Guest post from Kristina at Kidsactivitiesblog.com
Learning to build a word family is an important pre-reading activity. Turn learning into a fun game for kids by letting your child use some colorful sticky notes!
I have been doing a lot of activities with my son to help us focus on some Back to School Basics skills. We’ve been working on simple pre-kinder and kindergarten level math, writing, and pre-reading activities.
For weeks both parents and children have been preparing for the first day of school. And with everything from book bags to wardrobe purchased, there is one area that parents may have overlooked—preparing your kids for a healthy school year. Though schools have been cutting back on unhealthy meals and snack, it does not necessarily mean your child will be eating healthy foods. Whether you send off your first grader or high school senior, the same rules apply when it comes to eating right. Here, Co-founder of BeyondDiet.com and Nutritionist Isabel De Los Rios provides helpful tips to best prepare parents and students for a healthy school year.
What to Pack
“You want to be sure your child is fueled with the right combination of healthy protein, carbohydrates and fat to maintain energy levels, avoiding fatigue and cranky behavior,” explains Isabel.
In December 2011, the annual Marist Poll revealed that “whatever” had for the third consecutive year been judged as the most annoying conversational word or phrase in the English language. Indeed, nearly four in ten adults in the United States found this word obnoxious.
What is it about the word “whatever” that gets people so worked up? Its continual usage is certainly a contributing factor. Whenever people don’t want to commit to a particular opinion, choice or course of action this word gets trotted out. The excessive use of the word, however, is only part of the problem because the attitude that accompanies it is, arguably, what really gets people hot under the collar. Think about it. Whenever someone says the word “whatever” they generally roll their eyes, curl their lip and apathetically shrug their shoulders. These gestures aren’t exactly pretty and this is because they convey an air of contempt along with a “count me out” stance.
