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Lifelong Learning
Recommended Reading
Reading together & incorporating literacy into your daily life & routines is important for bonding, developing language, expanding vocabulary & fostering empathy
Here are some book suggestions for home libraries & classrooms:
Holidays & Celebrations
There are no notable holidays for this month.
Arts & Crafts
The visual arts are important for exploring creative expression as well as developing hand-eye coordination, dexterity, tenacity, & executive functioning skills
Crafts & Creativity Resources Recommended by Maestra Casiano:
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Disney® Encanto bead & charm bracelet making kitUS$6.89US$5.78 -
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Felt Finger Puppet Craft Kits (Valentine’s Day)US$9.98US$4.88 -
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Zap! 101 Paper PlanesUS$7.99US$7.89 -
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DIY Science: 30 Incredible Home Experiments - bookUS$9.99US$4.99
Music & Dance
Fostering whole child development involves incorporating kinesthetics, rhythm, musical intelligence, & creative expression through performing arts into daily lives
Kid Culinary Creations
Cooking & baking together is great for family bonding while providing real life opportunities to explore math concepts such as fractions, measurements, & proportions; practice reading & writing recipes using specialized vocabulary & sequencing words; and developing gastronomical awareness
S.T.E.M. Exploration
Explore key concepts from science, technology, engineering & math using items from around the house.
Printable Materials
For Kids in Preschool through Kindergarten:
Elementary Grades
(K-2):
Elementary Grades
(3-5):
Middle School Grades
(6-8):
Career Exploration
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It is never too early to start talking about your child's interests, strengths, curiosity, & options for the future
Executive Functioning
Executive Functioning (EF) is basically the brain's management system. EF is a set of mental skills including working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control that are used daily to learn, work, and manage daily life.
Trouble with executive function can make it hard to focus, follow directions, and handle emotions, among other things.
Social-Emotional Tips
Social & emotional development, especially in early childhood, provides a critically important foundation for children in developing & learning throughout their lives.
Social development refers to the ability to initiate, create, foster, & sustain meaningful relationships with adults & peers.
Emotional development refers to the ability to express, recognize, interpret, & manage one's emotions & the ability to respond appropriately to others' emotions.
Here are some great resources for teaching children to be altruistic, tolerant, & empathetic:
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Fishy Feelings - A Mirror Book about EmotionsUS$9.99US$5.79 -
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Expressing My Emotions - A Mindfulness Skills WorkbookUS$4.99US$4.29 -
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Made Out of Stars - A Journal for Self-Realization bookUS$14.99US$8.99
Family Fun Night Idea
S.T.E.A.M. Exploration
Capillary Action & Chomatography
Coffee Filter Butterfly Sun Catchers
Craft Kit - Coffee Filter Butterflies
Get the necessary supplies to create four coffee filter butterfly sun catchers.
Each order includes:
• Coffee Filters (10)
• Washable Markers (8 pack)
• Self-adhesive laminating sheets (4)
• Pipe cleaners (8 precut pieces)
• Small spray bottle for water (1)
• Clothes pins (4)
• Ribbon for hanging
• Instructions
Check out additional arts & crafts ideas available for kids of all ages!
Family Movie Night
MJR Theater Summer Movie Specials for August
MJR Theaters are offering certain family friendly movies to be shown over the summer for ticket costs of $3. These are fun, air conditioned, budget friendly opportunities for fun for this summer!
After watching the movie, try these enrichment activities:
•Making Connections Activity ("Shrek 2"): Have your child identify which character your child wishes were real so your child could meet the character. Discuss why your child would like to meet that character. Have your child draw a picture showing what they would do together and have them write about the things they would do on a special day
•Story Elements Activity ("Sing 2"): Stories can be discussed in terms of the "Story Elements". This Youtube video might help you understand story elements & how to identify them. Complete a “High Five” with your child using the five fingers/thumb on your hand. Identify the following as you move through your fingers: 1- characters (WHO or what does or says something in the movie); 2- setting location (WHERE does the story take place); 3- setting time (WHEN does the story tale place: present, past, future); 4- Plot (WHAT happens in the story); 5- Lesson identification (WHY did the events take place)
•Genre Discussion Activity ("Trolls - Band Together"): Discuss what fiction and nonfiction are (This Youtube video on fiction & nonfiction might help you... it talks about books but the same applies to movies). Discuss how there can be elements of nonfiction present in fiction. Identify how the story portrayed in the movie is fiction (e.g. talking animals, human behaviors, non-humans wearing clothes, etc.). Have your child draw a scene from the movie. Make a list of things that are real-like and things that are make believe in that scene.
Exploring Story Elements: Characters, Setting & Plot
Exploring Genres: Fiction & Nonfiction:
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