Ideas for mentoring
M and M Games
Shelly Hochstetler, Kids Hope USA Director for First Baptist Church shares her inspiration below for the M & M Feeling Game and M & M Anger Game. “I was inspired by the breakout session that I attended on the power of relationships at the IL Regional Conference, and I was looking for some new ideas on talking …
BINGO with a ZING!
Celebrate National Reading Month by playing Zingo! This innovative game encourages pre-readers & early readers alike to match the pictures & words on their challenge cards with the tiles revealed in the Zingo! The first player with a full card wins the game by yelling “Zingo!”. Two levels of play & several game variations.
SNOW much FUN with snowflakes!
Click on the worksheet images below to download these fun snowflake worksheets for you and your mentee to work on during your time together:
Motivating Children to Read
Five Main Ingredients for Motivating Children to Read 1. Self-Efficiency-start at their level 2. Interest- find something that matches their interests and remember that you do not have to finish a whole book 3. Choice- Self-selected reading increases reading 4. Time- Make sure that they have time to read during every mentoring hour 5. Encouragement – Tell …