There are a ton of awesome ways that you can connect with your mentee during this season. It's a great time to try some new ideas, activities or games and also a great time to get kids reading and writing!!
For mentors who travel: It can be hard to connect with your mentee when you're on the road or far away for where you live. There are several simple ways to connect with your mentee even when you aren't around:
- Send your mentee a postcard of where you are. They will love seeing the picture and hearing some fun stories about what you're doing. This way, when you get home, they feel included in your trip and you can start conversations about where they'd like to travel in the future!
- Exchange email addresses. If you mentee has access to a computer and it is alright with their parents, send them emails throughout the time you're gone. Show them pictures and places that you've gone.
For mentors staying at home: Many of us fall into a holiday stupor around this time of year. We drag our feet in the mornings and can't wait to get home in the evenings. Change up your routine during your meeting times. Try some new ideas:
- One creative way to instill some literacy is to share holiday traditions. Write a story about what happens at your house during the holidays. Spend some time drawing pictures of these traditions, the decorations, the food, the family and then talk about them. It's a great way to share your experiences while showing your mentee that everyone celebrates the holidays differently
- Mad Libs! Holiday, winter and Christmas mad libs can be fun and funny. Check out sites like this one to find printable mad libs to get you both thinking and writing while making their own stories. Better yet, you and your mentee can make up your own mad libs!
Whether it's filling in mad libs or talking about holiday traditions, you and your mentee will have fun thinking up new and creative ways to read and write over the holidays. Even if they don't know they're doing it!!
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