Get to know something about your child as you play a quick game of “Categories”. Share a category (my house, my bedroom, my neighborhood, my school, the playground, my friend’s house, my mentoring hour) and let your child list things they like to do at each place. Pay close attention to the activities that your …
A simple star diagram can help your child practice reading comprehension and story writing. After reading a good book, create a star similar to this image. Together, talk about the story answering the 5 W’s…who is the story about? where did it take place? when did it take place? what happened? For WHY you could …
Behind every KIDS HOPE USA mentor and mentee there is a prayer partner who is praying exclusively for them. This is a powerful gift and I was reminded of this again last night as I had the opportunity to connect with a KIDS HOPE prayer partner. She was smiling from ear to ear as she …
How can we teach the children that we mentor to walk or run away from trouble? Here’s a science experiment that might just stick in their mind the next time they are faced with a choice to obey or not to obey…. 1. Gather supplies: small bowl of water, pepper, liquid dishwashing detergent, toothpick 2. …
Students and mentors will have fun as they race to be the first player to reach 500 points. Players roll the 9 dice that come with this game and score points by adding the numbers rolled. They can continue rolling and making points as long as they don’t roll the three dice that spell out …
Here’s a simple craft that you can do with your child during the mentoring hour. Create a snowflake using white yarn, scissors, glue, a pie tin and wax paper. First, have your child dip yarn strings in glue that is in a pie tin. Use the yarn to form a snowflake on wax paper, overlapping …
During the first part of January help your child set goals for the new year. Begin by explaining that a goal is something you want to achieve. Help your child think up a goal for different areas in their life…academic, social, behavior. Some examples may be… * Turn in my homework on time * Make …
Everytime you meet with your KIDS HOPE USA student, it is important to take time at the beginning of the hour to reconnect and to find out how they are doing. We call this part of the KIDS HOPE hour the “Know What” period. This is when you will hear things like, “Know what I …
GIVE ‘EM a HAND….a “handy” method for understanding the concept of measurement 1. Have your student trace around one of her hands on cardstock paper and write her name on it. 2. To ensure that the hand lasts, you may consider covering it with contact paper or laminate it. 3. Model for your student how …
