{"id":949,"date":"2009-11-12T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T19:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=949"},"modified":"2009-11-25T19:27:17","modified_gmt":"2009-11-26T02:27:17","slug":"start-the-fish-who-could-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=949","title":{"rendered":"stART: The Fish Who Could Wish"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wishful Thinking<\/span><\/p>\n

When your child explores the concept of wishes, he explores self-awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0The Fish Who Could Wish<\/em><\/strong> by John Bush
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Small cardboard box
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Paint, markers, or crayons
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Stamps and\/or stickers
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Magazines for clipping<\/span><\/p>\n

Talk about what it means to make a wish. Read a story such as The Fish Who Could Wish<\/em>, by John Bush, and provide examples of things that children desire, such as a new toy, bicycle, or a special pet. What does your child wish for? Explain that sometimes it’s not just about wanting an object, but also about dreams and good outcomes. Wishing inspires hope.\u00c2\u00a0Ask your child to think of something that his heart desires and to write it down on a piece of paper. He can also draw a picture or dictate his words to you.\u00c2\u00a0Create a wish box. Decorate the cardboard box with representations of your child’s wish, using paint, markers, crayons, stamps, stickers (puffy ones add texture), and\/or photos cut from magazines..\u00c2\u00a0Hunt for special objects and invite your child to pretend they have magical powers. Capture his imagination by creating a story about the object (“Once upon a time, we found a magic rock in our playground … “).<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning benefits:<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Enhances creativity
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Builds self-awareness
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Teaches vocabulary<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wishful Thinking When your child explores the concept of wishes, he explores self-awareness. \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0The Fish Who Could Wish by John Bush \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Small cardboard box \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Paint, markers, or crayons \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Stamps and\/or stickers \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Magazines for clipping Talk about what it means to make a wish. Read a story such as The Fish Who Could Wish, by John […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,62,16,34,15,9,49],"tags":[179,248,244,98],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=949"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949\/revisions\/2465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}