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you get the necessary materials, work on it the next day. Special projects have a way of going to the wayside, and become forgotten very fast with the hetic pace of everyday life.

6. When a project isn't that difficult have you child start working on the project right away. Then monitor his progress. Ask how the project is going and ask to see his work.

7. Help your younger student do the research on the project. Even though kids know how to use a computer at a young age, they may not know exactly where to look and what are the best sites for finding information. If you can't find any good information, ask the teacher for a helpful website. The teacher should know, because she came up with the project. Many times they have been doing the same project for many years, and can be very helpful.

8. For an older student who is in middle school or high school, always ask about homework and projects also. High school students might forget about a project that is due. Write the project down on a calendar, or have your older student write it down on his calendar in his room.

9. Help your child do the work for the project, but don't do all of the work. This is a great learning process for your student. He will learn responsibility as well as organization with the math or geography work he is doing. Besides, you may garner a low grade for your child, like my husband and I did.

10. Many times doing a project with your older student can be fun. My son had to make a castle for English in ninth grade. We had a great time as a family planning, developing and painting this castle. Even our younger daughter got involved and loved painting his castle.

Working on special school projects with your child can be a great way to connect with your student. That's when you have proper prior planning going on! It gets easier as your child gets older because someone remembers the project is due, and you get to work together on it. Before you know it school will be over, and you will never have to work on another special project again. And you know what, you might actually miss running out to the store the night before it is due to buy the supplies you need. Good luck and ENJOY!

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