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THE FIND ALL FUN NEWSPAPER FOR MONMOUTH COUNTY FAMILIES

Vol. 1 No. 2 MAY 2009

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We are so excited to gain the support of HIT Entertainment in New York City. Hit has joined our team and allowedus access to their full line of children’s characters and products. Hit Entertainment is one of theworld’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT’sportfolio includes internationally renowned children’s properties, such as Bob the

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Mother's Day is May 10th. There is nothing greater than a mother’s love soremember to honor you mom’s throughout the year.

This edition of The Monmouth Family Times is dedicated toIrene Gindlin. She was an amazing mom who is missed dearly and will neverbe forgotten.

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Eight pretty ponies,Looking much the sameOnly two are twins tho',Can you guess their names?

What are the names of the 2horses which are the same?

Candy Scotty

Penny Jody

Santa Sophie

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Do you LOVE horses? Do you LOVE to go horseriding? Do you WISH you owned a horse? Or that youcould go horseriding every day... but can't? Do you wantto discover the wonderful world of horses? Do you wantto learn all about horse breeds and horse care?

Take a quiz to see how much of a horse lover youreally are? Enjoy seeing if you are a real horselover....Have fun while learning all these wonderfulhorse facts too!

1. I think and dream about horses:

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2. I love coloring-in horse pictures.

3. I think going to horse camp would be so fun.

4. I enjoy animals and taking care of them

5. I would like to get to know a horse's personality?

6. I love being outside.

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.

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HORSE LOVERS QUIZ

THERAPEUTIC RIDING HELPS AUTISMTherapeutic riding isalso called "Hippotherapy".

What is Hippotherapy?

Hippotherapy (from the Greek "hippo"meaning "horse") is physical therapy thatutilizes the natural movement of the horse tohelp riders regain physical strength, mobility,and coordination. The similarities between ahorse's pelvic movements at a walk and themovement of a normal human pelvis enablesthe rider to physically learn or relearn skillsand movements that may have beenlost or compromised. Speech,physical, or occupational therapypatients can improve muscle

tone, balance, posture, coordination,respiration, strength, and body awareness asthey sit upon and ride a horse in an enjoyableand effective method of treatment.Hippotherapy patients tend to be the bestmotivated physical therapy patients, becausethe work is fun!

Children can greatly benefit fromhippotherapy when it is used as part of theiroverall treatment program. Disabilities thatcan be treated through traditional physical,occupational, or speech therapy, can be treated

through hippotherapy.

This type of therapy makes it possiblefor autistic children to participate inhorseback riding activities thatencourage learning, verbal andnonverbal expression, positive socialinteraction, and bonding with the horse.It has been a proven method for helpingchildren of all ages who are autistic smileand laugh and even utter their firstwords during a therapeutic riding lesson.The rewards are priceless! If you areinterested in learning more about ridingtherapy please call Victory stables.

Look-A-Like Horses Answers: Santa & Candy

A horse has a wide range of vision. A horse can seecompletely around its entire body except for smallblind spots directly in front of its face, underneathits head, and directly behind itself. This is why it'svery important not to walk up right behind a horse- you are in its blind spot and if you startle it youmay get kicked.

A horse is usually not considered to be a "horse" untilit is 5 years old. Before that the males are called coltsand females are called fillies. However, it is stillacceptable to call a colt or filly a horse.

A foal is a very young horse and can be either maleor female.

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Most of us don’t think abouthandwriting very much, but it does saya lot about us. We’ve all heard abouthow handwriting analysis can pinpointpersonality characteristics andbehaviors based on direction, pressure,stroke, consistency and so forth. In art,we are able tosee these samevariations in

drawing, painting and other mediums, both inthe text of the artwork or the signature of thechild.

When looking at ink, pencil or brush strokes ofartworks, art educators are able to recognizeimpulsiveness or meticulous precision,avoidance or preference for color, confident orhesitant markings. Sometimes it may be due to personality, othertimes due to how the art instrument is held! We have been noticingan increase in poor handwritings and control of art instruments overthe past 20 years, as handwriting is no longer considered as importantas it used to be in the public school systems and parents as well.

In our classes we encourage our students tocome up with a plan, using ‘thumbnail’sketches to brainstorm much the same waystudents do in school when working on astory or other project, alone or with a group.We teach them how to further develop andarticulate their ideas by first slowing down,

then adding details andediting. The results arealways a vast improvementover the original and thechild feels a great sense of accomplishment and pride.

Now the benefits… Parents tell us about theimprovements that both they and the child’s teachersare noticing. No surprise to us! The new techniqueslearned in art are spilling over into other areas. Thechild has noticed his/her own improvement in art

and is applying it to where it benefits most.They are learning to hold their drawingpens, paint brushes, markers and pencilsmore efficiently and getting better results.We often work with the parents and otherteachers in demonstrating correct “grip” ofdrawing and writing tools, something thatmany parents aren’t aware of. If a pen orpencil is flopping around while the child isdrawing, it is also happening when thechild is writing. As their grips becomemore secure, their control improves. Mathscores improve. Why? because the numbersbecome more legible. Spelling gradesimprove 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 yourchild’s teachers and buy ergonomic grips that help them hold theirwriting instruments correctly; it will make adifference. Very extreme or unusual grippingmay lead to physical impairments to thefingers, wrists and elbows. Occasionally,parents have discovered weaknesses ingripping or problems with motor skillsthrough handwriting development and arereferred to an occupational therapist toimprove the child’s abilities. Very often thetherapist suggests art as a therapeuticactivity for the child to enjoy. When this isbrought to our attention, we will work along the same lines tohelp achieve progress as well as artistic growth and pleasure.

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Two years ago the Children's Hospital in Boston started atreatment program for child migraine sufferers. At the end ofthe program, of the children who had received acupuncturetreatments, 70 per cent of them stated that their migraineintensity levels were reduced.

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These are just a few suggestions. Thepossibilities are endless. If you havesome ideas or projects that work, pleasefeel free to share them with us at theRonald McDonald House!

For the schools that collect a lot ofpop tabs for the Ronald McDonaldHouse, it may be possible for theRonald House to arrange for a freeRonald McDonald clown schoolshow. Ronald does several schoolshows: environmental, street smart,fire safety, and self-esteem. Thisarrangement can be made with theRonald McDonald House andparticipating McDonald’s restaurants.

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Measurement Activities(height/distance)

FYI: 1 FOOT = 12 TABS

Have the students measure such thingsas how tall a student is using tabs as aunit of measure?

• How long is a book in tabs?

• How wide is a desk in tabs?

• Measure distances such as howmany tabs to the rest room? To thecafeteria? To the office?

• The Sears Tower is 1,454 feet tall or17,448 tabs.

• How tall is the Empire StateBuilding?

• How tall is the tallest building inyour town?

FYI: 1 MILE = 63,360 TABS

How far is it to the Ronald McDonaldHouse in Long Branch?

• How far to Disney World?

• How far to Washington, D.C.?

• How far to New York City?

MEASUREMENTACTIVITIES (WEIGHT):

FYI: 1 POUND = 933 TABS

• How many tabs would equal theweight of a student? (example:student weighing 60 lbs. wouldweigh 55,980 tabs) How many tabswould equal a McDonald’s quarterpounder? (244 tabs = ? LB)

• How much would one million tabsweigh?

MANIPULATIVES: • Tabs can be used to reinforce basic

addition and subtraction facts.

• Tabs can also be used whendemonstrating place value.

GRAPHS:• Students can graph the progress as

they try to reach the goal of amillion tabs.

ESTIMATING:• Fill a plastic jar with tabs and have

students’ guess how many are in thecontainer. Count to see who isclosest.

• How many tabs would it take tocover a student’s desktop? Estimate,and then have students count to seehow many it would actually take.

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CLASSROOM ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS

MEASUREMENTACTIVITIES (WEIGHT):

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GRAPHS:

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