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“Before Sesame Street or even Mr. Rogers, Captain Kangaroo was the children’s program I grew up with. I remember looking forward to watching Captain Kangaroo each morning and visiting with the Captain and his friends in the Treasure House. Captain Kangaroo’s show was gentle, quiet, simple, and silly.Wandering through the Treasure House, he would read books, sing songs, work crafts, and visit with puppet friends. It was always the same. Bunny Rabbit always tried to trick the Captain out of a bunch of carrots. Mr. Moose told knock-knock jokes and usually ended u dumping a bunch of ping=pong balls on the Captain’s head. Grandfather Clock, the clock who talked in rhymes, always fell asleep while the Captain was talking to him Some days Dancing Bear or Mr. Green Jeans, the Captain’s farmer friend, would visit. Captain Kangaroo introduced good literature, classical and jazz music, poetry, and science to children, but always in a fun, playful manner.Bob Keeshan was vehemently against violence in children’s programming. He taught manners and respect and he truly liked and enjoyed children. He believed that children learned best when they were having fun. His approach was so low-keyed and relaxed that children, laughing along with the Captain, didn’t even realize they were learning. We have tried o use this philosophy while raising our children, teaching them that learning is fun.”Source: Guy Belleranti |
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Haim Ginott, Between Teacher and Child
“I have come to a frightening conclusion.
to make a child's life miserable or joyous.
or an instrument of inspiration.
that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a child humanized or de-humanized.”
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Margaret Wise Brown: Goodnight Moon, Runaway Bunny, The Important Book Mercer Mayer: Little Critter Books Sesame Street Books: Grover Learns to Read Grosset & Dunlap: Fun with Dick and Jane Mother Goose: Nursery Rhymes
Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit Robert Munsch: Love You Forever, The Paper Bag Princess
Dr. Seuss: Oh, The Places You'll Go, The Cat in the Hat, Hop on Pop Green Eggs & Ham, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut A.A. Milne: Winnie the Pooh Audrey Penn: The Kissing Hand
Virginia Burton: The Little House Alexandra Day & Ned Washington: When You Wish Upon A Star Libba Moore Gray: Mama Had a Dancing Heart Reeve Lindbergh: My Hippie Grandmother
Munro Leaf: How to Behave and Why, How to Speak Politely and Why, Manners Can Be Fun
Carolyn Keene: Nancy Drew Stories Gertrude Chandler Warner: The Boxcar Children Stories J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter Homer Hickam: Rocket Boys (October Sky)
John Muth: The Three Questions (by Leo Tolstoy) Antoine de Saint Exupery The Little Prince
Miguel de Cervantes: Don Quixote |
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Note:The worksheets and assessments on this website are intended to be used primarily for & by children, pre-K to 2nd grade, but they can be adapted for older children. Make adjustments and add categories as they apply to child’s level of expertise.Activities and assessments are most effective when the child and parent work together. The parent, as observer, can help the child make an accurate assessment of what skills he has mastered and what tasks he needs to work on. Parents and Teachers can compare notes and see how the child participates at school versus home. Whenever possible, the child should help to create strategies that help him overcome hurdles and move forward.
Please do not work on these activities when the child or parent is tired, frustrated or hungry. Don’t get discouraged. Have fun. Acknowledge your child’s talents and new work skills that he can use to become a more responsible learner, today and in the future. Anticipate all they will learn and accomplish in their tomorrows. Accept that children don’t know everything … yet; (accept that parents and teachers don’t know everything either.)
Appreciate the effort of the child and parent. Celebrate achievements. Spend time together. Time and attention are better rewards than buying “unneeded stuff.” The reading and arithmetic worksheets on this website are copyright-free because no one owns the alphabet or numbers. They may be downloaded and used by young children who want to become agile, dynamic, nimble, clever, resourceful, zippy and happy Readers and Arithmeticians.
February 14, 2005
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