Enrichment

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Enrichment

• Enrichment is sometimes seen in terms of the
  development of certain qualities of mind. These
  include problem solving, creative thinking,
  initiative and self direction, discovery, higher
  order thinking skills, profound personal
  interests, self acceptance, and the courage to be
  different. Opportunities for these kinds of
  enrichment should be created throughout the
  curriculum, as well as beyond lesson time and
  both in school and outside it. Westminister
  Institute of Education
• How can you enrich your childs educational
  experience?

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Not More of the Same

• Giving your child more of the same work is NOT
  enrichment

Explanation of Blooms Taxonomy (higher level
thinking) for parents http//officeport.com/edu/b
looms.htm
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Read together

• Start a family book club.
• Ask open ended questions.
• Compare the book with another book or the movie.
• For ideas and discussion questions
• www.sparknotes.com
• http//www2.scholastic.com/browse/parentsHome.jsp
• www.bookrags.com

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Interests

• Build on your childs interests.
• Be flexible.
• Help them research careers.
• Listen to what they tell you about school.
• Expect constant change!

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Creativity

• Allow for creativity.
• For creative at home ideas visit
• http//www.brucevanpatter.com/familyideas.html
• Contests are a great way to provide guidelines
  for children to express creativity and gain
  recognition. Check out for contest ideas. There
  are many others out there!

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Contest Sites

• http//www.amazing-kids.org/contests.htm
• http//homeworkspot.com/elementary/contests/elemen
  tarycontest.html
• http//www.uspto.gov/go/kids/
• http//www.destinationimagination.org/
• http//www.kidsturncentral.com/links/contestlinks.
  htm
• http//www.riverofwords.org/contest/rules.html
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Help around the house

• Cooking
• Building
• Shopping
• Following multi-step directions
• Bring home problems from work

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Are you aware of your childs strengths and
learning style?
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Multiple Intelligences

• Linguistic intelligence ("word smart")
• Logical-mathematical intelligence
  ("number/reasoning smart")
• Spatial intelligence ("picture smart")
• Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart")
• Musical intelligence ("music smart")
• Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart")
• Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart")
• Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart")
• Click here for a great explanation for kids!

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Entertainment

• Cultural experiences
• Games
• Set
• Fluxx
• Apples to Apples
• Fractiles-7
• The 24 Game
• Snafooz
• Cranium
• VisualEyes
• Equate
• Whitzzle Pro
• Chrononauts

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Entertainment continued

• Internet
• www.earth.google.com Fly anywhere around the
  Earth to view satellite photos, maps, buildings,
  and even galaxies in the sky and canyons in the
  ocean.
• www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody Click to organize
  body parts, play with muscles, build a skeleton,
  even to explore your memory and personality type.
• www.pbs.org/newshour/extra Learn about current
  events, how other kids feel about news items and
  even post your opinions.
• www.abc.gallery Visit one of the most
  comprehensive art collections available on the
  internet at this site.
• www.kids.nationalgeographic.com This
  award-winning site features games, contests,
  blogs, photos, stories, videos, activities and
  much more.
• www.makebeliefscomix.com Choose from pre-drawn
  characters and facial expressions to use in your
  own comic strips that you can print or e-mail to
  friends.
• www.kidsonthenet.com This site is home to
  thousands of articles, stories, poems, book
  reviews, and opinions from kids all around the
  world.
• Visit the Starling site. Go to Students. Go to
  Links. Check out Brain Games.

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Necessary Skills

• Assess your childs needs
• Organization
• Basic skills
• Social skills
• Practice at brief, regular intervals

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Trips

• Inexpensive
• Supplement topics learned in the classroom
• Provide rich experiences
• Fernbank Observatory
• State Parks
• http//www.gastateparks.org/
• Gainesville Walking Solar System Tour
  http//northgeorgiaastronomers.org/

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EnrichmentNot more of the SameRead
togetherInterestsCreativityHelp around the
houseMultiple IntelligencesEntertainmentNecessa
ry SkillsTrips