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Hello!
Welcome to KinderSmart's first e-newsletter edition "Kindertalk".
With the new website in place thank you to the wonderful work of Kevin Mayer and Theresa Monica and her colleagues at Bear Creek Web and Monster Design respectively, I look forward to expanding the workshop and consulting services and meeting new families and educators as well as continuing to work with those of you who have been here from the beginning.
I hope you will find some time to join us in some of the upcoming workshops and events or visit this site and share your thoughts. Most of all I wanted to use this edition of the newsletter to thank all of you for supporting KinderSmart in the past and I sincerely hope that I can give back to you some of the same support and care. With that said it is time to "Help children soar" and please note that 10% of all revenue from KinderSmart will be donated to UNICEF and relief efforts that target the needs of children and families worldwide. |
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Kid's Corner
It's in the Mail
Many children love to get a letter in the mail. It's exciting to have something that is meant just for them. In addition, writing a letter to others can help children develop organizational and writing skills. It can also teach about addressing envelopes, postage, and geography. Postcards can be a good place to start working on letter writing skills because they have a shorter space to fill and your child might enjoy picking out a postcard at a local store or during an outing. Children can write to a relative, a teacher, a friend, or even to themselves.
After your child finishes writing the letter, you can help him address the envelope or postcard. Talk about where the letter is going. Is it going to a different state or city? A trip to the post office to pick out a special stamp might be the perfect way to top off this fun activity. Helping your child develop writing skills now may help her on writing assignments for school both now and in the future. Plus, letters can be a fun way to share a story or idea with family and friends. Finally your child can also dictate the text to you or draw a picture if he cannot write yet. This activity is about making reading and writing a meaningful and interesting activity –the most important piece is sparking interest in text and using that spark to continue on the road to learning to read and write without fear.
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