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Grandkid in preschool. He reads at a 5th grade level, and can add columns of numbers. He is getting bored, and is starting to refuse to do simple problems, because he already knows how to do them. I need some direction. The boy is already in a private school, The teachers can't keep him interested, and to do the work the rest of the preschoolers are doing. He wants to learn more, and doesn't want to waste his time. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you solve it?
Kentucky, USA
He is still a little kid, and socially, I don't think that you can move him up to the level he is, and have him fit in with the older kids. The parents want him to have a normal childhood, and as he grows older, I'm sure that he will.
Now the question is, where do we go from here, at this time?
I'm in Louisville, but my grandchild is in the Paducah area. An example of the problem is: the teacher asked them to add 3 +2, then draw 3 blocks and 2 blocks and add them up. My grandchild told the teacher that he knows 3+2=5 and he doesn't need to draw blocks to find the answer. Then he starts crying, because he promised his mom that he would be good today and not get into trouble. Mom had to speak to him on the phone and assure him that he is not in trouble and it is OK. That's the kind of thing they are going through.
I wish I could give all of you the best answer points. Thanks to all
Answer
Don't know where you are in Kentucky but here's a start:
Lowe students perform in the top five percent of all schools in Kentucky. Lowe offers an extensive Communications and Technology Program. The entire school has been updated with wireless Internet connections. Monitored-Internet access is available in all classrooms as well as in the technology lab. All Lowe students participate in the Accelerated Reading Program.
Jefferson County Public School - (Private doesn't always equate better sometimes it just means that you pay)
John B. Lowe Elementary
210 Oxfordshire Ln.
Louisville, Kentucky 40222 USA
Phone (502) 485-8293
Fax (502) 485-8594
Dr.Kristin Raitzer, Principal
You can also have a conference with the teacher and ask the teacher if she can give him additional work when she notices that he has finished - that way he stays occupied.
Good Luck - Kudos to the parents great job
Don't know where you are in Kentucky but here's a start:
Lowe students perform in the top five percent of all schools in Kentucky. Lowe offers an extensive Communications and Technology Program. The entire school has been updated with wireless Internet connections. Monitored-Internet access is available in all classrooms as well as in the technology lab. All Lowe students participate in the Accelerated Reading Program.
Jefferson County Public School - (Private doesn't always equate better sometimes it just means that you pay)
John B. Lowe Elementary
210 Oxfordshire Ln.
Louisville, Kentucky 40222 USA
Phone (502) 485-8293
Fax (502) 485-8594
Dr.Kristin Raitzer, Principal
You can also have a conference with the teacher and ask the teacher if she can give him additional work when she notices that he has finished - that way he stays occupied.
Good Luck - Kudos to the parents great job
I want to get a bearded dragon as a baby? What should I know?
Alyssa Ans
I live with two snakes in the house. A columbian red tail, and a ball python. I want to get a baby bearded dragon. I have done a bit of research and everything. But I want to know from peoplewho have some experience with them things I should know as a begginner with these animals before I go get one and things I need and everything. Like what are the good and bad things about owning and caring for them? What are things I need and how often they get fed, what is the best thing to feed them? How much at a time? Things like that. Thanks!
Answer
First of all, you need this website: http://www.beardeddragon.org
You will learn everything you need there.
Secondly, DO NOT LISTEN TO ADVICE FROM THE PET STORE!! They don't know squat about caring for exotics, so make sure you know everything you need before you go, and don't let them talk you out of something you know to be true. That's why you need the above website!
Here is a basic list:
20g tank minimum. You'll need at least a 40g breeder when he's grown, so you may want to go ahead and get the bigger one. You can block off part of it if he seems intimidated by the size.
Craigslist is a great place to find cheap tanks.
Solid substrate for the bottom - Repticarpet, paper towels, non-adhesive shelf liner, or my favorite, tiles. Tiles are great. You only have to buy them once. They are super easy to clean and disinfect. They come in a lot of colors and styles so you can customize your look. They also help keep beardie's nails filed down. Sand, especially calcium sand, or any other particle substrate poses an impaction risk and should not be used for a dragon under one year old. And then washed childrens playsand is the only safe option.
You can go real cheap here, pennies for paper towels or less than $10 for tiles.
Thermometer - A temp gun or digital indoor/outdoor therm with a probe on a wire. The stick on type are useless, and it's important that you accurately monitor your temps. The probe goes directly on the basking spot, and this temp should be 100-110. The cool side should stay around 80.
Wal Mart sells the Acurite Digital Weather Station for $12. It is an indoor/outdoor therm with the probe and works perfect for this application.
Heat bulb and fixture - Lowes and Wal Mart both have metal dome work light fixtures. These work great. The bulb can be just a regular household bulb. You might need to try different wattages to see which one gives you the temps you need. Usually a 75W or 100W will do.
Bulb <$1, Fixure: $10
UVB bulb and fixture - AVOID THE COMPACT COIL. Linear fluorescents provide the best UVB (besides MVB bulbs, but you can learn about that on bd.org) and REPTISUN 10.0 (not ReptiGLO) is the best fluor bulb on the US market. You can get the fixture at Lowes or Wal Mart for a reasonable price. Make sure the fixture does not have a glass or plastic shield over the light. Glass and plastic both completely filter UVB. The bulbs are way cheaper if you order them online from somewhere like Pet Mountain.
Bulb: $30-$60 depending on which type you get. The fluor needs to be replaced ever 6 months and the MVB just once a year so the yearly costs are about the same.
Fixture: 24" fluor fixture at Wal Mart for $8, or the work light fixture for MVB for $10.
Then you'll want some cage furniture, a basking rock or log, a hide if you like (although a hide isn't really necessary), some fake greenery to make it pretty. You might want to consider something to enclose 3 sides of your tank. Some beardies freak out about all the visibility, but some don't seem to notice. I used fake bamboo blinds to do this and it looked great.
A baby needs to eat 2-3 times a day, as many crickets as he can eat in 10-15 minutes. This can equal 50 or even up to 100 crickets a day. A juvie/sub-adult can eat once a day, as many as he can eat, and an adult needs about 50 crickets a week, so you can feed him every other or every 3 days.
You'll need a plan for your live feeders. Again, way cheaper to buy in bulk online than a few at a time at the pet store (and healthier too, no doubt). A 20 qt or bigger plastic tub does nicely. Cut a hole in the lid and hot glue or duct tape some screen on top for ventilation. You can learn all you need about caring for your crix at bd.org, and you can also learn about other feeders.
A dragon of any age needs a salad of a dark, leafy green (like collards) and some other healthy veggie (like squash) available every day.
Here's a good website to tell you which veggies are good for your dragon:
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.coâ¦
Okay, just as important, I will give you a list of things NOT to get, no matter what the pet store tells you!
*calcium sand
*crushed walnut shells
*any substrate that has particles
*stick on thermometers
*crickets bigger than the space between his eyes
*mealworms
*compact coil UVB bulbs
*heat pad
*blue or red night light
First of all, you need this website: http://www.beardeddragon.org
You will learn everything you need there.
Secondly, DO NOT LISTEN TO ADVICE FROM THE PET STORE!! They don't know squat about caring for exotics, so make sure you know everything you need before you go, and don't let them talk you out of something you know to be true. That's why you need the above website!
Here is a basic list:
20g tank minimum. You'll need at least a 40g breeder when he's grown, so you may want to go ahead and get the bigger one. You can block off part of it if he seems intimidated by the size.
Craigslist is a great place to find cheap tanks.
Solid substrate for the bottom - Repticarpet, paper towels, non-adhesive shelf liner, or my favorite, tiles. Tiles are great. You only have to buy them once. They are super easy to clean and disinfect. They come in a lot of colors and styles so you can customize your look. They also help keep beardie's nails filed down. Sand, especially calcium sand, or any other particle substrate poses an impaction risk and should not be used for a dragon under one year old. And then washed childrens playsand is the only safe option.
You can go real cheap here, pennies for paper towels or less than $10 for tiles.
Thermometer - A temp gun or digital indoor/outdoor therm with a probe on a wire. The stick on type are useless, and it's important that you accurately monitor your temps. The probe goes directly on the basking spot, and this temp should be 100-110. The cool side should stay around 80.
Wal Mart sells the Acurite Digital Weather Station for $12. It is an indoor/outdoor therm with the probe and works perfect for this application.
Heat bulb and fixture - Lowes and Wal Mart both have metal dome work light fixtures. These work great. The bulb can be just a regular household bulb. You might need to try different wattages to see which one gives you the temps you need. Usually a 75W or 100W will do.
Bulb <$1, Fixure: $10
UVB bulb and fixture - AVOID THE COMPACT COIL. Linear fluorescents provide the best UVB (besides MVB bulbs, but you can learn about that on bd.org) and REPTISUN 10.0 (not ReptiGLO) is the best fluor bulb on the US market. You can get the fixture at Lowes or Wal Mart for a reasonable price. Make sure the fixture does not have a glass or plastic shield over the light. Glass and plastic both completely filter UVB. The bulbs are way cheaper if you order them online from somewhere like Pet Mountain.
Bulb: $30-$60 depending on which type you get. The fluor needs to be replaced ever 6 months and the MVB just once a year so the yearly costs are about the same.
Fixture: 24" fluor fixture at Wal Mart for $8, or the work light fixture for MVB for $10.
Then you'll want some cage furniture, a basking rock or log, a hide if you like (although a hide isn't really necessary), some fake greenery to make it pretty. You might want to consider something to enclose 3 sides of your tank. Some beardies freak out about all the visibility, but some don't seem to notice. I used fake bamboo blinds to do this and it looked great.
A baby needs to eat 2-3 times a day, as many crickets as he can eat in 10-15 minutes. This can equal 50 or even up to 100 crickets a day. A juvie/sub-adult can eat once a day, as many as he can eat, and an adult needs about 50 crickets a week, so you can feed him every other or every 3 days.
You'll need a plan for your live feeders. Again, way cheaper to buy in bulk online than a few at a time at the pet store (and healthier too, no doubt). A 20 qt or bigger plastic tub does nicely. Cut a hole in the lid and hot glue or duct tape some screen on top for ventilation. You can learn all you need about caring for your crix at bd.org, and you can also learn about other feeders.
A dragon of any age needs a salad of a dark, leafy green (like collards) and some other healthy veggie (like squash) available every day.
Here's a good website to tell you which veggies are good for your dragon:
http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.coâ¦
Okay, just as important, I will give you a list of things NOT to get, no matter what the pet store tells you!
*calcium sand
*crushed walnut shells
*any substrate that has particles
*stick on thermometers
*crickets bigger than the space between his eyes
*mealworms
*compact coil UVB bulbs
*heat pad
*blue or red night light
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