I thought Alex S had a great answer, but here are some more suggestions.

Keyboard – there is a program called Typing Tutor

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It has some typing games, one that is especially entertaining called “Letter Invaders”. Words and letters fall down the screen, and you have to type them before they hit the bottom. What’s even better, this program scales itself to the abilities of the user, so someone who is just starting will only have to know how to type j and f. As you progress with the typing lessons, the games also progress. If you stick with it (say, 30 minutes every day), you can really improve your typing. If you don’t stick with it, it will still help a lot just to get through all the fingering lessons.

essay contest link http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson030.shtml

another

http://www.freedomwritersfoundation.org/site/c.kqIXL2PFJtH/b.2259975/k.BF19/Home.htm

Challenge #1:

If he is *really* well-read, then see if he will read

1) Mallory’s “Le Morte de Arthur” (get a scholarly edition, with footnotes, as the English is old and difficult)

2) Steinbeck’s “The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights”

Steinbeck died before finishing his book, a modern re-write of Mallory. You could challenge him to finish Steinbeck’s excellent book (he should love it), or even just the next chapter of it. Working with the typing program will definitely be helpful to this challenge. I’ve actually considered doing this myself – but I am no match for Steinbeck.

Challenge #2

If you are Christian (or Jewish), have him read the bible cover-to-cover. If he spends only 1 hour a day, reading slowly and carefully, it should take him only 3-4 months. This would be useful for his English classes as well, since the bible is so widely referenced in Western literature. My favorite version: The New Jerusalem Bible, Regular Edition. Here’s my review http://www.jimpettis.com/bibles/njb.htm

Challenge #3

He keeps a “public” diary (one that he doesn’t mind you reading). Each day, he could list the challenges he faced, the challenges he knew he would *have* to face (e.g. homework), how he faced them (for example, procrastinated, tackled it at the first opportunity, etc.), and at the end of each week a reflection of how he *should* have faced some that he didn’t face in the best way. This will help him to learn how to prioritize and to reflect on bad behavior and correct poor decisions.

I think the bible suggestion is best – least complicated – but I really would like to read the end of that Steinbeck book!

Jim, http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com

In my country, there is an award called the Duke of Edinburough (lol cant spell it) which is a year long reward scheme where the only person competing against is yourself. Over the course of the year the candidate must complete 4 sections – a physical recreation, a skill, a venture (i.e. a tramp or a kayak or some sort of journey) and community service. This is a great way to get some excercise and learn about oneself. The award has 3 levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold. For my bronze award, I did Tennis for my physical recreation, singing (in the choir) for my skill, helping out at a women’s refuge which was close to my school (playing with the children so the mums could have a break – one of the best experiences of my life, seeing their faces as you treat them with respect) and went on a tramp/kayak over the course of two nights. Im not saying to take this exactly, but you and your grandson could work out some sort of reward or programme along these lines. Hope you find this helpful =)

Your grandson could do something like his typing as his skill, help out at the local church or similar, join some sort of team (perhaps martial arts) etc

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bet him he cant memorize the key board

memorizing it really helps..

.just have blanks on paper where the keys are and he fills them in

time him each time after a while hell know it so well he will do it in less tha a minute

and typing will be so easy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i had 2 typing classes and did horrible. i memorized the keyboard later its a lot better now.

i have dyslexia so i cant spell also. my penmanship is also rotten and my typingwas even worse. maybe he has dyslexia also if his typing is bad . but hes probably ok if he can read as well as he does.

does he have problems with directions i do!!

i wasnt good at writing or reading . he seems good at reading so maybe he doesen’t have dyslexia.

he might want to be in the math bowl solve problems against other schools. try some advanced classes. i bet most the classes bore him .

he could also try to beat the stock market with fake money.

im a genius at solving puzzles myself most of these took me 2-5days to solve.

he might want to take the test also.its on the site also.

give him the puzzles one at a time one at a time he will like the IQ test on the site.

Neighbours

This quiz was made up by Albert Einstein and according to him 98% will not solve it.

There is a row of five houses, each having a different colour. In these houses live five people of various nationalities. Each of them nurtures a different beast, likes different drinks and smokes different brand of cigars.

1. The Brit lives in the Red house.

2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.

3. The Dane drinks tea.

4. The Green house is on the left of the White house.

5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.

6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.

7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.

8. The man living in the centre house drinks milk.

9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.

10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.

11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.

12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.

13. The German smokes Prince.

14. The Norwegian lives next to the Blue house.

15. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.

Who has fish at home? (are you one of the 2%).

this one i had to build a Popsicle and tape and paper puzzle pieces to solve it … there are other puzzles on the site give them to him one at a time.

i use to be a klutz .. so i tossed a ball in the air and caught it and tried to beat my record every time.tossed it with the right hand and caught it with the right hand then tryed to catch it with the left hand and toss it with the left hand when he gets to 200 catches it gets really boring he should move on to the next trick.. it helped a lot. then throw 2 balls like you are juggling and count the 3rd one.. eventually you can throw and catch the third one too..it might take a year or two. it will help with all his games where a ball is involved.

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In the book listed below, lots of ideas are suggested for such challenges.

Some they suggest for writing are:

Write your own book

Write a letter to the editor

Find out & write about how towns got their odd names

Write poetry

Write about how pieces of music make you feel

Write book reports on books (or articles) you have read

Write persuasive essays

Write speeches to present at school board meetings

Interview a writer you like & write about your interview

Create your own blog on the computer

and others!

Maybe this is a little out there, but have you ever heard of NaNoWriMo? Writing a novel in a month? They have a junior extension now:

http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/modules/xoopsfaq/index.php?cat_id=8

Maybe with some kind of external reward at the end if he manages to finish it? (It won’t be a masterpiece without serious editing, but it’ll get him writing.)

buy him a few books on auto mechanics, have him sit and read them till hes able to comprehend them as best he can , then see if you can possibly buy him an old beater that he can work on, this will give him somthing to shoot for as he’ll be able to drive a car that he basicly put together him self or with his freinds when he goes to highschool or college or what ever the case , and its good practical exp,, hell i have a 29 y/o nephew that cant even change spark plugs in his own freakin car,,good luck to ya, just an idea

,,,far as it goes in reading get the book mobydick

Try getting GCSE or A-Level Study guides, find a subject he enjoys, and get him to work through them. if he is doing well, talk to his school and get him to take exams early.

English Language will help with his writing, especially if you set him an essay, eg, describe the life cycle of a star in 1500 words.

Challenge him to find a way to make money by writing only. He’s going to have to do some research and and long thinking.