Distance learning in 2020 has been tough. I struggled through distance learning with my VERY active kinder-age son in the spring (he’s now in the first grade). I felt like a failure most of the time, but my son seems to be thriving. Here are some of my tips from my experiences to help you …
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Are you pregnant or expecting a child? Are you reading all the stats about the importance of reading on the formations of little brains, language, and even emotional connections to caregivers? The research on reading to children is astounding. It seems that the more we know about reading to children, the better we understand it …
My second child turns 6 in just a few weeks. I can’t believe that he is almost 6. For reals. I can remember the exact second he was born, how it felt, what I was thinking….like a moment frozen in time. I don’t recall it quite as well with my other two children. It was …
Today was the 100th day of school at my son’s school today. I had no idea this was a thing. The 100 days party apparently marks the fact that the kids have been in school a whole 100 days of the school year (also indicating that the year is more than half-way over, and that …
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Does your first grader hate homework? Or is that just mine? Guess what….he isn’t the only one. I hate it too. And maybe that’s part of the problem. Was homework for first grade always a thing? Well, first of all, you should know that homework didn’t become such an essential part of education until relatively …
I hate homework. Probably more than my kids do. Homework is a frustrating, time consuming, and questionable activity that children have been doing for ages. While the science and the teachers and the parents all differ on whether homework is really necessary…RIGHT NOW homework is a fact of life. Teachers assign it to the kids, …
All parents should volunteer at their kids’ school. I know most parents are SUPER busy, and volunteering at the place where they send their kids so that they can get all their other stuff done seems like an unnecessary burden. But here’s the thing. When you are in your kids’ school on a weekly (or …
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I’m teaching my young children physics. Sounds silly, right? Let me explain. I’m very concerned about the quality of my children’s education. And while I have spent a lot of time in researching about homeschooling options, private school, and other advanced programs for my kids, I’m not sure that I am going to utilize those …
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I am speaking from experience here, in talking about teaching kids how to read. I’m in the trenches right now. I have a 7 year old, a five year old, and an almost three year old. I have been through the initial learn to read process with my older children, and I am currently working …
This article outlines some techniques and materials, including storybooks, which can be used by parents, grandparents, and teachers to improve a child’s cognitive development and academic success. The activities incorporate learning strategies that have a basis in educational research in order to engage young children and strengthen their vocabulary, creativity, and prosocial and problem-solving …
