clue when you find 'deduce' in the dictionary."). When he looks in the designated location (that page of the dictionary), he will find the next clue card ("What you seek is in Dad's sock drawer."). Each clue leads to the next, until he finds his surprise!

Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Activities to do with your Child, Reading, Grades Kindergarten to 3rd, Ages 5-9. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Sock Sports" - Age 1

Large Motor Skills, Hand-Eye Coordination

Sock Slam Dunk: Stand an open, large paper grocery bag in the middle of a room. Hand your child a balled-up sock (or a small stuffed animal or ball) and show him how to race by the bag and throw the sock in. After a while, give him two balled-up socks to throw into the bag at the same time. You can also encourage your child to stand still and try to shoot the balled-up sock into the grocery bag from different distances.

Sock Target: Draw a face on a large paper grocery bag. Cut out a large hole for the mouth. Place the open bag on a table, put a book in the bottom of the bag to weigh it down, and let your child try to throw balled-up stocks into the mouth.

Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Activities to do with your Child, Age 1, 12-24 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Categories" - Ages 7+

What is a lepidopterist?

Think of a general category and suggest to your child that she try to think of things that fit the category. Some possible categories to explore might be flowers, birds, farm animals, things you find at the beach, unusual names, etc. Take turns choosing the categories and naming the items that go into each of them. To make it a bit more challenging, you can try to only name items for a given category that start with a specific letter. For example, if your category is "Sports" and you choose "S" as your letter, some possible entries might include the following: soccer, swimming, sky diving, snorkeling, skiing, etc.

You can also encourage your child to write down a certain number of words that fit the category or as many items as she can think of within a certain time frame. If she is playing with others, they can all write down as many items as possible individually (bonus points can be awarded for items that are not on the other players' lists).

Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Thinking Activities to do with your Child, Ages 7 and up. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Come Out Of The Barn!" - Preschool

Imagination, Listening Skills

Tell your child that you are going to play a game where she pretends that she is a farm animal and you are the farmer. Ask her what farm animal she wants to be, and talk about what the animal says (a cow says "moo," a pig says "oink," etc.).

Now have her go "into the barn," which could be going into another room, hiding under a little blanket tent laid over a table, or simply sitting on a chair. Tell her that you (the farmer) are going to call her out of the barn by speaking her language.

If she is a cow she can come out if you "moo," but if you "oink," or "baa," etc., she should stay in the barn. "Oink, oink. Come out of the barn! Hmm, that didn't work. Neigh, neigh. come out of the barn!" etc.

Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Preschool Activities to do with your Child, Ages 3 to 5. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Car Dealership" - Preschool

Imagination, Visual Discrimination, Language Skills, Listening Skills

Help your child line up some toy cars and trucks and explain that you are interested in "buying" a car. Tell him that your are ooking for a car with, for example, "a red stripe on the roof." When he spots the car you are talking about (possibly with the help of more clues), ask how much it is and pretend to pay for it.

Continue buying cars, or bring in other "customers" like stuffed animals or toy people to buy them.

Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Preschool Activities to do with your Child, Ages 3-5. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Coin Collection" - Grades Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

Currency, Place Value

This activity will help your child learn how to read the year-date on coins and also create an annual age progression of a group of coins.

Create a four-column grid on a piece of cardboard or poster board. Label the tops of the columns,

"Pennies," "Nickels," "Dimes," and "Quarters." In the sections of the grid below each heading, write the current year and each progressively earlier year until you have the ten most recent years written in each column.

Now help your child look for coins throughout the house, and tape or glue the appropriate ones onto their proper spots on the board. Finding all forty coins might take a while, but a lot of the fun is in keeping an eye out for the missing years.

Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Math Activities to do with your Child, Grades K-3rd, Ages 5-9. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Music Time" - Ages 0-12 months

Sensory Awareness, Language Skills

Move Along: Babies love music and hearing you sing. As you are singing or listening to music with your baby, hold him and move to the rhythm or pat him gently in time to the music.

Sing & Stretch: As you sing a song such as "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," gently curl and uncurl your child's arms and legs to the rhythm.

Sing & Do: Sing about what you are doing while you are with your child. For example, "We're getting in the car! We're getting in the car! Hi Ho the Derry-O, we're getting in the car!"

Song List: Tape a list of songs by your child's changing table to help you remember different tunes to changing his diaper. You can also make up songs, such as, "I love Nicky's nose, nose, nose. I love Nicky's tummy, tummy, tummy."

Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Baby Activities to do with your Child, 0-12 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Better Than..." - Grades 1-3

Expressing Ideas, Critical Thinking, Persuasion Skills, Sentence Structure

Debate Team -- Ask your child for input as you select a topic of debate (speedboat vs. sailboat, cat vs. dog, pancakes vs. waffles, etc.) and let him choose which side of the "debate" he wants to take.

You and your child will each write down five points that support your individual position and then compare them. Talk about the relative merits of the written statements and decide whether or not either of you was able to sway the other's opinion.

Some examples of arguments to use in a debate about speedboats vs. sailboats might include the following: "Seppedboats go fast." "Sailboats are quiet and peaceful." "Speedboats can pull a water skier." "Sailboats don't pollute."

Braggart -- In this game you and your child take turns one-upping each other with more and more far-fetching claims (going father, higher, faster, etc.)

You can begin by writing a statement such as, "I rode my bike to the middle of downtown!" Your child can counter with, "I rode my bike to Montana!" You might then boast, "I rode my bike across the Atlantic Ocean and back!" etc. Before long, one of you will be claiming to have ridden your bike around the universe while standing on your head with your eyes closed!

Source: Smart & Simple Writing Activities to do with your Child, Grades Kindergarten to 3rd Grade, Ages 5-9. Available at Schoodoodle.com.

Free Parent Involvement Activity - "Blocks & Sticks" - Age 2

Motor Skills, Creativity

Cut floral foam blocks into various sizes, and gather ten or more sticks (dowels, chopsticks, or twigs). Place the foam blocks and sticks in front of your child and show him how they can be joined together. Then let him create his own unusual structures.

CAUTION! Monitor your child closely during this activity. Put away the materials immediately after play. Always use non-toxic materials.

Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Age 2 Activities to do with your Child, Age 2, 24-36 months. Available at Schoodoodle.com.