Skip navigation
More Options
Select a School
Elementary
Middle
High
Specialty Centers
District Home
Elementary
Alanton Elementary
Arrowhead Elementary
Bayside Elementary
Birdneck Elementary
Brookwood Elementary
Centerville Elementary
Christopher Farms Elementary
College Park Elementary
Cooke Elementary
Corporate Landing Elementary
Creeds Elementary
Dey Elementary
Diamond Springs Elementary
Fairfield Elementary
Glenwood Elementary
Green Run Elementary
Hermitage Elementary
Holland Elementary
Indian Lakes Elementary
Kempsville Elementary
Kempsville Meadows Elementary
King's Grant Elementary
Kingston Elementary
Landstown Elementary
Linkhorn Park Elementary
Luxford Elementary
Lynnhaven Elementary
Malibu Elementary
New Castle Elementary
Newtown Elementary
North Landing Elementary
Ocean Lakes Elementary
Parkway Elementary
Pembroke Elementary
Pembroke Meadows Elementary
Point O' View Elementary
Princess Anne Elementary
Providence Elementary
Red Mill Elementary
Rosemont Elementary
Rosemont Forest Elementary
Salem Elementary
Seatack Elementary
Shelton Park Elementary
Strawbridge Elementary
Tallwood Elementary
Thalia Elementary
Thoroughgood Elementary
Three Oaks Elementary
Trantwood Elementary
White Oaks Elementary
Williams Elementary
Windsor Oaks Elementary
Windsor Woods Elementary
Woodstock Elementary
Middle
Bayside Middle
Bayside Sixth Grade Campus
Brandon Middle
Corporate Landing Middle
Great Neck Middle
Independence Middle
Kempsville Middle
Landstown Middle
Larkspur Middle
Lynnhaven Middle
Old Donation School
Plaza Middle
Princess Anne Middle
Salem Middle
Virginia Beach Middle
High
Bayside High
Cox High
First Colonial High
Green Run Collegiate
Green Run High
Kellam High
Kempsville High
Landstown High
Ocean Lakes High
Princess Anne High
Salem High
Tallwood High
Specialty Centers
Adult Learning Center
Advanced Technology Center
Renaissance Academy
Technical and Career Education Center
Language
View Original
Spanish
Cantonese
French
German
Italian
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Korean
Russian
Hindi
Login
Guest
Bettie F. Williams
Elementary
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
MENU
Home
Parents
Media Opt Out Form
Virtual Return Schedules
Activities
K-5 Handbook
Menus/Meal Payments
Military Families
Parent Connection
Parent Portal
PTA
Title I Parent Information
Tips
Gifted Testing
Students
Student Resources
Clever Portal
Code of Conduct
Destination Graduation
Student Portal
Supply List
Welnet
Student Clubs
Check my Grades
Scholarship Central
Guidance
Library
Email
Compass to 2020 Student Survey
Staff
Aesop
Email
Intranet
Schoology
Sharepoint
Synergy
Our School
Administration
Calendar
Contact Us
Our Staff
Our Strategic Plan
School Report Cards
Home
Parents
Media Opt Out Form
Virtual Return Schedules
Activities
K-5 Handbook
Menus/Meal Payments
Military Families
Parent Connection
Parent Portal
PTA
Title I Parent Information
Tips
Gifted Testing
Students
Student Resources
Clever Portal
Code of Conduct
Destination Graduation
Student Portal
Supply List
Welnet
Student Clubs
Check my Grades
Scholarship Central
Guidance
Library
Email
Compass to 2020 Student Survey
Staff
Aesop
Email
Intranet
Schoology
Sharepoint
Synergy
Our School
Administration
Calendar
Contact Us
Our Staff
Our Strategic Plan
School Report Cards
Williams Elementary
»
Parents
»
Activities
Skip Sidebar Navigation
Activities
Media Opt Out Form
Virtual Return Schedules
Activities
K-5 Handbook
Menus/Meal Payments
Military Families
Parent Connection
Parent Portal
PTA
Title I Parent Information
Tips
Gifted Testing
Last item for navigation
Activities
Here are some fun activities/tips/tricks that make learning engaging, as well as, informative.
Set aside time to write and read short stories to each other.
Find a board game that the whole family can play and have some fun (board games usually involve problem solving, math, writing, and many other transferable skills).
Read from a variety of sources – expose your children to different ways of writing and thinking
Play rhyming games – rhyming games help with improvisational skills and vocabulary.
Don’t limit yourself to a certain writing or vocabulary level – try new things and see what develops quicker than others.
Write different styles – experiment with different styles to broaden their skills.
Read together – dedicate time to read separate stories in the same room or the same story
Encourage them to explore art – different artistic expressions can go simultaneously with higher-level skills. Poetry is relatable to writing as much as music is to math.
Talk to your kids. Discuss what they did that day in school, what they liked, what they didn’t.
Make every day activities educational – engage your child to skim the paper for things, help you make shopping lists, or dictate recipes. Little things like this build transferable skills that help in a collection of different areas.
Encourage their curiosity.
Motivate with reward, applause, or recognition.
Routines are good – they set boundaries, time limits, schedules, and things to look forward to.
Talk about word families. Point out words that are related to other words and help build an early relationship with language, logic, and deduction.
Listen to music. Music can train children in subconscious, subtle manners – making them more receptive to lessons they may consider boring otherwise.
Look up words – don’t let your children remain confused. If they come across words they don’t understand, help them look it up and work through them.
Share family stories and talk regularly.
Go on adventures. Going camping, to museums, or sporting events exposes them to a completely new world of excite to experience.
Play games like I-Spy, where you engage multiple senses, deduction and problem solving.
Help your child keep a diary. Read it through with them, as this is both a good way to learn writing skills, speaking skills, and reading skills.