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Capture a teens attention and help them learn and retain information with games. (The following ideas are often just as fun and challenging for adults) If it has been a long time since you played a game with your teen, give these a whirl. They are a far cry from mind-numbing chutes and ladders!
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games for teens, chess, online games for teens, educational games

chess isn't the only game that challenges ( thankfully!)

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 9-11, Books, Computer Based, Maths, Reading, Social Studies, Toys, Writing

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Running is Fun-Start a Kids Running Club

July 6th 2010 03:46

Encourage healthy habits by starting a running club for kids. Enlist the help of local teens or parents and have fun. A running club can be an informal meeting at your home or local park, or it can be started as an after school program at school.

It's no secret that kids are more sedentary than ever before. The options to keep them in their chairs are staggering; tv, dvd's, video games, computer games, facebook, myspace, twitter, chatting, texting and homework.

Team sports aren't for every child, and are simply too expensive and time consuming for some families. One option is to start a running club in your neighborhood with a few of your child's friends, or present your ideas to your child's school.

Organize one by following the tips in this article

Use one of these free worksheets to enhance your program;
Run Across the Country
Treasure Chest Fitness
Running is Fun!

Happy Feet Kids

Find more great info on Carol Goodrow's web site

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Writing

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Science....and Father's Day

June 15th 2010 14:09

Incorporate science lessons into your summer fun. Using art materials to teach science is a sneaky way to slip abstract ideas into your child, making them easier to grasp. Let these ideas double as Father's Day gifts or activities for dad to do with their kids.

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Make Grass Head Characters
Nature Journals
Fossils

grass head, father's day gift, grass characters, chia pets

Grass Head Characters

Consider making a grass head character for Father's Day!
Make a whole family, mom, siblings...dog?

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Craft, Writing

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Incredible Paintings of Felix Clousseau-Creative Writing Lesson Plans

May 12th 2010 00:51

Jon Agee wrote and illustrated, The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau, a charming story full of surprises.

Jon Agee brings the old adage, "Art imitates life," alive with surprising twists in the picture book, The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau. Introduce your class to a book about an unknown artist and let them figure out the clues shown in the illustrations. This book needs to be read in such a way that everyone in the class can see the pictures on each page.

Artists from all over Paris gather to show their art at the Royal Palace. An unknown painter named Felix Clousseau also brings his art piece to the show. Everyone laughed at his work until the painting, "quacked." All of a sudden, Felix Clousseau became famous around Paris.

Trouble began as his paintings
came to life. Sadly, Felix was put in prison because of all the chaos this caused. He was eventually set free when one of his paintings made him a hero.

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Reading, Writing

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