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This Week's Theme - Time Management and Teaching Accountability

I'm posting up these songs and activities for personal reasons. Lately I've been feeling that I haven't done such a good job as a parent and tutor, teaching time management and accountability. Hopefully I can redeem myself by sending some great songs to everyone teaching how to tell time in English, French and Spanish.


Free Song Downloads

This week we are offering three free songs. The three CD/book kits, that feature these songs, may be purchased at a 35% discount on our website this week only.

Telling Time is from the album Reading Readiness Songs, La hora is from Fonética funky...y algo más and Quelle heure est-il? is from Folies phoniques...et plus.


Click here to purchase Reading Readiness Songs on special this week only!

Click here for your free download of the song Telling Time in Mp3 format:
http://www.sara-jordan.com/promo-TellingTimeMp3.shtml

Lyrics for Telling Time can be downloaded here:
http://www.sara-jordan.com/TellingTime.pdf


Click here to purchase Fonética funky...y algo más on special this week only!

Click here for your free download of the song La hora in Mp3 format:
http://www.sara-jordan.com/promo-LaHoraMp3.shtml

Lyrics for La hora can be downloaded here:
http://www.sara-jordan.com/LaHora.pdf


Click here to purchase Folies phoniques...et plus on special this week only!

Click here for your free download of the song Quelle heure est-il? in Mp3 format:
http://www.sara-jordan.com/promo-QuelHeureMp3.shtml

Lyrics for Quelle heure est-il? can be downloaded here:
http://www.sara-jordan.com/QuelHeure.pdf


Corresponding Links and Activities

Printable Time Management Charts for Kids of All Ages

Organize your kids with these neat online printouts from PBS.

Weekly homework charts:
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/print_homework_chart.html

Weekly planners:
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/print_weekly_planner.html

Grab the dice and print out this time management game (suitable for 8-9 year olds)!
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/parents/lesson_plans/time_mgmt_game.html


Interesting Links for Preteens

This game, To Cheat or Not to Cheat, requires a fairly sophisticated reading level but would be of interest to preteens.
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/cheating/index.html

Try out this neat crossword puzzle from PBS with a time management theme
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/print_crossword.html


Reading Material for Parents and Teachers

Here is an interesting article I found on TerrificParenting.com with hints and tips about teaching kids responsibility
http://www.terrificparenting.com/parenting-problems/mistakes-teaching-responsibility.htm

I like this article written by Sandra Tuell, Teaching Kids Time Management.
http://www.newhomes.com/realestateblog/2007/09/10/teaching-kids-time-management/

You'll find some useful hints on teaching kids to be organized here:
https://www.myappointmentbooks.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2

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