As anticipation for the 2014 Winter Olympics builds, discover how you can turn the games into an educational opportunity for your distance learner. With help from online resources, explore topics from sports writing to the science behind ice skating as you take in the 2014 Games.
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Keep Your Family Active This Winter
Keeping your family fit can be a fun adventure. But for folks who face frigid climates in the winter, it can also be a challenge. It doesn't take long for kids and even adults who sit inside all day to get antsy. Make good use of pent-up energy and keep your family active with these enjoyable indoor and outdoor wintertime exercises and activities.
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Activities: To Quit or Not to Quit
Involving your distance learner in community activities is a great way for them to meet new friends and develop new skills and hobbies. But your heart may sink if, after months of investing time and money in recreational activities, your student utters the phrase, "I want to quit."
There are no concrete rules when it comes to quitting. Some argue that continued participation teaches commitment, while others argue letting students quit helps them identify their true interests. The decision should ultimately depend on the individual student and situation.
To encourage your student to give an activity a fair chance, you can create a home environment that supports your learner's activities. Here are some suggestions from music professors and coaches about involving your student in activities, embracing the activities at home, and confronting the desire to quit.
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Make an Impact on Earth Day
With Earth Day upon us, we realize importance of preserving our planet. Today, or even this week, is a great time to teach your distance learner about the impact of reducing, reusing, and recycling. Here are three ways to engage your student in protecting our environment.
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5 Ways for Christian Distance Learning Families to Stay Fit
Spring and summer provide great opportunities for Christian distance learning families to head outdoors and get active. Outdoor physical activities can help you fend off summer boredom and keep fit. Start planning activities now so that when the weather warms up you can enjoy as much time outside as possible. Here are five fun fitness activities for distance learning families to complete throughout the summer.
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4 Ways to Encourage Your Distance Learning Writer
Today, April 10, is Encourage a Young Writer Day. Take some time throughout the next week to celebrate and inspire your distance learning writer. Here are four fun ways to encourage your student to expand writing skills.
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Make Gardening Educational for Your Distance Learner
Spring has sprung, which means it will only be a matter of time before farmers and gardeners begin planting their crops. Consider planting a garden with your distance learner this spring. You can provide your student with unique educational experiences while enjoying the outdoors and homegrown food.
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Fun Lesson Plans Using Rubber Bands
Many people recognize March 17 as St. Patrick's Day, but it's likely that far fewer people know that the rubber band was also patented on that date. The credit for this stretchy wonder goes to Stephen Perry who patented the item in 1845. Today, most rubber bands are made from a natural rubber known as latex, which comes from rubber trees grown in warm, moist climates.
In addition to its practical use of holding items together, there are several ways to incorporate rubber bands into engaging lesson plans. Try some of these activities with your student, all of which can be completed using common household items.
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4 Fun Crafts to Celebrate Dr. Seuss
March 2 marks the birth of a well-known children’s author, Dr. Seuss. Born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904, Seuss grew up listening to his mother recite rhymes to him before bedtime. More than 100 years later, parents across the globe do the same for their children with his rhymes.
Reading and learning how to rhyme can help expand a child’s vocabulary and reading comprehension. Consider setting aside some time this week to celebrate the life of Dr. Seuss by pairing these fun crafts with one of his books.
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10 Tips for Teaching Your Student Respect
Bullying is ugly. When a student stands by and let's another child be bullied, he is in fact condoning that behavior. Fear of becoming a fellow target or not knowing how to control the situation are several reasons students stay silent. (Warning signs of bullying to look for in your student.) [Read more…]