Tip #75 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (Alder & Trombly) - Holiday
Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly.
#75
Every
Day’s a Holiday!
To
show a child what once delighted you, to find the child’s delight added to your
own,
this is happiness.
~J.B. Priestley
Holidays offer many ways
to practice various reading skills in fun, motivating (and sometimes yummy!)
ways. Try some of these ideas for some (or all!) holidays:
● Check
out a book or two at the library about the holiday, then write out words
associated with that holiday and play a special game of “Hidden Treasure!” with
your child (Idea #20);
● use
those words to sort by features or put in alphabetical order;
● write
out the name of the holiday (or choose a large word associated with the holiday
and see how many smaller words your family can come up with using only the
letters in that word);
● cook
a meal associated with the holiday, letting your child read the directions and
measure the ingredients;
● make
personalized cards to send out;
● leave
her a special little love note in her lunch box; and/or
● find
ways to incorporate reading into specific holidays, such as doing any of the
activities listed below.
○ Read
valentine heart candies to each other and then make up some sayings of your
own. (Afterward, eat the candies, of course!)
○ Make
up an Easter Egg hunt with clues inside plastic eggs that lead your child to
the next clue, with a special prize at the end.
○ Write
letters to the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, etc.
○ At
Thanksgiving, take time for your whole family to actually write out what they are
grateful for.
○ On
the 4th of July, make a list of things we have/ do today that we did not have when
America first became a country in 1776.
○ Have
your child write “old-fashioned” thank you notes to anyone who has given her a
gift.
○ Handwrite
invitations to parties.
Expand
on these ideas and use them for any holiday. Use a holiday as a special time not
only for family and friends but also for having some fun with reading and
writing!
Cindy McKinley Alder Patti Trombly
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