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PROJECT IDEAS

JULY 2009

Independence Day Theme. Collect Independence day celebration pictures and paste in your scrap. Write your National Anthem and jot down all about how your country became Independent. Write how you will help your country in need of hour. Also find 4th July Craft Ideas (Crafts for Kids)  (India Independence - US Independence)

  Chocolate day - Collect chocolate recipes and make a colorful recipe book. my Recipes

  National Ice-cream Month. Find History of Ice-creams. Find your fav Ice-cream flavors, make a list. Make crafts like Ice-cream cones and stick colorful decorations on it. Find more Crafts ideas from Kaboose.com (Crafts for Kids) ( my winning Recipes )

  George Bernard Shaw's Birthday. You probably have learnt him in school lessons. Collect Literature Profile for you scrap and make the Project. Some Literature Project tips.

JUNE 2010

Back to School : Make Sticker Labels. Select Stickers from Kidsfreesouls and make Labels to stick to new book. Just click to Kidsfreesouls Student Assignment Google site, print the sheet, cut the labels and stick on the book. You can also find more on Stickers page here.

Get back to School pages here and Set up your Goals. Write down your Goals and what you would like to achieve by end of this academic year.

World Environment Day on 5th June. Make this an Environment Month. Make Environment Project - Write, draw and color environment pics, make poster with trees, etc. and write How can you help to Save environment. You may also plant trees, do gardening, collect leaves and add to Scrap book and write on them, make poems on trees and more.

You can explore Environment pages on Kidsfreesouls and make your own Earth Talk Q & A Project Book. Click right click and save the pictures and stick to your project and add the Q & A in short.

MAY 2010

1st May is May Day - Gujarat Day : Gujarat completes 50 glorious years. Find Swarnim Gujarat page and pledge info. Check for worksheets on Gujarat here.

Asparagus - CARTOON MONTH : Cartoon Fun and Cartoon Kids pages at Kidsfreesouls - check Site of the Month. Collect Cartoon images and stick in scrap book. Write on Cartoons and which Cartoons you like most. What is your favorite Cartoon TV channel. Make a Poster with Cartoon Character.

Archie Day or (any cartoon character) : Read books on Archie (cartoon) - share with friends, write reviews. Watch Cartoon by setting time, day for the month.
International Day of Families: Kids can make Family Albums and write on a Journal about their Family members - How they love, share, care, play games - just about their feelings for the family members. Teachers or parents can help childen to debate and sort for differences arising in families.

LIMERICKS MONTH: Collect Limericks from Kidsfreesouls site, other sites. Make a colorful Limericks file by adding all Limerick print outs from the web. Learn Poetry Soup and try write your own Limerick.

Mother's Day : Make a Hand Made Card for Mom. Write a letter to your Mom what she means to you and express your gratitude. For moms, here is momszone.

As exams get over with the summer vacations here, children have ample time for creativity. Kids can browse through Fairy Land, read the stories and make a Story Project - print stories, read and add to file, write reviews, paste stickers, draw and color story character, etc. Also, click for the For Kids page and enjoy activities.

APRIL 2010

*National Poetry Month : In US, National Poetry Month is more 'Learning Poetry, Writing Poetry' - How to Write a Poetry session can be taken in classrooms and children can select their own topics on like, writing poetry with names of all animals, colors, places or maybe on what they'd like to be, etc. Know the words, build vocabulary and learn how to rhyme. Here's on How to write a Poem. They can also make a scrap book and write their fav poems or pin up poetry charts on soft board of their classroom/bedroom/study room.

*Titanic sank in April. Children can collect information on this. They can have a hobby project - write on the hobby and paste all pictures of ships, boats, etc. or their hobby like stamps, greeting cards, etc.

*As exams get over with the summer vacations here, children have ample time for creativity. Kids can browse through Fairy Land, read the stories and make a Story Project - print stories, read and add to file, write reviews, paste stickers, draw an
d color story character, etc. Also, click for the For Kids page and enjoy activities.

*Leonardo Da Vinci , the painter can influence kids and let the kids explore the world of painting. As exams are over in April, kids can draw and paint pictures and send across to Kidsfreesouls for Picture Gallery or just hold a painting exhibition and call for childrens' party.

*Shakespeare was born in April and World book day is celebrated too. Kids can make Literature Project in summer. Visit Literature Profiles here and take prints, add to file and find poetry.

*They can also join the Literature Hero Project and send Kidsfreesouls all information on a Literature character, works, pic, etc. or send Book reviews for stories read.

Humour Month - Make a Scrap Book and get children to write jokes and narrate.

MARCH

Newspaper in Education Week (NIE Week) is one week in March on Kidsfreesouls - You can also find on NIE websites and NIE websites -
March 1-March 5 at NAA Foundation

Get to do a Online NIE Project for the class or your child. Use the NIE Tips on Kidsfreesouls and make use of the Content Ideas to teach a child to read and learn Online reading.

Dr. Seuss and Barbie Birthday in March (2nd/9th): Visit Editor's blog on Dr. Seuss and find bio, videos, links etc.  Let the child engage in activities, collect Dr. Seuss Books and read them.

Guide kids to explore Barbie website and get them engaged in various activities. Even get a children get-together at home and let them play with Barbie games, exchange views, chat and explore the site too. Also find Barbie Birthday Party Ideas.  Click for links in Resources Page.

Nutrition week was in Feb. However, for Children, Nutrition week can be round the year, any time, any day.

Work out a one week Nutritious Breakfast for kids. Make a Daily Recipe Chart by Adding Fruits, Juices, Green Vegetables, cereals and all the stuff healthy for children. Ask the child to make their own Recipe Chart. Make Child Nutrition a priority. Serve the best healthy Breakfast to the whole family for a week. Gift kids best Table wares like Mug, Glass, Mats, Bowls and also can follow up a Table Manners Session.

FEBRUARY

Character sketch: Children can be encouraged to draw Character sketch of Charles Dickens. Born on 7th February, the Author is famous for the characters he created and his descriptions. A man of tremendous energy, he spent hours a day walking the London streets from which his characters and scenes came. Kids can list out Charles Dicken's books and a classroom session / individual child session can be held on which story of Charles Dickens they like the most and why.

Nutrition week: Feb is a month to set for Nutrition week. However, for Children, Nutrition week can be round the year, any time, any day. Work out a one week Nutritious Breakfast for kids. Make a Daily Recipe Chart by Adding Fruits, Juices, Green Vegetables, cereals and all the stuff healthy for children. Ask the child to make their own Recipe Chart. Make Child Nutrition a priority. Serve the best healthy Breakfast to the whole family for a week. Gift kids best Table wares like Mug, Glass, Mats, Bowls and also can follow up a Table Manners Session. Children can make a poster on Life Recipe and stick to their room wall too.

Valentine day - 14th Feb. Many kids and teenagers celebrate Valentine Day, however, children do not know the Why of celebrating. Parents and Teachers may surf the Valentine pages on Kidsfreesouls and chart out projects. Projects like Bird Myths, Love Gods, Flowers, etc. Kids can make Scraps - You can print and paste these pages in your scrap or draw+color or stick pics and write the information. Print this Poster for Use in classroom - Also Find - Valentine Worksheet in Grammar Fun

Children Dental Health Month - A session on Dental Health can be taken in the classroom. Why Brushing teeth is must, how to brush, etc. Also, children can make posters on "Happiness is a Healthy Smile" or make colorful drawings "My Smile". Or Just Colour smiles.
- Simple steps for Kids Dental Hygiene:
Culprit 'Sugary Sweet' Or Just Colour smiles. Find Smile Calendar for February

Love your Pet day - Stick pictures of your Pet and make Pet Album. Draw Imaginery Pet if you do not have a pet animal and write 10 sentences to show your love for animals - dog, cat, parrot, canary, rabbit, etc. Every day is Loving your Pet - send card to friends who've love pets. Send you Pet animal's pics to Kidsfreesouls to place in 'Loving Pets'

JANUARY

Month of Quotes
Collect Fairy Tales from Grimm's Fairy Tales
India's Republic Day on 26th Jan
Earthquake pages

International Letter Writing Month - 15 -21 at Swagat

Letter Writing : Why write letters. It's simple and works - helps children to develop writing skills. Explain four main types or modes of writing: descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive.  Let the kids write imaginary or real postal letters to friends, relatives or even family members. They can write to the School Principal or teacher related to school event or even to newspaper like kidsfreesouls or print media about narrating their travel experience or complaints - anything as per the age of the child. Let them write letters narrating the story they have read or write about their tour experiences. Let kids have their point across with proper grammar, neat handwriting or proper text fonts if using tech. Provide tips using salutation, body copy and closings. Provide online resources if using tech. Shake writers block and get started right away - Remember the Pen Pal exchange letters of yester years? Quick and to the point, write and send across a letter to Kidsfreesouls too.

Month of Quotes :

January is the month for Kite flying. Make a scrap book and jot down all the quotes you find on Kidsfreesouls Quotes or Real Stuff. You can even search the web to find Quotes by famous leaders, celebrity quotes, Inspirational, motivational or any. Make some kites and write selected quotes on it. Display on school walls or your room. Why, fly them high and when the kite is cut, your quote message will reach to one who gets it. By trying to find a few quotations, children end up learning many and can even use them while writing compositions, letters, etc. Also print Word Search fun of Kite flying words, an activity pass time on terrace.

Collect Fairy Tales from Grimm's Fairy Tales :

Jacob Grimms was born this month. So, collect fairy tales from Grimm's Fairy Tales books and write reviews. It is so much fun to read, narrate and write reviews of Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty etc. Children can even paste stickers in their scrap book. Read more stories here and write reviews too.

India's Republic Day on 26th Jan:

Explore India page on Kidsfreesouls. Make a Project and cover India information.

Earthquake pages: India had it's worst Earthquake on 26th January. Find Earthquake pages and use contents for classroom project on Earthquake. Go to Environment Q & A and discuss on Ozone, etc.

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