Tracking Down Wholesalers
You have a product or service that you want to sell. You’ve narrowed your options to hiring a salesperson or going wholesale. The main difference is that with wholesaling, the supplier does all of the work for you and offers products in bulk for a lower price. If this sounds like something that might be beneficial for your business, we’ve got some tips on how to track down wholesalers!
We hope these can help you decide which route is best for you and/or your business!
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Mrs. Daria Kirk
History Teacher, Grade 6
Walker Middle School
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Title: Teach Young Kids How to Be Good Citizens
Teaching citizenship is always an important part of teaching young children. Any age is a good age to teach kids about being good citizens. The younger the child, the easier it is for them to understand. They can connect the words you are saying with actions they do in their daily lives. It will be easy for them to follow through and act as a good citizen because they will have a visual image in their mind of what it looks like and how it feels to be one.
Here are some ideas on how to teach young kids about being good citizens.
Do these things:
Orient them to the U.S. flag. Take the flag out and explain what it represents so they can feel proud of your country.
Put a sticker on their picture if you can find one that says “I am a good citizen” in a different language, so they know it is important and able to show it off, too.
Use flags and pictures of boys and girls who have been in the military as examples of what it means to be good citizens.
Talk about what being a good citizen means to you and what kind of person you want your child to be.
Role-play being interviewed by a person in government so they know how to behave when they are asked questions by people in authority.
Tell them stories about flags and patriotism that will help them understand why it is important for everyone in your country to be good citizens. You can include some of the stories from this book as well as many others on the Internet about patriotism, heroes, and what it means to be a good citizen of our great country.
Borrow flags and flags from neighboring towns for your use.
Make up your own story about one of the presidents as an example to use when teaching them about how a president acts.
Have some magazines and newspapers that show pictures of our leaders to go through and point out what they did that made them such good citizens.
Keep a separate file for each situation they can come up with so you can teach them appropriate ways to behave in different situations. They will probably have lots of questions about things that are not happening in their schools or at home, so it is nice to know where to go for answers.
Ask them questions to find out what they know so they can be proud of themselves and so you know what kind of answers to give them.
Tell them stories of how people in other countries are treated that are not so good. Have a box ready for their donations to buy food or blankets for those less fortunate, and be sure to let them see the finished product.
Borrow toys from friends and neighbors that have flags on them, like plastic keys or Mr. Potato Head pieces, for some fun activities with the kids you teach.
Let them know they can ask for help if they need to.
Show them pictures of people you know who have had bad experiences in other countries and explain how you feel about it when people are not treated the way we want.
Use books from the American Library Association’s book list to begin our discussions on a day-by-day basis, so they will not get weary with boring things like geography or history in the early years of learning. It is important that children learn about history and geography and a general understanding of what is going on outside their own little world before moving on to more difficult topics, like math or science.
Look around your home for ways to include American flags when you decorate it. These are things you own and know people will enjoy seeing them as much as you will, so why not share them with the children in your classroom?
Teach them songs about America that can be sung in English and Spanish. It shows pride in our country and tells of what we have done to get to where we are, so let’s teach them the words and how to sing them correctly!
Ask children what they feel is important about their country, then explain what being a good citizen means to that person.
Use the things you already have like books, toys, or even a few minutes of your time when they see you to show them what it means to be a good citizen.
Make up short stories about American holidays and explain how we are all proud of our country during these special times.
Show them pictures from around the house that have American flags in it. Have them tell you about how good it makes them feel when they see a picture on their wall or shelf.
Take pictures of other countries around the world and show your class ways the people live that are different from where we live in America. Explain how we got to where we are today as a country.
Have your kids tell you what they remember about being in the military and what it is like to be a member of the military.
Role-play different positions in the military and talk about what job means to them.
Teach them stories about people who have gone through our wars before they were born. Let them know that if they ever go into the military, there will be people just like themselves who went through these same experiences and know what to do when they are asked by their superiors in authority!
Read books about other countries that children might enjoy about there own country, as well as other countries around the world.
Ask them where they want to live when they grow up. Read over the list in this book and find out as much as you can about their interests so you can talk about it with them.
Use the Internet to search for stories and pictures about different countries.
Talk about how different people around the world act in different ways, then ask what they think each country is like. Get them to agree or disagree with other children in the class if they think a particular person is right or wrong if he or she acts differently from the way they believe other people should act.
Conclusion
What is your child learning about American history in school? How much of it are they learning? How much of the political system does he or she know about? How familiar are they to what the Founding Fathers did for our country and how did it affect our everyday lives?
All children should learn about their country’s history and the things that make our nation great, like all good citizens should. There are so many wonderful books out there that you can read to help them feel proud of who we are as Americans.