SNOW much FUN with snowflakes!
Click on the worksheet images below to download these fun snowflake worksheets for you and your mentee to work on during your time together:
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“I LOVE YOU”
“After a year of being together, one of our mentors had to say goodbye to her little boy as he was moving to a different school. Knowing he would miss our KIDS HOPE USA Christmas party, the mentor brought in the gift that all of the students would be receiving- a KIDS HOPE knit hat
Picture Day
“I was at Jefferson School, it was picture day. Many of the children had on their best clothes. The girls were wearing pretty dresses and boys were in dress pants and shirts. I couldn’t help but notice one little girl. She was wearing blue jeans and a wrinkled, red Kids Hope t-shirt. Her hair was
A Mentor’s Perspective on Prayer
“After the first year of being a mentor, I had my doubts about whether I was making a difference in the life of my mentee, Hudson. Hudson did not ever seem like he was warming up to me or enjoyed spending our time together. That was all erased my second year back with Hudson when
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Nature Scavenger Hunt
Connect with your student and with the great outdoors on a Nature Scavenger Hunt this month during your mentoring hour! Here are two different options for you to try…. For younger students, click here… https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9sphekcQ4jeVlVmcVhKUHJzTkU/edit?usp=drive_web For older students, click here… https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9sphekcQ4jedXBGU25xcXdBekU/edit?usp=drive_web
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TOOT and OTTO
I have heard from many mentors that Connect Four is one of their favorite games to play with their students. Well, if you like that game here is a similar one to try…TOOT and OTTO! This is a simple game from THINKFUN where the challenge is to spell out either TOOT or OTTO before your
Practice Subtraction with Ziplock Bags
Learning and practicing subtraction facts can be hard for some students. Throw away the worksheets and teach your child how to subtract using a Ziplock bag with a sliding lock. First, use a Sharpee marker to write out a number line at the top of the bag. Then, put a white piece of paper in
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Learning Styles
Understanding your child’s learning style will help you during your mentoring hour. Research has shown that the majority of kids fall into one of three groups 1. Auditory Learners- those who learn best through sound 2. Visual Learners- those who learn best through seeing 3. Kinesthetic Learners- those who learn best through doing Which group
READING OUTLOUD
Children who can read can succeed, and here is one way to make sure that happens….read out loud to your students! Many of us read to our kids when they are young, but as they grow older and are able to read independently, we stop. Jim Trelease in The Read Aloud Handbook tells us that