Use the grocery store as a means for comparison shopping. See if your child can devise inexpensive meals based on sale items.

Pretend that your family is going to move. What are all the factors that must be considered? What can you do with all the data?

Are you wondering what to do with those stained clothes? Are there shirts that just need a button? Your child can be involved in this decision making process.

Search ads with your child to see what items are on sale at the grocery store. What foods could be combined into a healthy and cheap alternative. Recipe for Chex Mix included.

Don't people love to root for their favorite sports teams? Build this same camaraderie and family spirit by encouraging relatives to select community projects.

Stress can affect your child more than you realize. Take time to discuss feelings and how to cope with situations.

Let your child talk to all different levels in an organization from the ground up.

Jump in and join the fun. Make containers to sort the items for recycling. Talk about what things can and cannot be recycled. Construct a flowchart the follows the bottle from beginning to end.

Think of ways to volunteer and spread the spirit of cooperation throughout your community.

Are you in the mood for a puzzle? You can make your own at this website. Other suggestions include using information from the family tree to develop crossword puzzles or word searches.

Has your child heard of e-coli bacteria? What are some common practices that children need to be taught to avoid?

Whether it be sibling rivalry or a temper tantrum, negative behavior grabs our attention. Try looking at the things your child is doing correctly first.

Build skills in math and language by estimating numbers of relatives or the cost of food and learning how to write invitations. Practice speaking politely to elders!

Use family photos as a motivator for speaking and writing activities!

Why are there phases of the Moon? Start sketching the changes...

A plan for encouraging brushing, flossing, handwashing, etc.

Act out real life situations that happened at work. Let your children and their friends practice scenes that work out and those that backfire!

For two weeks your family will compile a list of all the Native American influences in food, clothing, jewelry, furniture, etc. Submitted by Denise Green, Phelps-Clifton school

Practice banking skills by depositing and withdrawing at home!

Practice using coins and dollars to make change for "customers" in a gas station.

Use this real world opportunity to plan the amount of space, the type of seeds, the cost of the production, etc. with your child. Enjoy the "fruits" of your labor!

Give your child an opportunity to interview relatives and community members.

It's time to have a heart to heart talk about issues that could make a life and death difference.

Family recipes have been handed down through generations. Is there any way you and your child can alter the recipes to make them healthier?

Look at the evening sky and identify some of the stars. Select an activity to do back in the house such as roleplaying a job on a rocket to the stars. Use the Internet as a resource to search for frequently asked questions about stars.