Chicago Public Schools - Tips for Grades 7-8

Chicago Public Schools - Tips for Grades 7-8

Ways You Can Help Your Child Succeed

Encourage your child to follow instructions enclosed with toys, games, or items that require assembly.
Talk with your child about current issues.
Help your child complete sample college and job applications.
Select one stock and follow its daily increases or decreases for a week.
Have discussions with your child about careers that require specialized training and identify high school courses needed for that field.
Read books about various cultures and identify similarities and differences.
Model sound spending and saving practices.
Discuss how supply and demand affect life styles.
Help your child understand both sides of a current issue, and encourage him/her to do research to find out more about the issue.
Discuss advertisements and how they influence purchase choices.
Have your child interview someone who lived through an historical event.

Encourage your child to watch TV shows and videos related to biography, history, and science.
Share with your child musical lyrics, and explain how they reflect the times.
Support your child's membership in organizations.
Assist your child in studying the U.S. and Illinois Constitutions.
Encourage your child to participate in school and/or park district sports activities.
Expose your child to the fine arts.
Visit government buildings, financial centers, and ethnic neighborhoods in Chicago.
Give educational gifts, such as model-making kits, globes, maps, science toys, games, puzzles, microscopes, and telescopes, to your child.
Encourage your child to work on independent science and history research. For science, see www.chicagostudentsciencefair.org.
Encourage your child to read a variety of literature (fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, and historical fiction).
Do a home energy audit with your child.
Take your child to a restaurant and have him/her determine the tip.
Have your child use newspaper ads to determine the amount saved on discounted items.

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