When family attention centers perhapstoo much on * getting the older children off to high school orcollege, ihe younger ones — in first or second grade — often feel neglected and resentful. Or, the child who goes to school ‘ for only a half day may miss the company of older sisters and brothers who are away all day. These are times for you to use diversionary tactics; = * Such “out-of-sorts” feel- ings can be avoided easily by giving the child an engross- LAUNDRY. TIPS FOR JEANS. every back-to-school ward- robe dates back to the Middle Ages? First manu- - factured in the French textile center of Nimes as “Serge de Nimes,” its name was later shortened to “de Nimes.” Today it’s knownas “denim,” a fashion staplefor every age.” Retailers report that the dark indigo blue, 100 per cent cotton variety of denim, less faded than last year, is the preferred back-to-school Jook for 1977. Lee oat - Will fart school with at least - one new. pair of “basic blues,” the laundry experts at Maytag remind washer users that, especially when new, the indigo blue dye of blue denim can fade during laundering. Dark denim should be washed separately, or with other deeply dyed items such as dark socks. ‘Thanks to finishing processes such as Sanfor- izing, shrinkage is no longer _ the problemi of years past if ‘cottom denim is laundered in warm water, then tumble- dried on a “medium” or “permanent press” setting. Remember that over-drying encourages shrinking and can cause wrinkles. A final tip. If the tight weave of new cotton denim is a bit: stiff for younger users, Mayiag suggests one or more washings before the inaugural wearing, with fabric softener added to the final rinse cycle.f 4 ~.In one Far West com- _ munity, when young parents go to college, their children are just as apt to go along. : The Los Angeles Com- munity College District now - has a program designed especially for college stu- dents who have no one to care for, their youngsters while they're attending Classes. =. F _ Children’s centers have been set up on campuses throughout the district to provide care for those youngsters by teachers and student aides. : Students who are taking. child development courses serve ag teacher aides, getting an opportunity to observe and work with . youngsters, : -" Not just’ baby-sitting - locations, the centers also seek to provide an oppor- tunity for learning for the pre-school tots. Teachers fead to the youngsters a5 well as. supervise play activities such as working jigsaw puzzles, stringing beads, or playing with dough, _ ing, creative project to do. For example, pick up an imaginative paint set like the new “Lumpy Bumpy” paint set and have it ready at the first. sign of the sulks, This unusual paint set will keep even six-year-olds happily engaged for hours, and will delight them with their own cleverness because it is so easy to handle. A special non-toxic ingredient — the Lumpy Bumpy “stuff” — is painted on certain areas. The drawing LACK OF ATTENTION. | Divert the you ngsters— of a whimsical animal is painted with regular acrylic paint. Then the card is ‘popped into a warm oven: you can supervise this step to give the child the feeling that he or she is getting special attention from you. After about three minutes, _ the design’ will puff up to form amusing lumps and _ bumps —as if by magic. The picture takes on a three- dimensional look, and it doesn’t matter if the child . paints over. the lines: the results are just as pleasing. Sean There are three Lumpy Bumpy paint sets depicting Fuzzy Bunny, Downy Duck and Woolly Dog — all characters the youngster will love. - ; ; ' -' All are suitable for * framing to make an appeal- ing wail hanging for the child’s room. The child will gain a satisfying sense of accomplishment and worth | ; to see his or her very own paintings hung on the wall. The charming animal charac- ters are sure to restore good _ humor when the sulks set in? School piano classes strike popular note English, algebra, history, biology..and piano. That's an unusual schedule of : Classes for a high school student, But it's becoming more and more popular, as school keyboard classes turn out youngsters who tan perform Bach, Stevie Won- der, and their own composi- tions and arrangements: At the same time, they experi- ence the fun of learning - piano in a group with their friends. _ “My students love to play Bach because he has sucha modern beat, They eat. up — . his music like ice cream,” ae"Veder : keyboakd ‘instructor at Cherry Hill (NJ) High School, told a recent National Piano Foundation survey. Mrs, Yoder, whose stu- dents annually present a ‘Monster Keyboard Concert _ with. 16 pianos on stage, thinks that performing together is half the fun for high school youngsters. “Piano students, just like * band and orchestra students, are. enthusiastic about performing in a group,” she .says. “And ensemble play- ing, where you must keep track of your own part while hearing at least three others, expands your flexibility and responsiveness.” - ; At Seattle's Madison Junior High School, music teacher Mary Sable agrees. “There’s lots of interaction and lots of caring in my _ group classes,” reports Ms. Sable, whose students play “everything from’ baroque _ music to Stevie Wonder.” ‘Starting out knowing. nothing about piano, Ms. Sable’s seventh, eighth and ninth graders learn to. improvise and perform their own arrangements. “We have about a. thousand “students,” Ms. Sable says, _ “and almost every one of 4664 Lakelse them is exposed. to piano. It’s tremendously popular.” Music education at the piano begins in kindergarten at Daly Elementary School in Port Washington, N.Y., where Patricia Morgan uses the Keyboard Experience proup approach developed by Columbia University’s Dr. Robert Pace. “Children love to get their hands on a piano,” says Mrs. Morgan, “and they especially enjoy the games and teamwork that are part of Keyboard Experience,”’Since Key- board Experience uses the piano to teach basic music- ianship skills, rather than performance techniques only, Mrs. Morgan's students can easily move into band or orchestra by the time they reach junior high school. Jack Olander, music director at Maine Township North High School in suburban Chicago, uses pianos, an-organ, a harpsi- chord and a synthesizer with his keyboard students, “I've taught piano privately long enough so that I know you have lots of keyboard dropouts at the age when students begin high school,” Olander says. “The whole - idea of my class is to motivate kids to continue keyboard studies.” ' "” One way he does.thisisby-. . teaching such. skills as improvisation, which young: sters might not ordinarily learn. “In a recent variety show, one of my students did an eight-minute impro- visation on a piano, electric piano, and synthesizer,” he reports. mo While the teachers sur- veyed were “in favor. of youngsters learning any kind of musicianship skills, all agreed that piano was the ideal instrument for acquir- ing these skills, “Piano is considered the one instru- _ SHIRTS FOR BOYS & GIRLS ment you must know if you're a music major in , callege,” says Alene. Yoder. “Keyboard instruments are the only ones that require learning how to read both staffs and playing both melody and accompani- - ment.” . For very young children, .Patricia Morgan thinks piano is best.because “they exercise three of their senses by seeing, hearing and feeling the keys. And piano . enhanges other forms of music participation for my. ’ students.” ; siamae 7 say 3 SISA SAR RR ERIE "e"a"a"a"a"e"e en's a naa" THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL EXCITEMENT: of new friends, books and 8 - » worasa & . How can early-graders * learn to read, understand what they read and think creatively? What will help % young children from Span- ish-speaking hovtes read, “use and understand English as a second language? Imaginative educators have helped little noses sniff their way tosame important answers, in two federally- funded Title I programs. : The programs brought the | sense of smell into play, to reinforce words and ideas. Tom Redman,: Title 1 temedial reading teacher, puts nosepower to work throughout the school year, ‘at Chamberlin Hill elemen- tary school in Findlay, Ohio. * With an assist from sense- * of-smell techniques, he * guides kindergarten through * third-grade children in the development of reading comprehension and creative thinking. oo Another program, ‘in an Eastern urban area, finds srarercerenanaret effective in achieving goals of concept and language % development for children % from pre-kindergarten _& through second grade. — t Many of the children hear . & only Spanish at home: _ * Both programs make use % of -Microfragrance scratch- & and-sniff teacher kits from * 3M ‘Company, in four subject groups. Each’ kit % contains 160 stick-on labels, which microencapsulate specific scents in millions of PR se i mail releases a burst of e: fragrance for sniffing. ° se" WORM RRR RRR RN RT RS RSS When olfactory methods equally - e tiny plastic bubbles. % Seratching with a finger-. kids us BY SCRATCHING AND SNIFFING THE TART, FRESH FRAGRANCE OF ORANGES ON PAPER, these youngsters received another sensory help in composing a story about a visit to the grocery store. Scented labels from Nicrotragrance scratchand sniffkits are designed to motivate and teach children avariety of things through an appeal to the sense of smell. Teachers have found use_of the olfactory sense particutarly effective in developing stronger English vocabutaries of other culture groups.’ Each kit provides at least five fragrances, along with instructional aids. Since each label can be scratched and sniffed at least 200 times, one kit can serve many classroom purposes. For example, concept-. development for pre-kinder- ~ garten four-year-olds in the Eastern program began with. -. scratching and sniffing pizza. labels, They compared the ° aroma with the taste of real cheese. The “older” kids, in first and second grade, scratched clothes shouldn't meari your summer fitness, program is put aside. The easiest way to shape up withaut effort and look greatat thesame time is by wearing the Scholl exercise sandal which encourages the muscles of feet andlegs to work oulas you walk. And by wearing them with colorful'knee- hi’s, yqur toes will be toasty warm,indoors and out.+ Line of least resistance A couple was having trouble getting their teen- aged daughter out of bed in the morming for school. Nothing seemed to ‘work until they had a private line installed in her room. Now they call herfrom downstairs every .morning. The girl ‘doesn’t dare ignore it — it might be one of her friends ’ calling! to music In the “good old days,” reading, ‘riting and "rithme- tic were often taught to the tune of the hickory stick. Today it's much more likely that these topics, along with history and humanities, are learned to the sounds of a guitar. Educators in elementary schools from coast to coast are finding that youngsters “pick up” information more quickly and more enthusi- astically when they are - - learning to play the guitarat the same time, Since the guitars are often as tall as the 5-year olds, boys and girls play with the puitar held upright, standing on thé floor. Children in the class learn not only the letters of the alphabet, but the sounds they make and start putting sounds together meliinicaeeboteteccinedebetctelcarcetce cance ban ccc neceosair ne tes ratetae! Learning Make Your Appointment Today At The their noses, nd ideas mean more and sniffed labels such as apple and strawberry. While __ they grasped concepts about food, color'and aroma, they telated to a different culture and gained incentives’ for developing -and increasing théir English vocabularies. At the Findlay school, Tom Redman often uses creative writing projects to teach reading: One such project found first graders scratching and sniffing colorful labels, as sensory aids to composing a story about a visit to a grocery store. ie Hpbietele eaenaasieinneorersine epnneennnes I a scesasiesanechab i aSescheeselscleasonscbe ta eheheasesretiegefetebeelecroreicepatat pee caatatetcetstes , August 25, 1977, PAGE 7 SOS DRS DSSRORIIESIRAE I eee eee sw ee oe a ee ale ne eee oe Jobisiehiieeeeeeneteencnnneenenes SEES EI ST are TeTer arate ae Pe oceateceninetntate! ab shenasasesg ante a maEe Se cheer eeegiereaaee The children either put their stories on paper themselves or dictated them to Redman, his. assistant, Mrs. Maria Ruiz, other adults or older children. 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