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Play Story Ball

Team AckoFeb 6, 2025

This fun physical activity will not only help your kid improve his eye-hand coordination but will also help him enhance his memory.

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Financial Planning: Key to Your Child’s Optimal Growth

Requisites: A regular old beach ball, a story from your child’s reading textbook and a marker.

Steps:

1. Using the marker, grab the beach ball and ask your child to write one of the following questions in each coloured sections of the ball: 'Where?', 'Who?', 'Beginning?', 'Middle?', 'End?', and 'Favourite part?'

2. Once the ball is marked up, take it outside for a game of catch.

3. Each time you toss your child the ball, he must answer the question written on that colour which lands under his right hand. 'Where did the story take place? Who were the main characters? What happened in the beginning, in the middle, in the end? What was his favourite part?' Toss the ball back and forth—the quicker, the better, since that makes answering in time more fun and silly. If your child can’t recall an event from the story give him some clues.

4. Play continues until all the questions have been answered.

5. If you’d like to extend the activity, ask your child to write down what he said aloud on paper, and then illustrate it. This is another great way to help him recall the events of a story and understand what he has read.

This is an outdoor activity that works on reading and comprehension, amidst of a game of catch!

Financial Planning: Key to Your Child’s Optimal Growth

Your child's all-round development combines formal education and creative activities. Mosaic art, for instance, develops hand-eye coordination and boosts confidence, which are the precursors to intellectual and emotional development.

Just as nurturing your child’s growth requires attention, securing the future involves proactive financial planning. Term insurance will provide your loved ones with financial protection for unforeseen emergencies. Considering the rising living costs, choosing a 1 crore term insurance plan will ensure sound protection.

When deciding on a life insurance plan, use a term insurance calculator to estimate the right coverage and premiums and always choose a plan that guarantees long-term financial security.

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