No Title Penny Ryder

Show Notes Post-it notes sequence to use with chant. Since my last podcast, I have become a parent myself. My son is now five years old and has begun showing an interest in podcasting. Rather than beginning a new podcast with him, I thought we could revive this one and begin sharing some of the things that we do to enhance his learning at home. Daily chart for packing bag. I continue to teach full-time, and then come home to continue the learning journey with my son. So far he is going well with his education and seems to catch onto new concepts fairly easily. Today we share with you a simple activity that can be used to practise the order of the months of the year. We also give a couple of examples of everyday sorts of things that you can do, including creating a chart for packing the school bag. Useful online resources include: Interactive Maths Games and Activities Math-drills One app my son found really good when he was younger is Hickory Dickory Dock by Mindshapes Limited. Click here for the podcast. Please leave your comments at www.link4learning.blogspot.com or email me at johnandpeninny@hotmail.com.

At a recent Parent Information Evening, parents of my students requested some information on how we teach Maths these days. A lot of what we do involves mental computations, but we also teach the written algorithms. Over the next couple of months I am going to be creating a combination of videos and podcasts to provide this information to parents. This first video was a bit of an experiment with my webcam to see how it all works. It is a simple Maths activity to practice creating number patterns. Please leave your comments at www.link4learning.blogspot.com or email me at johnandpeninny@hotmail.com.

Description: This episode addresses how you can assist your child in the development of research skills. Key Points and Links: 1. Before you start, discuss what your child already knows and what they plan to find out. 2. Consider together the best places to find the information. YouTube TeacherTube Flickr Google Search Yahoo Search Google Maps Street View 3. Access a variety of resources together. 4. Assist your child to organise their notes logically and put the ideas in their own words. Click here for the podcast. (Now also available FREE through iTunes to enjoy on your iPod at your convenience). If you enjoyed the show or have suggestions for future episodes, please leave your comment below. Thanks, Penny.Please leave your comments at www.link4learning.blogspot.com or email me at johnandpeninny@hotmail.com.

Description This episode provides some direction for supporting and encouraging your children once they've learnt to read and have begun reading independently. In Review: Early Years Are Learning Years Top 5 Books for a Baby - Sandra Foyt Tips for how to Talk to your Baby Family Education.com Parents as Partners at Ed Tech Talk Key Points and Links 1. Help your child consider their personal tastes and interests in reading Usborne Publishers - Here's a sample of craft books from Usborne. 2. Help your child to build connections and think about different perspectives Building Rainbows.com - Online book reviews for kids where they can submit their own reviews.Shelfari - Social Networking Space around books and book reviews. UPDATE: No age limit communicated through terms and conditions.Good Reads - Social Networking Space around books and book reviews. Members must be 13+ years.My Readable Feast - Tips and resources for bringing families closer with children's books.Kids off the Couch - Activities to keep families active. Click here for the podcast. (Now also available FREE through iTunes to enjoy on your iPod at your convenience). If you enjoyed the show or have suggestions for future episodes, please leave your comment below. Thanks, Penny. Please leave your comments at www.link4learning.blogspot.com or email me at johnandpeninny@hotmail.com.

Description This episode addresses how to support your child as they begin reading in the early years of school. Key Points and Links 1. Read Together - Enjoy and Discuss Spaghetti Book Club Jack Prelutsky's Poetry The Magic School Bus (at Scholastic) Various Cutaway Books illustrated by Jon Richards, Ken Marschall, or Mark Bergin. 2. Obsess over print - Point out EVERYTHING 3. Encourage your child to write Free printable shopping list, to do list and things to remember list 4. Encourage and support your child with reading Click here for the podcast If you enjoyed the show or have suggestions for future episodes, please leave your comment below. Thanks, Penny.Please leave your comments at www.link4learning.blogspot.com or email me at johnandpeninny@hotmail.com.

Description This episode addresses ways to immerse your child in literature during the early years to prepare them for reading as they enter school. Key Points and Links 1. Read aloud to your child regularly Ten Read-Aloud Commandments - Mem Fox And do it like this - Mem Fox ReadWriteThink - video The Little Ones Reading Resource Toddlers Now 2. Variety, variety, variety. Make use of the library. Book - "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle Story Nory The Story Home The Mother Goose Pages - On Reading Nursery Rhymes The Mother Goose Pages - Nursery Rhymes 3. Think immersion. Sourround your child in great books. Oprah's list of kids' books Kidsreads - age-appropriate books with reviews 4. Go beyond the books. PBS Parents - How to Create a Literate Home Literactive - Online books (requires registration) Starfall - Online books Click here for the podcast. If you enjoyed the show or have suggestions for future episodes, please leave your comment below. Thanks, Penny.Please leave your comments at www.link4learning.blogspot.com or email me at johnandpeninny@hotmail.com.