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Parents & Educators
On three consecutive Saturdays in November, the Museum of Science in Boston will host hands-on events for young children, with materials provided by the WGBH series, Peep and the Big Wide World. Open-ended, child-centered activities will revolve around investigating shadows, ramps, and/or structures. Children will go home with more activity ideas and nonfiction trade books. The events are offered from 11:00am until noon on November 3, 10 and 17th. The events are included with regular exhibit hall admission ($17 for adults, $14 for children ages 3 to 11, $15 for seniors over 60). Please call the Museum library to register at 617-589-0170
Explore Shadows with Your Child
 Click here to download.
Explore Structures with Your Child
Click here to download.
Explore Ramps with Your Child
Click here to download. |
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Dear Parents…
All parents wish for their children to have the very best education, as success in learning is key to success in life. Educators and parents alike know that reading is at the heart of all learning. This guide will show you how to help your child learn to read well and to increase their vocabulary and critical thinking skills.
Reading First – Using the Newspaper
Click here to download a printable version of this guide. (1.9 M) |
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Family literacy
We know that students do better in school when they are reading, writing, and participating in literacy activities with their families. Family Literacy Month is a great way to support their education; to help children toward lifelong learning; and to engage community partners in organizing a variety of family-centered events. For a listing of suggested family literacy ideas as well as how communities can organize their own literacy events, log on to http://www.doe.mass.edu/familylit/month/month2.html or http://mblc.state.ma.us/mblc/news/2006/nr061013.php
RESOURCES:
For Parents
http://www.readingrockets.com/
Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. The Reading Rockets project is comprised of PBS television programs, available on videotape and DVD; online services, including the web sites ReadingRockets.org and ColorinColorado.org; and professional development opportunities. |
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Activity: The Weather
Age level: Pre-School/Elementary School
Submitted by Lei-Anne Ellis
Massachusetts Literacy Foundation - Literacy Champion 2004
Read the book The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
Synopsis: On a windy day, the wind blows away articles from several people. Mr. White loses his umbrella, while the letters are whipped out of the hands of the postman. Everyone who looses something runs after it until, finally, the wind lets everything it has taken drop to the ground. It then whips out to sea pushing a boat along.
After reading the book, put a blank calendar page for the month on your refrigerator. Every day, check the newspaper for the day’s weather forecast. Write down a weather word found in the forecast that best describes the day on the calendar. At the end of the month, look back at the calendar. Talk about the month’s weather. What would be the best word to describe the month’s overall weather? |
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