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The internet has opened up a vast new world for children and adults. The old saying "children are growing up in a different world than we did" has a whole new meaning! There is a great deal of useful information available online. There are homework sites, encyclopedias, maps, and job lines. There are, unforntunately, like the larger world, unsafe places on the internet as well. What should you as a parent do to guide your child on the world wide web? Learn about the internet yourself.
Spend time with your child surfing the net.
Keep the computer in a family area.
Understand the benefits and pitfalls of chat-rooms - then decide on your safety rules.
Establish strict rules for ordering products and sharing personal information.
Source: Adapted by Karen DeBoard from the Naitonal PTA Bulletin, December. For more information on keeping your kids safe online, check out the book: Kids Online: Protecting your Children in Cyberspace by Donna Hughes, Kids Online offers parents simple, step-by-step directions for keeing kids safe while allowing them many benefits of the internet. This review is not intended to be an endorsement but a statement of resources available. Cloverbuds love to take part in festive activities. You may want to try some of these ideas with your group. Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments Drain a quart of applesauce in cheesecloth for several hours. Squeeze out any remaining liquid. Add 2 cups of cinnamon and mix to a dough consistency. Roll the dough 1/4" thick and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. If you are making ornaments to hang, use a toothpick to make a hole in the shape. Bake on cookie sheets at 175º for about 6 hours or until dry to the touch. You may want to turn the shapes periodically. Cool. Hang the ornament with yarn or decorative ribbon. Environmental Garland Using blunt-ended yarn needles, string popcorn & cranberries for tree garland. It may be easier for younger children to string round cereal and cranberries. These can be used inside and later hung outside for the birds to eat. Caring Box Separately wrap the top and the bottom of a shoe box with brightly colored paper. Have your Cloverbuds make certificates for thoughtful things that they can do for their family members. Certificates should concentrate on the giving of their time, talents, and self. Examples This certificate is good for . . . .
Suggest that your Cloverbuds select one certificate per week from his or her box and perform the task. Let the parents know that you have talked about how good it feels to do things for others. Encourage them to recognize their children with "thank-you's" and words of praise as they perform the tasks. Adapted from: Jelly, K.L. (1992). The Caring Box. [Caring
Card. Part of the 1992 Family Life Month Packet], The Ohio State Univer
sity, Ohio State University Extension.
Merkowitz, R.F. (1997). Keeping Up With The Kids.
[News Article. Part of the 1997 Backpack Buddies Newsletter], The
Ohio State University, Ohio State University Extension. Make cupcakes using cake mix, oil, water, and eggs. Pour into cupcake liners. Bake as directed. Cool. Ice cupcakes with vanilla frosting. Pipe a dot of black gel or frosting in the center of each cupcake. Then, draw 3 concentric circles around the dot. To form a web, drag a toothpick from the center to the outside of each cupcake. Do this several times. Place the spider on the web. If you use a plastic spider, make sure the children know that they cannot eat it. Ingredients:
ITS ARRIVED!!! 4-H Cloverbud Curriculum Material: Series II I am pleased to announce the release of Series II: 4-H Cloverbud Curriculum. It contains 24 curriculum pieces across 8 subject areas, plus a bonus curriculum piece, "Incredible Egg," under the Plants and Animal subject area. There are about 9 activities within each of the 24 curriculum pieces. The entire curriculum package will cost approximately $15.00 and is available from OSU Extension Publications. You can preview the Series II curriculum at your local county OSU Extension office. Talk with your 4-H County Extension Agent about the best way to obtain the Series II curriculum. This material is part of Ohio's 4-H Cloverbud program designed to meet the developmentally-appropriate needs of children age 5 to 8 or in Kindergarten through the second grade. Cloverbuds emphasize overall well-being by empowering young children with successful experiences and positive interaction through cooperative learning in non-competitive environments. A special thanks is extended to over 40 Extension agents, volunteers, and individuals who authored and helped with the publication of Series II. Take special note of the authors identified with each of the curriculum pieces. We are fortunate in the state of Ohio to have creative and talented Extension professionals and volunteer leaders who make our 4-H program one the most successful in the United States. Check out the table of contents below. Citizenship/Civic Education Rules and Reasons for All Seasons by Joan Grube & Kay Stenzel Consumerism/Family Science Just the Food Facts, Ma'am by Bob Cox, Lori Keller, Niki Nestor McNeely, Betty Wells, and Woody Woodrum Environmental/Earth Science Digging Those Dinosaurs by Deborah Curry and Jodi Mills Community Expressive Arts Home Hobbies by Julia Banbury Robinson and Beverly Kelbaugh Healthy Life Style Food Fun by Damon Lesjack and Ashley Randall Personal Development Celebrations Around the World by Lola Danielson and Lisa Hollingbaugh Plants and Animals Ant Antics! by Lucinda Miller Science and Technology Good Vibrations: The Science of Sound by Deborah Curry and Jodi Mills Scott D. Scheer Hello Cloverbud Volunteers!!! Believe it or not, the autumn/fall season is upon us whether we like it or not. As you plan your Cloverbud get togethers and group activities where "learning is fun," think about how to take advantage of thing uniquely autumn. This strategy will help you make the activities a "sensory experience" for the children. Sensory experiences engage the learner not only by what they hear, but also with what they feel, touch, taste, and smell. Cloverbud activities become so much more meaningful when we can connect with as many of the children's information receptors as possible. The autumn season is full of special visual colors of reds, browns, and oranges; smells of frosty mornings or food cooking; sounds of leaves rustling or wind blowing; touch sensations of snow falling or the taste of pumpkin pie. Make your Cloverbud activities more meaningful this autumn by bringing your Cloverbud members' senses to life as they see, touch, taste, smell, and hear their way to greater levels of understanding. In doing so we can enhance life skills such as learning to learn, physical mastery, and self-understanding. Thanks for all that you do as Cloverbud Leaders and Advisors!! Have FUN!
Scott D. Scheer
Many Cloverbuds participated in interviews in Hocking County this year. The event was organized as follows. Copies of pages 6,7 and 9 of Discovering 4-H I were mailed to all cloverbuds. They completed the forms and brought them to the interviews. Extension staff conducted individual interviews with each member. Cloverbuds received a 4-H ribbon, sucker, balloon, and sticker as recognition. The forms were displayed in the Cloverbud booth at the county fair. Also included in the booth were fun facts compiled from the forms. The fun facts included the number of girls and boys, their eye color, and how many were left or right-handed. Also listed was their favorite animal, food, color, and sport. Sheila Meyer, Program Assistant, 4-H, |
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