Holiday Gift Ideas
December 17, 2015
Since many families in our community are giving gifts to their children (our students) over the next fews weeks – here is my shameless plug to consider items that support our learning targets.
- Books – You can never go wrong with books. Consider non-fiction titles like biographies, autobiographies, travel/geography, how-to, and science/technology options. (Magazine subscriptions can also be a good fit for non-fiction reading.)
- e-Readers – Same as above but in Kindle, iPad, iPad Mini or Surface format.
- Legos – Always popular and great for creativity. They can also help build dexterity and develop math and pattern skills. They also have a product called “Chain Reactions” that involve design and build activities.
- Technology – This area can be pricey, however, we are encouraging our students at many grade levels to bring their laptop, tablets, and smartphones to class to use as a learning tool. Google Chromebooks are a relatively inexpensive option for laptop and they work well on our network.
- Hornet Gear – Okay, not educational – but kids and adults alike look good in Saline Hornet apparel.
Feel free to comment with other educational gift ideas.
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Great suggestions Scot! Journals for writing or drawing make great gifts as do board games for family game night. My girls are getting Connect Four after I saw how much they enjoyed playing it (more than once) earlier this month! I never would’ve guessed that they’d like that game since it’s such a classic.