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• ImportantImportant

• Get nervous just Get nervous just thinking about itthinking about it

• Encourage them! Encourage them!

• Praise them! Praise them!

• Feeling good about Feeling good about yourself = yourself =

doing your bestdoing your best

• Talk about the EOG’s in an Talk about the EOG’s in an encouraging way.encouraging way.

• Let your child know you are Let your child know you are confident in his/her ability to confident in his/her ability to do welldo well

• Encourage them to stick Encourage them to stick with it!with it!

• Be positive!Be positive!

• That while test That while test scores are scores are important,important,

• they are they are notnot the the measure of your measure of your love and love and acceptance of acceptance of them.them.

Make sure your child Make sure your child attends school regularlyattends school regularly

• Remember, tests reflect Remember, tests reflect overall achievementoverall achievement

• The more effort and The more effort and energy a child puts into energy a child puts into learning, the more likely learning, the more likely he/she will do well on he/she will do well on teststests

Talk with your child’s Talk with your child’s teacherteacher

• Discuss your child’s progressDiscuss your child’s progress

• Review or discuss EOG Review or discuss EOG vocabularyvocabulary

• Find out ways to help your Find out ways to help your childchild

• Work together with your Work together with your child’s teacherchild’s teacher

HomeworkHomework

• Provide a comfortable, Provide a comfortable, quiet place for studying at quiet place for studying at home.home.

• Make sure they do their Make sure they do their homework.homework.

HomeworkHomework

• Ask questions about their Ask questions about their homework and what they are homework and what they are learning.learning.

• Children will value learning if Children will value learning if they see that their parents they see that their parents value learningvalue learning

Evenings before the testEvenings before the test• Get them outside to play after Get them outside to play after

school!school!

• Pick out comfortable clothes Pick out comfortable clothes for the next dayfor the next day

• Put out clothes & shoesPut out clothes & shoes

• Relax, read, play gamesRelax, read, play games

Evenings before the testEvenings before the test

• Avoid unpleasantness or Avoid unpleasantness or controversy: this is controversy: this is not not the time the time to fuss at your child!to fuss at your child!

• Set your alarm a little earlier to Set your alarm a little earlier to allow your child time to eat & allow your child time to eat & dress without rushing.dress without rushing.

Get enough SLEEP!Get enough SLEEP!

• Paying attention your child’s sleep habits Paying attention your child’s sleep habits could have an impact not only for the could have an impact not only for the EOG’s but also for your family’s life.EOG’s but also for your family’s life.

• This is something you can doThis is something you can do NOW! NOW!

• How many hours of sleep do we need?How many hours of sleep do we need?

ADULT SLEEPADULT SLEEP

• Before Thomas Edison's invention of the light Before Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb, people slept an average of 10 hours a bulb, people slept an average of 10 hours a night; night;

• Today Americans average 6.9 hours of sleep on Today Americans average 6.9 hours of sleep on weeknights and 7.5 hours per night on weekendsweeknights and 7.5 hours per night on weekends

(2002 (2002 Sleep in AmericaSleep in America poll). poll).

• Average needed: 7 – 9 hoursAverage needed: 7 – 9 hours

How much sleep do children How much sleep do children need?need?

• Kids ages 5 to 12 need hours of Kids ages 5 to 12 need hours of sleep each nightsleep each night

• Teens: need 8.5 – 9.5 hrs.Teens: need 8.5 – 9.5 hrs.

• American children American children

ages 5 – 12 getages 5 – 12 get

9.5 hours per night 9.5 hours per night

(National Sleep Foundation study in 2003 – 04) (National Sleep Foundation study in 2003 – 04)

Children who are tired:Children who are tired:

• Don’t always look sleepy during the Don’t always look sleepy during the dayday

• Often overactive and disruptiveOften overactive and disruptive

• Inattentive, impulsive, hyperactive – Inattentive, impulsive, hyperactive – perhaps trying to stay awakeperhaps trying to stay awake

• Cranky and irritableCranky and irritable

• May act frustrated or sillyMay act frustrated or silly

Sleep deprivation in children is Sleep deprivation in children is associated with:associated with:

• HeadachesHeadaches

• Eating disordersEating disorders

• ObesityObesity

• Emotional Emotional instabilityinstability

When kids get enough sleep When kids get enough sleep they can:they can:

• Pay attention better in schoolPay attention better in school

• Be creative and think of new Be creative and think of new ideasideas

• Fight sickness so they stay Fight sickness so they stay healthyhealthy

• Be in a good moodBe in a good mood

• Get along with friends and Get along with friends and familyfamily

• Solve problems betterSolve problems better

Without enough sleep kids Without enough sleep kids can:can:• Forget what they learnedForget what they learned

• Have trouble making good choicesHave trouble making good choices

• Be grumpy and in a bad moodBe grumpy and in a bad mood

• Have trouble playing games and sportsHave trouble playing games and sports

• Be less patient with brothers, sisters, and Be less patient with brothers, sisters, and friendsfriends

• Have trouble listening to parents and teachersHave trouble listening to parents and teachers

A math problem!A math problem!

• If you have to wake your If you have to wake your child at child at 6:00 am6:00 am to get to to get to school on time, what time school on time, what time do they need to go to bed do they need to go to bed to get to get ten hours of ten hours of sleep?sleep?

BedtimeBedtime• Bedtime at Bedtime at 8:008:00 pm + pm + 6:006:00 am wake up = am wake up =

Ten hours of sleepTen hours of sleep

• 33rdrd, 4, 4thth, and 5, and 5thth graders graders

at Hillandale report: at Hillandale report:

• bedtimes between bedtimes between 7 – 10:307 – 10:30 pm pm

Sleep tipsSleep tips

Sleep trapsSleep traps

Mornings of test daysMornings of test days

• Prepare a healthy Prepare a healthy breakfast or make sure breakfast or make sure they eat breakfast at they eat breakfast at schoolschool

• Make sure your child gets Make sure your child gets to school to school ON TIMEON TIME – – children who are tardy will children who are tardy will not be allowed to enter the not be allowed to enter the classroom.classroom.

Give your child positive Give your child positive messagesmessages

• ““I know you are capable of doing I know you are capable of doing well”well”

• ““I know that you are really I know that you are really prepared.”prepared.”

• ““You can do it!”You can do it!”

• ““You are a good student”You are a good student”

After the testAfter the test• Celebrate in whatever Celebrate in whatever

way you chooseway you choose

• Spend some special time Spend some special time with your child and/orwith your child and/or

• Give your child a special Give your child a special treat or rewardtreat or reward

Classroom GuidanceClassroom Guidancebefore EOG’s on Test Anxietybefore EOG’s on Test Anxiety

• Talk about Talk about positive thingspositive things to say to to say to themselvesthemselves

• RelaxationRelaxation techniques techniques

• Listen to Listen to calming musiccalming music

• Draw picture of special place they can visit in Draw picture of special place they can visit in their minds where they are calm, relaxed, and their minds where they are calm, relaxed, and successful.successful.

Contact me:Contact me:

• Katie BrinkmanKatie Brinkman

School CounselorSchool Counselor

697-4782697-4782