Ask questions about your child's school work and relate it to everyday events. Take your children to libraries, museums, zoos and historical sites. Give your child responsibility both at home and in the community. Encourage volunteerism, and model good citizenship for your child. Teach writing as a process of brainstorming, composing, revising and editing.
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Encourage your child to keep a journal and to participate in school publications. Common toys and games can help children become familiar with numbers. Try clocks, play money, bingo, Monopoly, dominoes and cards. As soon as children learn to count, put their new knowledge to work at every opportunity. Let children measure the ingredients for your cooking.