Reading Practice -Grades 3-6 - with Audio Version

Reading Practice -Grades 6-8 - with Audio Version

Give your child a chance to ask questions "on the job."

Search for the basic food groups on trips to the grocery store. Keep track of the food groups presented at each meal. Are there any frequently missing from the table?

Take a nature walk and explore the varieties of plant and animal life along the trail. Suggested by Tim McDonnell, teacher Victor Middle School

Do your children beg for a particular brand? Do a blind taste test and compare the results!

Experiment with seeds planted in a liter container. What kinds of things help them grow?

Keep track of family fitness levels with resting pulse rates. Compare how fast everyone's heart rate returns to normal after moderate exercise.

What's the weather today and how does it affect me? Look into some suggestions for younger and older children relating to the weather.

Try to create a chemical reaction of your own with this recipe for Play Dough!

Interview community members to gain knowledge about peoples' careers.

Visit the local Fire Department's Open House to discuss safety issues. Check out Boater Safety or Hunter Safety courses offered in the community.

Your child may have conflict in the cafeteria, on the bus, in gym class, or at piano lessons. Write up potential situations and have the family act out solutions.

Help your child examine problems in the workplace and possible solutions.

Use situations in the family as a stepping stone to solving real world problems.

Guess the cost for one week of school lunches. Then compare the cost of putting together your favorite brown bag varieties. What did you find out?

Did you ever notice that most of your family members have brown eyes? Is your child asking why? Check it out!

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

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

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

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!

Compare the more expensive name brands to the generic varieties available. Keep a chart of the cost differences. Estimate how much it might save in a week, a month, or several months.

Curious children wonder about salary ranges. Use their interest to improve estimation and research skills on the Internet.

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

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