Have you heard of Pete the Cat? My guess is that the child you mentor has read one or two of Pete’s fun books. Each one has a groovy tune that will make it easy for your child to read along. When you’re out and about this summer, look for one of Pete’s books to …
Before you throw out those old magazines, STOP and read this blog post… they could help your student learn to read! Purchase a simple notebook and label each page with a letter A-Z. As you look through magazines, let your child cut out pictures from the pages, determine what letter the word starts with, and then …
NEW GAME ALERT! We tried this game out at my house this weekend and we fell in love with it…I think you will, too! It’s called Bear Hunt and it’s a wooden game board created by the company Melissa and Doug. What makes it special? First, it’s wooden, so it’s durable! The pieces are all …
It’s National Teacher Appreciation week starting on May 7-11. Take some time with your mentee and write your teacher a note of appreciation. Not only will it put a smile on the teacher’s face, this is a great opportunity to teach your child a lesson on gratefulness. Teacher Appreciation Anonymous With a special gift for …
Did you know that March 31 is National MULE Day? Talk to your child about what it means to be stubborn. Are you ever stubborn? Does your child think they are ever stubborn? Is it ever good to be stubborn? Write a short paragraph on this topic and be sure to draw a mule to …
SPRING has sprung, so connect your next mentoring session with this new season! Here are some ways to do that… #1- Write out the word SPRINGTIME on a piece of cardstock paper without letting your child see the word. Cut apart each letter and ask your child to use the individual letters to make new …
Tell your PEEP that you think they are great with this tag and a bag of PEEPS!
Here are some fun St. Patrick’s Day ideas for your mentoring hour this week… * Read the book St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting. * Share a GREEN snack together ( if you have permission from the school) * Hide gold coins around the mentoring room and let your child look for …
Students who are learning to read need to practice the basic sight words, but let’s face it…sometimes that can get really boring! Jazz up sight word practice by playing a game of TWISTER. There are a couple of ways you can do this… 1- Tape a different letter on each dot on the Twister mat. …
Since it’s Reading Month, I wanted READING to be the focus during my mentoring hour with my six year old today. With very little effort, I was able to help him with all five components of reading AND have fun at the same time… in fact, his giggles were contagious! I enjoyed laughing with him. …
