Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., Collaborative Problem Solving; author, The Explosive Child And Lost at School

Resources

Lives in the Balance, resource information on my different topics

Resources on Infants and Toddlers With Challenging Behavior

Toddlers and Challenging Behavior

Cara Will, fourth and fifth grade teacher, Burgundy Farm Country Day School

Resources

Keep in mind that your CHILD is your most important resource – WHAT is interesting to HIM?
Find projects and activities he wants to explore.
Teachers
Libraries
Museums
Google: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
www.education.com
www.burgundyfarm.org

The following tips were compiled by faculty at Burgundy Farm Country Day School.

• Be a detective!
• Use a notebook to record observations and interpretations, or even write a mystery story
• Museum visits can serve as inspiration, but so can everyday household events
• Use newspapers or magazines for a scavenger hunt
• Find specific words, pictures, happenings, maps
• Read an article a day
• Read the comics
• State license plate game when driving
• Use a map to learn geography
• Earn “extra points” for knowing capitals or abbreviations
• Bake together to practice fractions: double or halve the recipes
• Allow children to plan, shop and cook for one meal a month
• Compare prices in the grocery store and estimate the total
• Take nature walks and keep track of what you see each time
• Compare temperatures, wind, precipitation, etc.
• Sort and identify rocks, leaves, shells, sticks, etc.
• Group items and learn to skip count, multiply, estimate, etc.
• Search for patterns and shapes
• Ask children to explain their choices for collecting certain items
• Write about experiences, observations, hypotheses
• Take pictures to create a photo catalog, including descriptions
• Plan a fundraiser
• Choose a cause that’s important to your child, let them write about why they are so interested in that cause
• Write and send invitations / information
• Take the subway / metro, letting your children plan the route and calculate the cost

Ronald S. Gird, Meteorologist, National Weather Service, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration

Resources

Watch Out…Storms Ahead! Owlie Skywarn’s Weather Book
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
School science clubs
Visit local science museums – most have weather exhibits
Teens can volunteer at local forecast offices
Open Houses at forecast centers locally
American Meteorological Society
Many schools have weather equipment installed by a commercial company, and they are all linked.
NOAA weather radios – carried in commercial stores.
National Geographic Society has a Forces of Nature Web site

Jaclyn Halpern, Psy.D., psychologist, Mindwell Psychology (Bethesda, MD) and the Expressive Therapy Center (Rockville, MD).

Resources

TalkingWithKids

Supporting Your Child’s Communication Skills

Tips on Learning to Talk

What We Know About Early Language and Literacy Development

Everyday Ways to Support Your Baby or Toddler’s Early Learning