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What can your child learn by watching the second hand of a clock or planning out a simple chore?

Two practical booklets by the U.S. Department of Education offer simple activities, most of them fun, that help children from kindergarten to middle school develop awareness and organizational skills--important learning tools for school.

“Helping Your Child Succeed in School” (Publication 309C) offers parents succinct, practical advice for getting the most for children in school, as well as a range of activities to put the principles into action.

“Helping Your Child With Homework” (Publication 310C) presents similar, down-to-earth suggestions for the eternal parental bugaboo.

Each booklet is about 50 pages and costs 50 cents. Order by publication number, sending request and payment to R. Woods, Consumer Information Center--6D, P.O. Box 100, Pueblo, CO 81002. There are no sales taxes or shipping fees.