Summer Fun and Learning with 4-H

Looking for inexpensive and close-to-home opportunities for your child this summer?  Consider 4-H.  Some of my best, early leadership opportunities happened in 4-H.  There's nothing like the authentic presentation and demonstration practice that comes with 4-H projects.  The topics are limitless.  There's an opportunity for every child and every interest.

For more information contact the Canyon County Extension Office at 459-6003.  They will also be holding a new parent and volunteer night on Tuesday, April 24th from 7:00-9:00.  Please RSVP at the number above.

A Free App for Visual and Spatial Reasoning

If you have access to an iPad or iPhone this is a great FREE 3-D app for helping kids develop their visual-spatial reasoning skills which has a strong correlation to math problem solving and application.

It's called 3-D Cube It!

I've test driven this will 2nd graders and they love it and pick it up quickly.  Some levels require them to add cubes, other to remove them.  The hardest level asks them to move cubes in 3-D space.

I highly recommend this app and think it would be a good one for long road trips.

Enjoy!

Angie

Parents,

I think this is a very important article from Stanford University for us to consider.  The ideas and research implications greatly impact our girls; how they will see themselves as mathematicians and who they will dream to become.

I'd love to hear your thought!

Miss Young

http://gender.stanford.edu/news/2012/sugar-and-spice-and%E2%80%A6-math-under-achievement

Register Now for Summer Opportunties

The Cabin (Log Cabin Literacy Center) offers some pretty amazing camps for budding writers in grades 3-12.  Students get to work with teachers and professional writers for creative and engaging writing experiences.  Check out their website.

http://register.thecabinidaho.org/default.aspx

There are some great early bird specials is you register a child before May 4th.  There are also partial scholarships available, though they are not listed on the website.  Please don't let fees be a hurdle that keeps you from exploring this opportunity for your child.  Just contact The Cabin's front office staff at 331-8000 and ask about their summer writing camp scholarships.  The application process is pretty painless.

Let me know if your child goes!  I'd love to hear how it went.