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5 concepts hidden in this best-selling Zooboo book ‘A Surprise for’!
Language skills, Pre-math skills, imaginative skills as well social skills – all this and more is weaved into a cute story in our best selling Zooboo book ‘A Surprise for’! 5 concepts/skills that this book will teach your child... Over 15 Opposites! As your child spends their day in a funfair, they will see tall and short clowns, hot days and cool drinks, slow rides and fast roller coasters etc. Encourage your child to spot some opposite words as they read along. Make it a game to add some fun! Adjectives This book has so many types of adjectives on every page. Let your child pick out some adjectives from the book. They can then sort these as adjectives of quantity or adjectives of quality. Types of Sounds As you can imagine, a funfair is a fairly busy place. Your child will learn different sounds like: “Woaaaah” & “Wheee” to denote anticipation “Yippeee” to denote excitement “Slurp” to denote a drinking sound Imagination While your child reads this book, encourage them to work on their imagination skills. Ask them to describe how they’d feel when atop a roller coaster. Ask them to act out their excitement at winning the prize. You can turn this into a game of ‘Role-play’ by asking them to act out their version of ‘A day in the Funfair’. Father-child bonding The book captures the beautiful bond between father and child. Holding hands when they are scared, playing games & laughing together - so many instances that show your child that they are loved and cared for. The child in turn appreciates daddy’s efforts, thanks and hugs him for the wonderful surprise (aww!) With so many fun concepts hidden in this treasure trove of a book, order a copy for your kid today! Customize their name, the page style, and book format - enjoy upto Rs. 500 off + Free Shipping! Use code ZB500 at checkout.
5 activities to teach your kids the values of Diwali!
Have you ever experienced the difference in behaviour when you ‘tell’ your child something v/s when you ‘show’ them? Children always learn better through experiential learning methods like ‘role-play’, ‘reading books’, ‘art play’ etc. Why not make use of this festive season & the extra time during the Diwali vacation to reinforce some of the traditional values that the auspicious festival of Diwali stands for!? Here are 5 simple ideas that will make your child get into the festive spirit AND help them understand the significance of Diwali! Values: Respect & Family bonding How: Books The Zooboo book ‘A1 Summer’ is all about two siblings trying to adjust to the village life. The story takes you through their journey of learning to appreciate the simple things in life, respecting elders and the value of family bonds. This Diwali, take some time to read this book with your kids & use it as an opportunity to discuss about ‘mindful social behaviour’. Personalize this book here. A heartwarming book that emphasizes on sibling and family bonds... ... and respecting each other. Value: Good always triumphs over Evil How: Enacting/Puppet show This is a great time to tell your kids about the Hindu mythology ‘Ramayana’. You can create a simple stick figures puppet show to explain to the kids what is Diwali & why it is celebrated. Print out the characters of Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, Lord Hanuman, Lord Lakshman, Ravana and you can refer to this video for enacting the story. Use the moral of the story to emphasis on how good deeds and purity of heart always wins over evil & negativity. www.tokabox.com Values: Sharing & Helping How: Group Diwali art activity with shared resources Nothing will get the kids into the festive mode quicker than a Diwali themed art acitivity! Collect easily available material like paper plates, paints, decorative stickers, printsouts of diya/lanterns etc. Let your kids create some festive art while sharing these resources with their siblings/cousins/friends. hobbycraft madebylakshmi rachelmarsh thejoyofsharing artsycraftsymom Values: Kindness & Empathy How: Donation to the needy Diwali cleaning would surely have resulted in a lot of unused clothes and toys from the house. Take this chance to teach your kids about the value of being kind, helpful & empathetic towards those less fortunate than us. Let your kids be an active part of deciding what they don’t use/need and encourage them to give it away to a shelter home/ngo/ needy. assureshift seattleschild Values: Humility & politeness How: Reward chart for saying the 5 golden words Talk to kids about the 5 golden words – Please, Thank you, Welcome, Sorry & Excuse me. Use them in everyday conversations. Every time they use a golden word in the correct context, give them a star/sticker on a reward chart. Gradually, they will understand the value of being polite, using socially appropriate language & conversing with humility. As a bonus, you can gift them a personalized Zooboo storybook after they complete 50 stickers on their chart! helloparent pinterest Team Zooboo wishes each of you a very Happy Diwali & a Prosperous New Year!
