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| Author: Orlando Clark |
Now that summer vacation is here, what's on your child's list of things to do? To have fun, of course! And as a parent, it's your job to make sure your kids can achieve that goal while at the same time continuing to learn.
Numerous studies on the phenomenon known as summer brain drain all conclude the same thing: knowledge is a use it or lose it kind of thing. But how do you keep learning top of mind with all the competition out there for your kids' attention? The answer is to encourage them to take part in fun activities with a purpose. Look for ways to work the three Rs (reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic) into their everyday lives.
Visit the library
A good place to start is with a weekly visit to your local library. This time of year, many offer programs that introduce kids to authors and expose them to books on all different subjects. Encourage your children to attend these programs, and to check out and read books that appeal to their interests. Also be on the look out for Read-A-Thons where local retailers team up with libraries to offer kids prizes in exchange for reading a certain number of books.
Read Highlights for Children magazine
Another great learning tool the kids should pick up this summer is the Highlights for Children magazine, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Launched in June 1946, 'Highlights' is the most widely read consumer children's magazine with more than 2 million readers each month, and remains focused on helping children become their best selves.
Among the most popular features found in each issue: a Hidden Pictures puzzle that challenges young readers to find small pictures hidden inside a larger image; 'Goofus and Gallant,' a feature in which two young boys model good behavior and bad behavior in situations that are familiar to parents and kids; and 'Ask Arizona,' a series in which a girl named Arizona writes an advice column for other children. The sections featuring science experiments and things kids can make are also extremely popular.
'In this increasingly complex world, where so often kids seem hurried through childhood, a magazine like Highlights is more important than ever,' says Christine French Clark, the magazine's editor. 'We understand the influence of words and pictures on children, so we choose ours carefully, always keeping the best interests of our young readers top of mind.'
Travel
Planning a road trip this summer? Don't just let your kids sit in the back seat watching movies or playing video games. Encourage them to play games that will keep them thinking.
Here are some ideas:
* Challenge the kids to a game where they have to find all the letters in the alphabet, in order, on road signs, license plates, billboards, etc.
* Bring along puzzle-solving activities that will keep kids challenged, and make the time pass quicker. Not sure where to find age-appropriate games? Log on to www.highlights.com and check out their online catalog. Here are some great activities for the car:
Which Way USA? is a book of activities designed for kids ages 7 and up. With a U.S. road map as their guide, children meet fascinating heroes, visit natural and man-made wonders and relive great historical events, all while solving puzzles and reading maps.
Puzzlemania is a book of puzzles designed for children ages 6 and up. It offers mazes, brainteasers, word games, Hidden Pictures, matching and memory games and more. The kids will have to use their reading, reasoning, math skills and creativity to solve the puzzles.
Hidden Pictures Playground is great for the little ones. This book of activities introduces young pre-readers and beginning readers (ages 4 and up) to the fun of success with puzzles. Big, bold images, lots of bright colors, sticker activities, rhymes and more will capture young children's interest, and help build confidence as they complete these puzzles by themselves. |
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