May2009 by Eric Grossman

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T he M o n m o out u th The ut F ami Famil l y T im i m es es amil MORGANVILLE / MARLBORO / MANALAPAN / ENGLISHTOWN / FREEHOLD / HOWELL EDITION Vol. 1 No. 2

MAY 2009

Hi p Hi p H o oray i t’s Mo t h e rs Day ! Se nd Some Spe ci a l Tre ats He r Way !

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check out what ’ s inside Educational & Fun Activities For All • Valuable Lessons for Kids • Cinco DeMayo Fun Page Local Business Information • Fun Ways to Volunteer • Family Fun Calendar

Look Inside Every Month for FREE Activities Of Your Favorite Television Characters! Dear Readers, We are so excited to gain the support of HIT Entertainment in New York City. Hit has joined our team and allowed us access to their full line of children’s characters and products. Hit Entertainment is one of the world’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT’s portfolio includes internationally renowned children’s properties, such as Bob the Builder™, Barney™, Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Rubbadubbers™ and Angelina Ballerina™. HIT also acts as a representative for The Wiggles® and as worldwide representative for The Jim Henson Company’s library of classic family brands, including Fraggle Rock™. T H A N K YO U H I T E N T E RTA I N M E N T F O R B E L I EV I N G I N U S A N D H E L PI N G U S M A K E L E A R N I N G F U N F O R O U R R E A D E R S .

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Mother's Day is May 10th. There is nothing greater than a mother’s love so remember to honor you mom’s throughout the year. This edition of The Monmouth Family Times is dedicated to Irene Gindlin. She was an amazing mom who is missed dearly and will never be forgotten.

The MONMOUTh FAMILY TIMeS Publisher/Editor: Lori Gindlin, Cami Gunther Graphic Design: Eric Grossman, Katie Ferrel - Graphic Alliance, Inc. To submit news, event listings or other information please email: TMFT@optonline.net or mail to PO Box 7042, Freehold NJ 07728. Contents of The Monmouth Family Times are copyrighted material by The Monmouth Family Times. All rights reserved. No copying or reproduction of the contents of this newspaper are allowed without the expressed written permission from the publisher. The Monmouth Family Times reserves the rights over all electronic copying or reproduction of material contained herewith in. The Monmouth Family Times is a monthly publication distributed to 15,000 private schools, pre schools, learning centers, day care centers and bulk drop off locations. The owners, publishers, agents and sales staff reserve the right to reject advertisement for any reason. Credit for mistakes in advertising must be requested within one week of the published date. All costs and liability of any errors continued in advertisements published in The Monmouth Family Times that are found to be the fault of The Monmouth Family Times or its staff shall not exceed the costs of the ad in which the error occurred. Minor, immaterial and errors of no substance will be given credit against. Judgement of whether an error its the criteria for credit will be made exclusively by the Publisher.

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THERAPEUTIC RIDING HELPS AUTISM Therapeutic riding is also called "Hippotherapy". What is Hippotherapy?

tone, balance, posture, coordination, respiration, strength, and body awareness as they sit upon and ride a horse in an enjoyable and effective method of treatment. Hippotherapy patients tend to be the best motivated physical therapy patients, because the work is fun!

Hippotherapy (from the Greek "hippo" meaning "horse") is physical therapy that utilizes the natural movement of the horse to Children can greatly benefit from help riders regain physical strength, mobility, hippotherapy when it is used as part of their and coordination. The similarities between a overall treatment program. Disabilities that horse's pelvic movements at a walk and the can be treated through traditional physical, movement of a normal human pelvis enables occupational, or speech therapy, can be treated the rider to physically learn or relearn skills through hippotherapy. and movements that may have been lost or compromised. Speech, WINNER OF THE physical, or occupational therapy COLOR CONTEST patients can improve muscle Eight pretty ponies, Looking much the same Only two are twins tho', Can you guess their names? What are the names of the 2 horses which are the same? Santa

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KAYLA CLARKE 10 YRS. OLD 5TH GRADE

HORSE LOVERS QUIZ Do you LOVE horses? Do you LOVE to go horse riding? Do you WISH you owned a horse? Or that you could go horseriding every day... but can't? Do you want to discover the wonderful world of horses? Do you want to learn all about horse breeds and horse care? Take a quiz to see how much of a horse lover you really are? Enjoy seeing if you are a real horse lover....Have fun while learning all these wonderful horse facts too!

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1. I think and dream about horses: a. I never would b. Sometimes c. All the time 2. I love coloring-in horse pictures.

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7. I like reading books about horses. 8. I would like to learn more about horses 9. I want to know what it feels like to ride a horse. 10. I would like to make friends with other kids who enjoy horses too.

This type of therapy makes it possible for autistic children to participate in horseback riding activities that encourage learning, verbal and nonverbal expression, positive social interaction, and bonding with the horse. It has been a proven method for helping children of all ages who are autistic smile and laugh and even utter their first words during a therapeutic riding lesson. The rewards are priceless! If you are interested in learning more about riding therapy please call Victory stables.

SMART FACTS

A horse has a wide range of vision. A horse can see completely around its entire body except for small blind spots directly in front of its face, underneath its head, and directly behind itself. This is why it's very important not to walk up right behind a horse - you are in its blind spot and if you startle it you may get kicked. A horse is usually not considered to be a "horse" until it is 5 years old. Before that the males are called colts and females are called fillies. However, it is still acceptable to call a colt or filly a horse. A foal is a very young horse and can be either male or female.

Look-A-Like Horses Answers: Santa & Candy

Reading Between the Lines... Art and Handwriting Most of us don’t think about handwriting very much, but it does say a lot about us. We’ve all heard about how handwriting analysis can pinpoint personality characteristics and behaviors based on direction, pressure, stroke, consistency and so forth. In art, we are able to see these same variations in drawing, painting and other mediums, both in the text of the artwork or the signature of the child. When looking at ink, pencil or brush strokes of artworks, art educators are able to recognize impulsiveness or meticulous precision, avoidance or preference for color, confident or hesitant markings. Sometimes it may be due to personality, other times due to how the art instrument is held! We have been noticing an increase in poor handwritings and control of art instruments over the past 20 years, as handwriting is no longer considered as important as it used to be in the public school systems and parents as well.

In our classes we encourage our students to come up with a plan, using ‘thumbnail’ sketches to brainstorm much the same way students do in school when working on a story or other project, alone or with a group. We teach them how to further develop and articulate their ideas by first slowing down, then adding details and editing. The results are always a vast improvement over the original and the child feels a great sense of accomplishment and pride. Now the benefits… Parents tell us about the improvements that both they and the child’s teachers are noticing. No surprise to us! The new techniques learned in art are spilling over into other areas. The child has noticed his/her own improvement in art and is applying it to where it benefits most. They are learning to hold their drawing pens, paint brushes, markers and pencils more efficiently and getting better results. We often work with the parents and other teachers in demonstrating correct “grip” of drawing and writing tools, something that many parents aren’t aware of. If a pen or pencil is flopping around while the child is drawing, it is also happening when the child is writing. As their grips become more secure, their control improves. Math scores improve. Why? because the numbers become more legible. Spelling grades improve for the same reason. Parents, please take the time to observe this important development. It will affect your child throughout life. If concerned, speak to your child’s teachers and buy ergonomic grips that help them hold their writing instruments correctly; it will make a difference. Very extreme or unusual gripping may lead to physical impairments to the fingers, wrists and elbows. Occasionally, parents have discovered weaknesses in gripping or problems with motor skills through handwriting development and are referred to an occupational therapist to improve the child’s abilities. Very often the therapist suggests art as a therapeutic activity for the child to enjoy. When this is brought to our attention, we will work along the same lines to help achieve progress as well as artistic growth and pleasure.

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NEWSPAPERS HELP KIDS ANSWER QUESTIONS THEY MAY NEED OR WANT TO KNOW. It is important that children of all ages read and understand the newspaper. In today's world kids are filled with information from all over the internet, television and video games. Letting a child get the feel for learning through the pages of a newspaper helps them learn new skills and gain important information. Newspapers also help kids stay updated about what's happening in their community. Reading a newspaper teaches young children many skills. 1. Kids can pick out different stories they want to read by skimming the headlines. 2. Kids learn the difference between fiction and nonfiction.

3. Kids learn about the fundamentals of a story. Every story has a character, plot, climax, resolution and a setting. 4. Newspapers improve language and punctuation while teaching kids to write well. Kids don't even know they are learning! Newspapers make learning fun and easy because they take a hands-on approach to education!

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STUDIES SHOW ACUPUNCTURE CAN CURE MIGRAINES IN KIDS Two years ago the Children's Hospital in Boston started a treatment program for child migraine sufferers. At the end of the program, of the children who had received acupuncture treatments, 70 per cent of them stated that their migraine intensity levels were reduced. When parents were asked to confirm, 55 per cent agreed that their children did indeed reap the benefits from acupuncture treatments. Out of all the kids in the study, only one said that their symptoms got worse by undergoing acupuncture. Another study, also done at the Children's Hospital in Boston, focused on acupuncture treatment on children between the ages of 6 months to 18 years. These kids were sufferers of headaches,

STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN Under each category list one thing that begins with each letter. A body part that begins with H is hand. See if you can name another.

back pain, stomach problems, and other common childhood complaints. At the beginning of the study the patients ranked their pain as an eight upon ten. At the end of the year, the average pain rating plummeted to three. The children were also sleeping better and attending school more often. Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice where very fine needles are inserted into the skin of the patients in order to restore the Qi (energy) and ultimately help to relieve pain and treat diseases, is common amongst Singaporean adults and children. Acupuncture has become extremely popular in the USA and many families are using acupuncture to help their children.

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Explain to students that by recycling cans and tabs, they are reusing our resources and helping our planet. A clean-up project is a good way to get the community involved in this project.

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SUGGESTED LITERATURE LITERATURE SUGGESTED How Much is a Million by David Schwartz If You Made a Million by David Schwartz Counting on Frank by Rod Clement How Big is a Foot by Rolf Myller Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni These are just a few suggestions. The possibilities are endless. If you have some ideas or projects that work, please feel free to share them with us at the Ronald McDonald House! For the schools that collect a lot of pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House, it may be possible for the Ronald House to arrange for a free Ronald McDonald clown school show. Ronald does several school shows: environmental, street smart, fire safety, and self-esteem. This arrangement can be made with the Ronald McDonald House and participating McDonald’s restaurants.

SCHOOL PROGRAM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM ACTIVITY ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS SUGGESTIONS Measurement Activities (height/distance) FYI: 1 FOOT = 12 TABS Have the students measure such things as how tall a student is using tabs as a unit of measure? • How long is a book in tabs?

MEASUREMENT ACTIVITIES (WEIGHT): FYI: 1 POUND = 933 TABS • How many tabs would equal the weight of a student? (example: student weighing 60 lbs. would weigh 55,980 tabs) How many tabs would equal a McDonald’s quarter pounder? (244 tabs = ? LB) • How much would one million tabs weigh?

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• How wide is a desk in tabs?

• Tabs can be used to reinforce basic addition and subtraction facts.

• Measure distances such as how many tabs to the rest room? To the cafeteria? To the office?

• Tabs can also be used when demonstrating place value.

• The Sears Tower is 1,454 feet tall or 17,448 tabs. • How tall is the Empire State Building? • How tall is the tallest building in your town? FYI: 1 MILE = 63,360 TABS How far is it to the Ronald McDonald House in Long Branch? • How far to Disney World? • How far to Washington, D.C.? • How far to New York City?

GRAPHS: GRAPHS: • Students can graph the progress as they try to reach the goal of a million tabs.

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