Ames Community Schools Offer Fun Tips on Learning Through Break

students let out for Holiday Break Dec. 16, but have offered these learning tips that allow students to blend learning and fun.

From Kathy Hanson 

• Keep a journal to record memories of the holidays—include drawings and photos
• Make and write thank you notes using ordinary materials in creative ways
• Solve math problems when buying gifts, setting the holiday table, and figuring out sleeping arrangements
• Practice skills using maps and GPS systems during trips
• Keep up keyboarding and computer skills to make notes, cards, and write letters
• Practice estimating and simple geometry while wrapping presents
• Read, read, read!