Keeping Supplies on Hand

There’s hardly anything more exhilarating than running around town the day before your school project is due, buying display stands, poster board, glue, Styrofoam balls, pipe cleaners, felt, sponges, chemicals, and report covers. By the time you are in the 8th or 9th grade, you'll probably have quite a collection of school project odds and ends but it’s never quite what you need for a particular project. But you don’t have to worry as you have a solution at hand. 

Involvement of the parents

This applies for all your parents as well. Your  assignments will demand a lot of your patience from you as well as your parents'. To begin with, parents should not get irritated  lose their cool. The fact that you care to take time out of your busy schedule to actually assist your child in his project will send out a strong message. Your child will realize the importance of his responsibility. Your help will translate into a good grade for your child and will act as an incentive for him. School projects take up a bulk of the parents’ time. Some parents cannot resist the urge to get involved and achieve the perfection that is the key word. Although parental involvement is usually required, make sure your children stay involved and actively participate in their projects. Remember that your child learns how to effectively communicate ideas, and their ability to effectively prepare a presentation will come in handy when they become adults. These pages are designed save you time, energy and frustration when it comes to school projects and science fairs.

Things to have on hand for school

Every house with children should have a craft kit tucked under a bed or nestled in a closet. Most items can be picked up at a dollar store and stored in a Rubbermaid container. Whether it's a last minute costume, homemade display of the solar system or special occasion celebration, your craft kit should provide you the tools to get the job done.

For older children

Even the junior high schoolers can get flustered when the time to you might think that preteens and junior high schoolers actually anticipate their own needs and give you some advance notice. Not true! When your kid is frantically trying to finish the report she knew from beforehand, the last thing you want to be doing is scrounging for the things she needs to get the job done! There’s another advantage to having all the supplies ready at a moment's notice -- you're leaving her with no possible excuses for not finishing the assignment on time. Here are some items to add to your craft/school supplies list:

• Report Covers
  
• 3-hole punch
  
• Empty Shoe Boxes (high school kids make dioramas too!)
  
• Poster paint and small brushes
  
• Spare printer cartridge & plenty of white printer paper
  
• Stapler
  
• Dictionary and Thesaurus
  
• Calculator
  
• Ruler, compass and protractor
  
• (More)
  

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