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This issue provides you with a great way to discuss re safety with your children. Read the introduction on page 8—Smoke Sni ers! Cut out the little smoke alarms. Then, glue smoke alarms in the drawing of the house as recommended by the Super Sni er Blaster Beeper’s Smoke Alarm Tips. Fire departments around the country encourage people to test their smoke alarms this month as well. Let your kids test your smoke detectors with you. This helps to build a habit they will take into their adulthood. In school, kids practice re drills on a regular basis. They learn where to assemble and where to go when a re alarm sounds at school. But would they know what to do if there is a re in or near your home late at night? Gather as a family and come up with a plan. Then, at random times, call a re drill to make sure that everyone in the home knows exactly what to do in case of a re or other natural disaster. October is Fire Safety Month Family Home Fire Drill
How to Encourage Daily Reading Many studies have shown that reading is critical to school success. Beginning in kindergarten, if your child reads 20 minutes a day at home, he or she will have read (or heard) 1.8 million words per year, totaling 851 hours by 6th grade. And they will likely score higher than 90% of the other students on standardized tests!
Make reading a fun, daily adventure for your child!
EDITOR’S PICK by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News W No Dragons for Tea By Jean E. Pendziwol • Illustrated by Martine Gourbault hile out for a walk with her mom, a little girl has the surprise of her life. She meets a real, live, re-breathing dragon!
Sit and read with your child. Make it a family fun activity. Turn o the TV and create a quiet space that is special for the two of you — a comfortable chair, couch or pillows — you could even go outside and sit under a tree. Let your child choose the spot. Set a regular time for reading. Read after school, after dinner, or just before bedtime. Stick to the schedule each and every day. Let your child choose what to read. Provide plenty of high interest reading materials, and let him choose which book, magazine article, or newspaper section he or she wants to work with. Take turns reading. “I read, you read.” You can do this with sentences, paragraphs, pages, or the whole article. As important as reading is, it can be a challenge to get children to sit and read for 20 minutes! Here are some tips that might help:
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The little girl teaches her new friend to be re smart, too. With its funny, rhyming verse and spunky illustrations, Dragons for Tea shows kids that learning about re safety
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doesn’t have to be scary. The story ends with The Dragon’s Fire Safety Rhyme , a fun and easy way to remember what to do in case of re.
Now this dragon is nothing to be afraid of — in fact, he’s so friendly that she invites him home for tea. But their afternoon snack is suddenly interrupted when the dragon sneezes and sets the table ablaze. Luckily, she knows just what to do.
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