{"product_id":"2940013829770","title":"HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED Book Three: HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED AT SCHOOL WITH ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGED 5 TO 11. You can make the most of your child's natural curiosity. Teaching and learning happen when parents and children do simple things together.","description":"SNEAK PEAK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOREWORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the question we parents are always trying to answer. It's \u003cbr\u003egood that children ask questions: that's the best way to learn. \u003cbr\u003eAll children have two wonderful resources for learning -- \u003cbr\u003eimagination and curiosity. As a parent, you can awaken your \u003cbr\u003echildren to the joy of learning by encouraging their imagination \u003cbr\u003eand curiosity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Helping Your Child Succeed at School' is one in a series of \u003cbr\u003ebooks on different education topics intended to help you make the \u003cbr\u003emost of your child's natural curiosity. Teaching and learning are \u003cbr\u003enot mysteries that can only happen in school. They also happen \u003cbr\u003ewhen parents and children do simple things together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor instance, you and your child can: sort the socks on laundry \u003cbr\u003eday -- sorting is a major function in math and science; cook a \u003cbr\u003emeal together -- cooking involves not only math and science but \u003cbr\u003egood health as well; tell and read each other stories -- \u003cbr\u003estorytelling is the basis for reading and writing (and a story \u003cbr\u003eabout the past is also history); or play a game of hopscotch \u003cbr\u003etogether -- playing physical games will help your child learn to \u003cbr\u003ecount and start on a road to lifelong fitness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy doing things together, you will show that learning is fun and \u003cbr\u003eimportant. You will be encouraging your child to study, learn, \u003cbr\u003eand stay in school -- important goals for any child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a way for you to help meet these goals. It will give \u003cbr\u003eyou a short run-down on facts, but the biggest part of the book \u003cbr\u003eis made up of simple, fun activities for you and your child to do \u003cbr\u003etogether. Your child may even beg you to do them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has been said:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The first teachers are the parents, both by example and \u003cbr\u003econversation. But don't think of it as teaching. Think of it as \u003cbr\u003efun.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, let's get started. I invite you to find an activity in this \u003cbr\u003ebook and try it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiane Ravitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Basics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere Our Children Learn\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eÖ :   F7                       ŠWhat Our Children Learn From Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow Our Children Learn From Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Messages To Send\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActivities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan You Top This?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eListen!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTime Marches On\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow You See It, Now You Don't\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStart to Finish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm OK, We're OK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere Did I Put That?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy Place\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWell Done!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow Time Flies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHomework Made Easy(!)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivide It Up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelp Wanted\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow Can I Help?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTV Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParents and the Schools\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the earliest memory you have of being in school?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcitement?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFear?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWonder?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRejection?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoy?\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eÖ :   F7                       ŠINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do you feel about your years in school? If you have happy \u003cbr\u003ememories, chances are you can help your children be excited about \u003cbr\u003elearning and have good memories, too. If you disliked school, \u003cbr\u003eit's harder, but you can do lots of things to help make school a \u003cbr\u003ebetter experience for your children than it was for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe good news is that every child in every family has the power \u003cbr\u003eto succeed in school and in life, and every parent, grandparent, \u003cbr\u003eand care-giver can help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut how do we help our children succeed? How do we give them the \u003cbr\u003epower? The most important thing we can do is be involved with our \u003cbr\u003echildren's education even before they are in school, then stay \u003cbr\u003einvolved once they are in school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is about what we can do in our own homes, right now, \u003cbr\u003ethat will help our children go to school wanting to learn. It \u003cbr\u003eincludes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Basic information on what we know about success in school;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Activities for children ages 5-11 to help them acquire the \u003cbr\u003eskills to succeed;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Questions and answers about when to talk to the teacher and how \u003cbr\u003eto handle parent-teacher conferences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuccess in school takes hard work, planning, a few basic skills, \u003cbr\u003eand the will to want to succeed. How do we pass these ideas on to \u003cbr\u003eour children?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat we know about success in school is a combination of common \u003cbr\u003esense mixed with new ideas about learning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe do know the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Where our children learn is important. We can find inexpensive \u003cbr\u003eand easy things to do at home -- where our children first start \u003cbr\u003elearning -- that will make them want to learn. We can also \u003cbr\u003estrengthen our ties with the community and the schools, where \u003cbr\u003elearning continues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. What our children learn from us is important. What we say and \u003cbr\u003edo can build their maturity and self-confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTO BE CONTINUED... Buy now and enjoy the contents in full!","brand":"S.H.W.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070259380464,"sku":"2940013829770","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013829770_p0.jpg?v=1763595251","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013829770","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}