Title I Office Washoe School District

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Saturday

February 2013
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Take your child to a playground or park. Encourage her to swing, climb and use the slide.

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Start a chain of hearts. Cut out small hearts. Each day, write a reason you love your child on one and attach it to the chain.

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Its National Cherry Month and Great American Pie Month. Celebrate by baking a cherry pie with your child. Tuck a Valentine in your childs lunch every day next week. Write a special I love you message on each.

Make a bookmark. On a piece of thin cardboard, have your child draw a scene or write a quotation from a book.

Tell your child we learn when we try new things. Today, try a new food or take a new route home.

Be creative in the Read a story to Have your child kitchen. See who your child and use a write a Valentines can invent the greatest- different voice for each message to someone tasting new pizza character. who is sick or lonely. topping. Mail it to that person.

Set aside time today to work on a hobby with your child.

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Its the Ask your child birthday of if she has ever Thomas Edison. Teach been bullied in school. your child that he said: If she has, be sure to Theres no substitute alert the school. for hard work.

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After your child Tell and show goes to bed, family members leave a Valentine where that you love them. hell see it first thing tomorrow morning. Talk to your child about people she admires. Ask her why she admires them.

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Let your child pick out an unfamiliar vegetable at the grocery store. Find a recipe and give it a try!

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Dissolve some salt and water in a glass. Watch for a few days. Talk about what happens. Go to the library and check out two books with your child. Check out some books for yourself, too!

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Encourage your child to write a thank-you to a favorite teacher this month.

Make a crossword puzzle with your child to review spelling words.

In 1473, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born. Ask your child to draw a picture of the solar system.

On a map, have Its the your child find birthday of the country from which George Washington. your ancestors came. How many facts can your child list about this famous president?

Look through the house. Ask your child to make a list of everything that comes from plants.

At bedtime Have your child tonight, tell write a poem or your child a story about story from the point of yourself when you were view of a family pet. his age.

Have your child Put on music read to you as and spend 15 youre cleaning up after minutes drawing or supper. Or read to your writing with your child. child as she cleans up! Let the music be your inspiration.

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