Post by misty on Jan 7, 2007 14:50:12 GMT -5
unicorn-tiff'smom................Thread Started on Aug 7, 2006, 3:41pm »
How do you besides charts or just repetition get your child to remember things? Just looking for some other way.
misty
GOOD question, Unicorn! But one I STILL havent figured out & Shannon's 12 already!
I repeat stuff so often I drive MYSELF crazy! LOL!
Charts never have worked with Shannon; I gave up on them long ago. But I did print out some cute little things that I covered in contact paper & hung around the house. One says "Close doors to keep draughts out" One was a large water drop saying "Remember to turn off the water" one I put by the wall switches that says "Turn off the lights to save electricity". I have other ones for brushing teeth, washing hands, etc. They are all cute little cartoony things. Anyway, they seem to help because shes seen them SO many times they are finally ingraved in her brain.
For school I color coordinate her folders/notebooks for each class so she can easily remember which to grab for which subject & She has a special folder JUST for papers that need to be brought to & from school each day (homework, permission slips, lunch menues, etc).
I also have her write upcoming events on the kitchen calendar so she can keep track of them. I have her write in the block what she needs to take as well. Like say she has a fielt trip to the museum on a thursaday. The block would say:
Go to museum. Bring lunch & 5.00 spending $$
That way we know EXACTLY whats coming & she can start taking some responsibility for having what she needs.
unicorn-tiff'smom
Charts work for a little while with us until she looses it or it disappears from where I hang it. I do like the little things you did hang around the house. I may try them. I like the color coordinating stuff for school too. I'll have to see about it for this year. She still maybe too young.
Anyone else with ideas for Misty and myself?
misty
Heres the one I used for turning off lights, closing doors & turning off water:
www.planetpals.com/pdfimages/pprecyclekit1.pdf
And for flushing the toilet:
www.abcteach.com/Extras/toilet.htm
Heres the wash your hands one:
www.abcteach.com/Extras/washhands.htm
Charlie Girl
If it is things she is learning in school, then you can put math facts to music, making cute little ditties about each one.
For math and writing, you can have her write in the air, in sweeping letters in the sand, with finger paints or pudding on waxed paper. I don't know why they work but I have researched this to help my son and that is what the experts suggest.
He was too old to get him to do the cool writing practices but we did sing his math facts and it helped. I also wrote them out using white crayon on black paper to make them memorable. I made up large math facts cards and taped a few by everything he normally looks at, such as the tv, by mirrors, his bed, even in his bathroom so he would see them from the toilet.
How do you besides charts or just repetition get your child to remember things? Just looking for some other way.
misty
GOOD question, Unicorn! But one I STILL havent figured out & Shannon's 12 already!
I repeat stuff so often I drive MYSELF crazy! LOL!
Charts never have worked with Shannon; I gave up on them long ago. But I did print out some cute little things that I covered in contact paper & hung around the house. One says "Close doors to keep draughts out" One was a large water drop saying "Remember to turn off the water" one I put by the wall switches that says "Turn off the lights to save electricity". I have other ones for brushing teeth, washing hands, etc. They are all cute little cartoony things. Anyway, they seem to help because shes seen them SO many times they are finally ingraved in her brain.
For school I color coordinate her folders/notebooks for each class so she can easily remember which to grab for which subject & She has a special folder JUST for papers that need to be brought to & from school each day (homework, permission slips, lunch menues, etc).
I also have her write upcoming events on the kitchen calendar so she can keep track of them. I have her write in the block what she needs to take as well. Like say she has a fielt trip to the museum on a thursaday. The block would say:
Go to museum. Bring lunch & 5.00 spending $$
That way we know EXACTLY whats coming & she can start taking some responsibility for having what she needs.
unicorn-tiff'smom
Charts work for a little while with us until she looses it or it disappears from where I hang it. I do like the little things you did hang around the house. I may try them. I like the color coordinating stuff for school too. I'll have to see about it for this year. She still maybe too young.
Anyone else with ideas for Misty and myself?
misty
Heres the one I used for turning off lights, closing doors & turning off water:
www.planetpals.com/pdfimages/pprecyclekit1.pdf
And for flushing the toilet:
www.abcteach.com/Extras/toilet.htm
Heres the wash your hands one:
www.abcteach.com/Extras/washhands.htm
Charlie Girl
If it is things she is learning in school, then you can put math facts to music, making cute little ditties about each one.
For math and writing, you can have her write in the air, in sweeping letters in the sand, with finger paints or pudding on waxed paper. I don't know why they work but I have researched this to help my son and that is what the experts suggest.
He was too old to get him to do the cool writing practices but we did sing his math facts and it helped. I also wrote them out using white crayon on black paper to make them memorable. I made up large math facts cards and taped a few by everything he normally looks at, such as the tv, by mirrors, his bed, even in his bathroom so he would see them from the toilet.
