UCHRA Van Buren County Head Start Newsletter Hand in hand together we can

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1 UCHRA Van Buren County Head Start Newsletter Hand in hand together we can St. Jude Trike A Thon will be held this year on Thursday, March 22nd at the Head Start. The event will help teach children riding toy safety while raising funds for St. Jude Children s Research Hospital, the premier center for the research and treatment of childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. The Van Buren community can sponsor children in the Trike A Thon by pledging a donation as the children ride tricycles at the center. Van Buren Head Start has hosted an annual Trike A Thon since 2007 raising over $4,000 in the past 10 years. In previous years the hospital has used the monies to purchase things like wagons for the families. The hospital uses them to transport children and their families belongings from one location to another inside the hospital as they travel for office visits, clinic visits, treatments, etc. St. Jude is the leader in the fight against catastrophic childhood diseases such as leukemia, brain tumors and sickle cell disease, said Rita Mayfield, coordinator of the event. Through events like this Trike A Thon, we will be supporting the St. Jude mission of finding cures and saving children across the country and around the world. A special thanks to our community partner, "Sparta Walmart", and Mr. Ricky Hodge, manager for donating $1,000 to Van Buren Head Start. We are so appreciative of our partner s assistance in providing quality care to our children and families. February Perfect Attendance Rylee Adrien Mayah Collin Kurtis Lucas Madalynn Hunter Wyatt Haisley Keegan Mason Raylee W. Lleyton Hope Raylee B. Mayah Aiden Van Buren County Head Start! If you have not liked/followed us on Facebook please do so. Some of the benefits include: photo galleries, special news and updates, plus the ability to connect and chat on line with other people who share your interest.

2 Sunday, March 11th Daylight Savings Time (Spring Forward) While setting your clocks forward please remember to check the batteries in all smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Tuesday, March 13th Spring Pictures Don t forget your smile! Wednesday, March 14th Nutrition W/AG Ext. Office Thursday, March 15th Observed St. Patrick s Day Thursday, March 22nd St. Jude Trike a thon, Monthly Birthday Recognition Friday, March 30th Good Friday NO SCHOOL Monday, April 2nd thru Friday, April 6th NO SCHOOL Spring Break Champ (Irish Potatoes): Champ (brúitín in Irish) is an Irish dish, [1] made by combining mashed potatoes and chopped spring onions with butter and milk, and optionally, salt and pepper. [2]It is simple and inexpensive to produce. In some areas the dish is also called "poundies". [Citation Needed] Ingredients: *2 cups chopped scallions, spring onions or green onions *1/2 pint milk *4 tablespoons of butter *1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper *5 cups complete mashed potatoes (prepared as instructions indicate, please note step 4 substituting the milk for some of the liquid called for on the product instructions.) Procedure: 1. Pour the milk into a saucepan, add the chopped scallions and cook vigorously. 2. When cooked, sieve the scallions and set the milk aside. 3. Add the scallions to the potatoes and mix well. 4. Add as much of the scallion or green onion infused milk as possible to make a wet soft mixture. Season with freshly ground pepper Yields Approximately 50 servings

3 How to Get Your Kids Reading Nurture your pint-sized bookworms with some fun ways to encourage kids reading at home Tags: Reading, Back to School By Hilda Stevens KATANDLARAPHOTOGRAPHY.COM/ Reading is a vital part of your child s success in school. Providing opportunities to read at home will help increase your child s ability to become a strong reader, and a better student overall. Here are four suggestions to make reading fun for your child: 1. Make a place in your home just for reading and writing. This space can be in any room of the home. You will want this space to be comfortable so have pillows, blankets, or a favorite stuff animal to stretch out with. The idea is to allow your child to enjoy books without distractions. Fill this space with magazines, paper, pencils, crayons, markers, scissors, newspapers, and books. A plastic container makes the perfect storage box for all of these materials. With the lid in place, now your child has a portable desk on which to write. 2. Help your child make his very own reading book about the family. Collect photographs of the family and help your child glue or tape these to construction paper. Now you can help your child write about each picture. Depending on the age of your child, sentence dictation would be appropriate for younger children. Older children can write their own sentences describing the events in the photos. Now you can help your child to assemble the pages into a book form. The pages can be stapled or tied together with yarn. This family album will become a treasure for your child to read over and over again. 3. Have fun reading for information, in the kitchen! Why not get cooking with your child? Let your child help with baking cookies or a cake by reading the recipe. Help your child learn the words: ingredients, directions, recipe, and temperature, to name a few. Your child will enjoy the time spent making plans for the special food dish that you will be preparing for the family and at the same time, learning to read for information. 4. Schedule a weekly family TV-Free Night. Gather the family on a blanket or couch and enjoy this time reading and talking about some good books. Have your child read to you, as well. This will build confidence in his reading ability and make him feel special to be able to read aloud to an adult. Be creative and think of other ways to engage your child in reading opportunities in your home. You are encouraging your child to see the joy of reading in all aspects of life. (Article courtesy of

4 Child Fire Safety Child fire safety is every parent's responsibility. These days children in school are fortunate to have fire drills and fire safety events. Many schools have firefighters come to assemblies to teach the children fire safety. But it is still important to reiterate fire safety in the home and on the streets. Children make up 20% of all fire deaths. Every year kids set over 100,000 fires. About 20,000 of those are set in homes. Children as young as age two can strike a match and start a fire. Over 30% of the fires that kill children are set by children playing with fire. Most child fire play incidents involve matches or lighters, so keep these locked up and out of reach of children. Child Fire Safety tips and rules each year, fires kill and injure hundreds of children. Most of these deaths and injuries are preventable. Learn some simple tips to protect your children and lower their risk. Any time parents can take a moment to discuss safety with their children is time well spent. To get you started with teaching your child fire safety, consider the following tips: Keep all matches and lighters out of the hands of children. If possible, keep these sources of fire in locked drawers. Consider buying only "child proof" lighters but be aware that no product is completely child proof. To ensure your child's fire safety, find out what the federal safety standards are for children s pajamas and loose fitting sleepwear, before you make your next purchase. Smoke from a fire can kill very quickly. Sleep with bedroom doors closed at night to help keep smoke out and increase the amount of time you have to get yourself and your children out if you have a fire. Purchase a fire extinguisher, and keep it in the kitchen out of the reach of small children. Discourage smoking in your home. Demonstrate how to stop, drop to the ground and roll if their clothes catch fire. Install smoke alarms on every level in your home. Replace the batteries once a year. Test them periodically. Teach your child how to dial 911 in case of an emergency. Tell your children to remember not to hide under a bed or in a closet during a fire. Parents need to be able to find them quickly. Child fire safety is crucial and it needs to be taught. Children copy adults. So if you are lighting matches and smoking or lighting candles, chances are your child will be interested in doing the same.

5 UCHRA Van Buren Head Start Menus Week 1 Monday2/26 Tuesday2/27 Wednesday2/28 Thursday3/1 Friday3/2 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Pineapple Tidbits (A,C) Diced Strawberries 1/2 Banana Orange Wedges (C ) Cooked Apple Slices (C ) Bread/Alternate 1/2 WW Bagel Oatmeal WW Pancakes Toasted English Muffin WW Biscuit Other/Notes Cream Cheese Syrup Jelly Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Ground Beef Chili with Beans CN Label Pepporoni Cheese Meat/Alternate 1 1/2 oz Sausage,Egg,& Cheese Burritto Pork Chop Beef Patty Pizza Vegetable 1/4 c Baked Hashbrown (Tomatoes (A,C) and Beans Lima Beans Baked Curly Fries Green Beans in Chili) Fruit 1/4 c Orange Wedges (C ) Diced Pears Beets Romaine Lettuce/Spinach mix & Diced Peaches (C ) (Vegies can replace fruits) Tomato Slices (A,C) Bread/Alternate (Burritto wrap) WW Crackers WW Roll WW Bun (Crust) Other/Notes Ketchup, Salsa Sharp Shredded Cheese Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo Snack (2of4 components) Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack Milk 1/2 c 1% Milk Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Tomato Juice (A,C) Pineapple Tidbits Bread/Alternate Animal Crackers Multi Grain Cheerios cereal 1/2 WW Bagel WW Crackers Meat/Alternate 1/2 oz Monzellera Cheese stick Yogurt Cream Cheese American Cheese Slices Other/Notes Water Water Week 2 Monday3/5 Tuesday3/6 Wednesday3/7 Thursday3/8 Friday3/9 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Diced Peaches (C ) Banana Slices Orange Wedges (C) Diced Apricots Applesauce Bread/Alternate WW Cream of Wheat Rice Krispies Cereal WW Toast Oatmeal Blueberry Muffin Other/Notes American Cheese *Serve as Cheese Toast Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Meat/Alternate 1 1/2 oz CN Chicken Patty (I) Pinto Beans(I) Hamburger Salad CN Beef Ravioli Vegetable 1/4 c Baked Curly Fries Turnip Greens (A,C) Mashed Potatoes Romaine Lettuce/Spinach mix & Green Beans Tomato Slices (A,C) (Tomato Sauce- (A,C)) Fruit 1/4 c Romaine Lettuce/Spinach mix & Corn Green Peas Tropical Fruit Diced Peaches (C ) (Vegies can replace fruits) Tomato Slices (A,C) Bread/Alternate WW Bun Cornbread Muffin WW Roll WW Bread (Ravioli pasta) Other/Notes Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo Mustard Cooked Sweet Peppers & Onions *Serve as Sandwich Snack (2of4 components) Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack Milk 1/2 c 1% Milk 1% Milk Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Tomato Sauce(A,C) Bread/Alternate Blueberry Muffin WW Crackers Bosco Stick-(Cheese & Bread) Animal Crackers Graham Crackers Meat/Alternate 1/2 oz Boiled Egg- halved Yogurt Other/Notes water water water Week 3 Monday3/12 Tuesday3/13 Wednesday3/14 Thursday3/15 Friday3/16 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Orange Wedges (C ) Tomato Wedges (A,C) Banana Slices Cooked Apple Slices (C ) Pineapple Tidbits (A,C) Bread/Alternate Toasted English Muffin WW Toast Multi-Grain Cheerios Cereal Blueberry Muffin 1/2 WW Bagel Other/Notes Jelly American Cheese Cream Cheese *Serve as Cheese Toast Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Meat/Alternate 1 1/2 oz Turkey Boiled Chicken CN Beef Ravioli Fish Fillet (I ) Sausage,Egg,& Cheese Burritto Vegetable 1/4 c Mashed Potatoes Cooked Carrots (A) Green Beans Raw Broccoli (A, C) Baked Hashbrown Cooked Cauliflower & Celery (Tomato Sauce- (A,C)) Fruit 1/4 c Green Peas Tropical Fruit Diced Peaches (C ) Duced Pears Orange Wedges (C ) (Vegies can replace fruits) Bread/Alternate WW Bread WW Egg noodles (Ravioli pasta) WW Roll (Burritto wrap) Other/Notes Turkey Gravy WW Crackers Ketchup, Ranch Ketchup, Salsa *Serve as Open Face Sandwich-L*Serve Noodle Soup Snack (2of4 components) Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack Milk 1/2 c Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Diced Apricots (A) Applesauce Diced Pears Diced Strawberries(A) Tomato Juice (A,C) Bread/Alternate Grahams crackers Animal crackers Meat/Alternate 1/2 oz Shredded Sharp Cheese Yogurt Monzellera Cheese stick Other/Notes Water Water water Water Week 4 Monday3/19 Tuesday3/20 Wednesday3/21 Thursday3/22 Friday3/23 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Banana Slices Cooked Apple Slices Diced Peaches (C ) Diced Apricots Banana Slices Bread/Alternate WW Pancakes WW Biscuits Oatmeal WW Toast Cheerios cereal Other/Notes Syrup American Cheese *Serve as Cheese Toast Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch (Culture Food) Lunch Meat/Alternate 1 1/2 oz Chicken Beef Meat Beans with Ham ChunksSalisbury Steak w/gravy Beef patty Vegetable 1/4 c Baked Curly Fries Green Potatoes (Green) Baked Curly Fries (Tomato Sauce- (A,C)) Fruit 1/4 c Romaine Lettuce/Spinach mix & Diced Pears Strawberries Cooked Carrots Romaine Lettuce/Spinach mix & (Vegies can replace fruits) Tomato Slices (A,C) Tomato Slices (A,C) Bread/Alternate WW Bun WW Spaghetti Noodles Cornbread Muffin W/WG roll WW Bun Other/Notes Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo Parmesean Cheese Brown Gravy Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo *Serve as Sandwich-Let child as *Serve *Serve as Burger-Let child assem Snack (2 of 4 components) Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack Milk 1/2 c Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Pineapple Tidbits (A,C) Tomato Sauce(A,C) Bread/Alternate Animal Crackers 1/2 Bagel WW Crackers Bosco Stick-(Cheese & Bread) Animal Crackers Meat/Alternate 1/2 oz Yogurt American Cheese Slices Yogurt Other/Notes water Cream Cheese Water water water water Week 5 Monday3/26 Tuesday3/27 Wednesday3/28 Thursday3/29 Friday3/30 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Closed- No School Milk 3/4 c 1% Milk 1% Milk 1% Milk 1% Milk *Good Friday Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Cooked Apple Slices (C ) Orange Wedges (C) Diced Strawberries Cooked Apple Slices (C ) Bread/Alternate Blueberry Muffin WW Toast WW Biscuit Oatmeal Other/Notes American Cheese *Serve as Cheese Toast Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Milk 3/4 c 1% Milk 1% Milk 1% Milk 1% Milk CN Label Pepporoni Cheese Ground Beef Chili with Beans Meat/Alternate 1 1/2 oz Fish Fillet (I ) Chicken Patty Pizza Vegetable 1/4 c Raw Broccoli (A, C) Mashed Potatoes Green Beans (Tomatoes (A,C) and Beans in Chili) Fruit 1/4 c Tropical Fruit Green Peas Diced Peaches (C ) Diced Pears (Vegies can replace fruits) Bread/Alternate WW Roll WW Roll (Crust) WW Crackers Other/Notes Ketchup, Ranch Ketchup Sharp Shredded Cheese Snack (2of4 components) Snack Snack Snack Snack Milk 1/2 c 1% Milk Fruit/Vegetable/Juice 1/2 c Diced Strawberries(A) Tomato Sauce(A,C) Bread/Alternate Bosco Stick-(Cheese & Bread) WW Crackers Graham Crackers Meat/Alternate 1/2 oz Yogurt American Cheese Slices Other/Notes Water water Recipe in recipe book WW=Whole Wheat or Whole Grai(I)=High Source of Iron, (A)=High Source of Vitamin A, (C)=High Source of Vitamin C, CN=Child Nutrition Label Note: Substitutions will be made in accordance with individually identified needs.

6 March 2018 KID BITS Plan ahead for summer Hot summer days may seem far away, but it s not too early to think about summer child care, since many day camps fill up fast. Ask in the school office or call your parks and recreation department to learn what s available. Also, find out whether your family qualifies for a reduced fee. Accepting others Talking about differences in ways your little one can understand will help her learn acceptance. Together, think of how people you know are different and the same. Maybe her best friend has freckles and your child doesn t but they both have brown hair. She ll begin to see that these things don t matter. Take numbers apart Secretly choose a number between 1 and 10, and use two hands to show your youngster that many fingers. For 7, you might hold up 5 fingers and 2 fingers. Then, he can show 7 in another way (4 fingers and 3 fingers). Keep going until you run out of combinations, then play again with a new number. Worth quoting No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. Hal Borland Just for fun Q: What has hands but cannot clap? A: A clock. Fun on the farm Moo! Oink! Baa! Whether your little one reads about farms, visits a real one, or plays farm at home, she can learn about animals, discover new vocabulary, and use her imagination. Here s how. Barnyard stories Read picture books about farms, and help your youngster make a list of farm words. She could illustrate her list to remember what each word means. She ll learn vocabulary like calf, silo, pasture, and harvest. Tip: Ask your youngster s teacher or a librarian for book suggestions. Family field trip Call your county extension office or go online to find a farm that s open to the public. During your visit, ask your child to identify animals or point out places or activities she recognizes from a book. ( Look, there s grain for the hens! ) Also, workers might tell her which crops grow Kid-friendly snacks With a little help, your child can whip up nutritious snacks. Enjoy working in the kitchen together with these ideas. Yogurt sundae. Suggest that your little chef mix whole-grain cereal, fresh fruit, and plain yogurt in a bowl, then top with a strawberry. Compliments of UCHRA Van Buren County Head Start on the farm or explain how they use the equipment. Pretend play Let your youngster use her imagination to make a miniature farm. She could cover a baking sheet with green paper to create a pasture for toy cows. A shallow bowl of water with blue food coloring might become a pond for rubber ducks. Encourage her to act out daily life on a farm by feeding chickens, brushing horses, and putting pigs to bed in the barn. Bread-less sandwich. Cut a cored apple into thin round slices. Have your youngster put a piece of cheddar cheese or spread nut butter between two slices. Guacamole in a bag. Cut an avocado in half, remove the pit, and let your child spoon the flesh into a plastic zipper bag. He can add 1 tbsp. diced tomato and 1 tsp. lime juice. Seal tightly. Now he can gently knead the bag until it looks like guac! 2018 Resources for Educators, a division of CCH Incorporated

7 Early Years March 2018 Page 2 Name games Develop your youngster s phonemic awareness his ability to notice sounds and syllables in words by playing with names. Try these activities. Sound switch. Your child will laugh while he practices beginning sounds. Ask him to pick any letter in the alphabet (say, P) and pretend it s the new first letter in his name (Michael becomes Pichael). Encourage him to do the same for other names in your ACTIVITY CORNER A budding programmer A coder writes instructions that tell computers what to do. Your child can get an early start on programming by leading a mouse to cheese no computer required. 1. Help your youngster draw a 5 x 5 grid on a piece of paper. Now, she can draw a cute mouse in one corner and a chunk of cheese in the opposite corner. 2. Have her place pennies in a few squares these are obstacles for the mouse to avoid. 3. Together, write code to help the mouse find his lunch! She might use arrows to tell him which direction to move and numbers to show him how many boxes to cross. Example: 3, 2, 1, 2, Let her use the code to trace her finger from the mouse to the cheese. Then, rearrange the obstacles, and write new code. O U R P U R P O S E To provide busy parents with practical ways to promote school readiness, parent involvement, and more effective parenting. Resources for Educators, a division of CCH Incorporated 128 N. Royal Avenue Front Royal, VA rfecustomer@wolterskluwer.com ISSN Resources for Educators, a division of CCH Incorporated Q &A family (Pimothy for Timothy, Pom for Mom). Tip: If someone s name starts with a vowel, he can just add the new letter (Perin for Erin). Syllable clap. Help your youngster hear separate syllables in names this will help him sound out parts of words when he reads. First, take turns clapping your names, one clap per syllable. Sebastian would clap three times (Se-bas-tian), and Nancy would clap twice (Nan-cy). Now, clap words with the same number of syllables as your name (car-ni-val for Sebastian, spring-time for Nancy). Head off bullying Q: My best friend s son is a year younger than mine. Lately when we get together, my child teases hers. What can I do? A: You can use this situation to talk to your son about teasing and bullying. Encourage him to think about how he might feel if someone especially an older child teased him. Explain that because this boy is younger, he may feel afraid or unable to defend himself. He might also look up to your child and even copy his behavior by teasing others. Before your friend s next visit, help your son brainstorm kind things to say. He might compliment the boy on his shoes or T-shirt, or he could ask him what he likes about school. Then, consider having them play in the same room with you in case he needs a reminder about how to be kind. PARENT TO PARENT Learning to stay focused I noticed that one of my twins, Brooke, seemed to have a shorter attention span than her brother did. Her focus would wander when our family played board games, for example. I mentioned this to her teacher, who pointed out that children even twins develop at different rates. She recommended ways to stretch Brooke s attention span. For instance, she suggested that we play Memory with fewer cards and gradually work up to a full-length game. Or we could set a timer for 10 minutes when we play Crazy 8s, and the winner is the player with the fewest cards when time s up. We ve tried these strategies, and now Brooke doesn t lose interest before a game ends. The other day, she didn t want to stop playing cards when the timer went off and we played for almost 30 minutes!

8 Marzo de 2018 NOTAS BREVES Planes para el verano Los cálidos días del verano quizá parezcan lejanos, pero no es demasiado pronto para pensar en el cuidado de los niños durante el verano dado que muchos campamentos de día se llenan rápidamente. Pregunte en la oficina de la escuela o llame al departamento de parques y recreo para enterarse de las posibilidades existentes. Averigüe también si su familia puede optar a tarifas reducidas. Aceptar a los demás Hablar de la diferencia en términos que su pequeña pueda entender la ayudará a aprender a aceptar a los demás. Piensen en conocidos suyos y en cómo son distintos e iguales. Quizá su mejor amiga tenga pecas y su hija no las tiene, pero las dos tienen pelo castaño. Empezará a darse cuenta de que estas cosas no tienen importancia. Descomponer los números Elija en secreto un número del 1 al 10 y con las dos manos enséñele a su hijo ese número de dedos. Para el 7 podría levantar 5 dedos y 2 dedos. A continuación él puede enseñarle a usted 7 de otra forma (4 dedos y 3 dedos). Sigan haciendo esto hasta que se les terminen las combinaciones y luego jueguen con un nuevo número. Vale la pena citar Ningún invierno dura eternamente; ninguna primavera renuncia a regresar. Hal Borland Simplemente cómico P: Qué tiene manos pero no puede aplaudir? R: Un reloj. Diversión en la granja Muu! Oinc! Bee! Tanto si su hija lee sobre una granja, visita una de verdad o se imagina una jugando en casa, puede siempre aprender sobre los animales, descubrir vocabulario nuevo y usar su imaginación. He aquí cómo. Historias del corral Lean libros de imágenes sobre granjas y ranchos y ayude a su hija a confeccionar una lista con palabras de la granja. Podría ilustrar su lista para recordar lo que significa cada palabra. Aprenderá vocabulario como ternera, silo, pastizal y cosecha. Consejo: Pida a la maestra de su hija o la bibliotecaria que les sugieran libros. Excursión en familia Entérese en la oficina de extensión del condado o en la red de dónde hay una granja abierta al público. Durante su visita dígale a su hija que identifique los animales o que le indique lugares o actividades que reconoce de un libro. ( Mira, ahí hay pienso para las gallinas! ) Los trabajadores de la granja pueden explicarle qué cultivos se cosechan en la granja o explicarle cómo usan la maquinaria. Refrigerios para niños Con un poco de ayuda, su hijo puede hacer rápidamente refrigerios nutritivos. Disfruten en la cocina con estas ideas. Copa de yogur. Sugiérale a su joven chef que mezcle cereales integrales, fruta fresca y yogur natural en un tazón y que ponga encima una fresa. Compliments of UCHRA Van Buren County Head Start Juegos con la imaginación Su hija puede usar su imaginación para hacer una granja en miniatura. Podría cubrir una bandeja del horno con papel verde para crear un pastizal para vacas de juguete. Un tazón poco profundo lleno de agua con colorante alimentario azul podría convertirse en un estanque para patos de goma. Anímela a que represente la vida cotidiana de la granja dando de comer a los pollos, cepillando a los caballos y llevando a los cerdos a dormir en el establo. Sándwich sin pan. Quiten el corazón de una manzana y córtenla en finas rodajas redondas. Dígale a su hijo que ponga un trozo de queso cheddar entre dos rodajas o que extienda sobre ellas manteca de nueces. Guacamole en bolsa. Corten un aguacate por la mitad, retiren el hueso, y que su hijo ponga la pulpa en una bolsa de plástico con cierre. Puede añadir 1 cucharada de tomate troceado y 1 cucharadita de jugo de lima. Cierren bien la bolsa. A continuación puede amasar el contenido de la bolsa hasta que parezca guacamole! 2018 Resources for Educators, a division of CCH Incorporated

9 Early Years Marzo de 2018 Página 2 Juegos de nombres Desarrolle la conciencia fonémica de su hijo su habilidad para reconocer sonidos y sílabas en las palabras jugando con nombres. Hagan estas actividades. Cambio de sonidos. Su hijo se reirá al practicar los sonidos iniciales de las palabras. Dígale que elija una letra del abecedario (por ejemplo, P) y que imagine que es la primera letra de su nombre (Michael se convierte en Pichael). Anímelo a que haga lo mismo con otros nombres de su familia (Pimothy para RINCÓN DE ACTIVIDAD Programadores en ciernes Un programador escribe las instrucciones que les dicen a las computadoras lo que han de hacer. Su hija puede empezar a programar desde una edad temprana llevando un ratón al queso, sin necesidad de computadora. 1. Ayude a su hija a dibujar una cuadrícula de 5 x 5 en un papel. A continuación puede dibujar un ratoncito en una esquina y un trozo de queso en la esquina opuesta. 2. Dígale que ponga centavos en unos cuantos recuadros: serán los obstáculos que el ratón debe evitar. 3. Escriban el código para ayudar al ratón a encontrar su almuerzo! Su hija podría usar flechas para indicarle en qué dirección debe moverse y números para enseñarle cuántos recuadros debe atravesar. Ejemplo: 3, 2, 1, 2, Deje que use el código para trazar con su dedo el recorrido del ratón al queso. A continuación recoloquen los obstáculos y escriban un nuevo código. N U E S T R A F I N A L I D A D Proporcionar a los padres ideas prácticas que promuevan el éxito escolar, la participación de los padres y un mejor entendimiento entre padres e hijos. Resources for Educators, una filial de CCH Incorporated 128 N. Royal Avenue Front Royal, VA rfecustomer@wolterskluwer.com ISSN Resources for Educators, a division of CCH Incorporated P &R Timothy, Pamá para Mamá). Consejo: Si un nombre empieza con una vocal, puede simplemente añadir delante la nueva letra (Perin para Erin). Palmadas para las sílabas. Ayude a su hijo a separar las sílabas de los nombres: esto le ayudará a pronunciar las partes de las palabras cuando lea. En primer lugar palmeen sus nombres, una palmada por cada sílaba. Sebastián daría tres palmadas (Se-bas-tián) y Nancy palmearía dos veces (Nancy). Ahora palmeen palabras con el mismo número de sílabas que su nombre (car-na-val para Sebastián, flo-res para Nancy). Prevenir el acoso P: El hijo de mi mejor amiga es un año más joven que el mío. Últimamente, cuando nos reunimos, a mi hijo le ha dado por burlarse del otro niño. Qué puedo hacer? R: Puede usar esta situación para hablar con su hijo de las burlas y del acoso. Anímelo a que considere cómo se sentiría si alguien especialmente un niño mayor se burlara de él. Explíquele que como este niño es más joven quizá tenga miedo o no sea capaz de defenderse. También podría seguir el ejemplo de su hijo y copiar su comportamiento burlándose de otros niños. Antes de la siguiente visita de su amiga piense con su hijo qué cosas amables podría decir. Podría elogiar los zapatos o la camiseta del niño o podría preguntarle qué le gusta del colegio. Luego procure que jueguen en la misma habitación donde estén ustedes por si necesitara que le recordara que sea amable. DE PADRE A PADRE Me di cuenta de que uno de mis gemelos, Brooke, parecía tener menos capacidad de atención que su hermano. Mi hija se distraía cuando, por ejemplo, nuestra familia jugaba a juegos de mesa. Se lo mencioné a su maestra quien me indicó que los niños incluso los gemelos se desarrollan de forma distinta. La maestra me recomendó técnicas para reforzar la capacidad de atención de Brooke. Por ejemplo, me Aprender a estar atentos sugirió que jugáramos a Memoria con menos cartas y que gradualmente ampliáramos hasta el juego completo. Otra idea era poner un cronómetro para 10 minutos cuando juguemos a Crazy 8s y el ganador es el jugador con menos cartas cuando se termine el tiempo. Hemos puesto en práctica estas estrategias y ahora Brooke no pierde el interés antes de que termine el juego. El otro día no quería dejar de jugar a las cartas cuando saltó el cronómetro y jugamos casi 30 minutos!