Daily Learning Planner â High School Edition â February
Cotulla Independent School District
February 2018
Daily Learning Planner: Ideas Parents Can Use to Help Students Do Well in School—Try a New Idea Every Day!
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1. Make sure your teen—and any passengers—wear a safety belt every time they’re in the car.
17. Pop some popcorn, watch a silly movie and relax with your teen.
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2. Help your teen draw up a monthly budget. Be sure to plan for unexpected expenses.
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3. Browse through the nonfiction section at the library with your teen.
19. Ask your teen, “If you could meet anyone from the past, who would you choose?” 20.Parenting a teen is tough. Carve out some time to take care of yourself.
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5. Go to an office supply store with your teen. Gather ideas for ways she can be more organized for school.
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6. Have your teen pick three places within driving distance he’d like to visit. Make plans to do so.
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7. Give your teen a chore and suggest a wide time frame for completing it. Let her decide when to do it.
23. Offer to help your teen review for a big test. Call out vocabulary words or time her during a practice test.
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8. Share stories with your teen about your family’s history and values.
24. If you’re making a major purchase, let your teen do research. List features that are important. Let him investigate.
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9. Have your teen check the schedule of school board meetings. Attend one together.
25. Try not to get angry with your teen in front of her friends. Keep cool until you’re alone.
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10. Give your teen responsibilities that matter. Teens learn accountability when they know that somebody is depending on them.
26. Is your teen having a problem at school? Have him brainstorm ways he could solve it—without your help.
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11. Challenge your teen to drop pessimistic phrases from his vocabulary.
27. Exercise gives teens the energy to stay alert so they can study. Exercisers sleep better, too.
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28. Don’t use problems with homework as an excuse to criticize or argue about other issues.
4. Teens need some space of their own, even if it is just a drawer, or the corner of a room.
12. Teach your teen to alert an adult if she witnesses bullying. 13. Ask your teen to help you develop a new family tradition.
18. Make tonight Teen’s Night in the Kitchen. Your teen will learn cooking skills—while you get a break.
21. Suggest that your teen start a book club with friends. 22. Has it been a hard week for your teen at school? Go out together for a treat this evening.
14. Serve your teen’s favorite breakfast today, “Just because I love you.” 15. Suggest a few recreational activities that your teen can do alone. 16. Does your teen have homework to do over the weekend? Make sure he schedules time to complete it. Copyright © 2018 The Parent Institute®, a division of PaperClip Media, Inc. • May be reproduced only as licensed by Helping Students Learn® newsletter • 1-800-756-5525
February 2018
Daily Learning Planner: Ideas Parents Can Use to Help Students Do Well in School—Try a New Idea Every Day!
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1. Make sure your teen—and any passengers—wear a safety belt every time they’re in the car.
17. Pop some popcorn, watch a silly movie and relax with your teen.
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2. Help your teen draw up a monthly budget. Be sure to plan for unexpected expenses.
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3. Browse through the nonfiction section at the library with your teen.
19. Ask your teen, “If you could meet anyone from the past, who would you choose?” 20.Parenting a teen is tough. Carve out some time to take care of yourself.
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5. Go to an office supply store with your teen. Gather ideas for ways she can be more organized for school.
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6. Have your teen pick three places within driving distance he’d like to visit. Make plans to do so.
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7. Give your teen a chore and suggest a wide time frame for completing it. Let her decide when to do it.
23. Offer to help your teen review for a big test. Call out vocabulary words or time her during a practice test.
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8. Share stories with your teen about your family’s history and values.
24. If you’re making a major purchase, let your teen do research. List features that are important. Let him investigate.
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9. Have your teen check the schedule of school board meetings. Attend one together.
25. Try not to get angry with your teen in front of her friends. Keep cool until you’re alone.
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10. Give your teen responsibilities that matter. Teens learn accountability when they know that somebody is depending on them.
26. Is your teen having a problem at school? Have him brainstorm ways he could solve it—without your help.
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11. Challenge your teen to drop pessimistic phrases from his vocabulary.
27. Exercise gives teens the energy to stay alert so they can study. Exercisers sleep better, too.
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28. Don’t use problems with homework as an excuse to criticize or argue about other issues.
4. Teens need some space of their own, even if it is just a drawer, or the corner of a room.
12. Teach your teen to alert an adult if she witnesses bullying. 13. Ask your teen to help you develop a new family tradition.
18. Make tonight Teen’s Night in the Kitchen. Your teen will learn cooking skills—while you get a break.
21. Suggest that your teen start a book club with friends. 22. Has it been a hard week for your teen at school? Go out together for a treat this evening.
14. Serve your teen’s favorite breakfast today, “Just because I love you.” 15. Suggest a few recreational activities that your teen can do alone. 16. Does your teen have homework to do over the weekend? Make sure he schedules time to complete it. Copyright © 2018 The Parent Institute®, a division of PaperClip Media, Inc. • May be reproduced only as licensed by Helping Students Learn® newsletter • 1-800-756-5525
