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Homework Time or Family Stress Time?
The kids have been in school for more than a few weeks and homework is now a regular after school activity. How is your family handling homework time? Have your many organizational efforts fallen apart? Are you stressed out already? If you … Read More
Check out Mindware for Great Educational Toys and Gifts
Looking for a few fun educational gifts for kids this holiday season? If so, check out Mindware. This educational game retailer offers puzzles, brainteasers, arts and crafts activities, mysteries, mazes and more to teach and entertain children and adults. Their … Read More
There are a host of websites out there that cater to the math and spelling needs of young students. It’s not always so easy to find a good on-line science resource for kids. If you have a budding Eisenstein at … Read More
In my 15 plus years as an educator, I have worked in a variety of settings from the classroom to small group to one-on-one instruction. I have enjoyed each venue for a variety of reasons and each has produced many … Read More
Monday’s Resource – Cool Math 4 Kids
Looking to get the kids more interested in Math? Having trouble finding ways to keep them engaged while having fun? Cool Math 4 Kids is a math site specially designed for what kids like and how they learn! The site … Read More
Looking for a way to introduce the meaning of Thanksgiving to your children? Start with a good book! Books are wonderful tools to help introduce new ideas and open up a dialogue. Check out these excellent children’s book about Thanksgiving. … Read More
I recently attended a meeting at my children’s school. The presenter spoke to the entire 2nd grade class along with their parents and shared a poem with us – Children Learn What They Live by Dorothy Law Nolte. I had … Read More
Weekly Resource for Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Thursday September 29. Children can celebrate and/or learn about the Jewish New Year by clicking here. The link takes you to a wonderful site complete with Rosh Hashanah worksheets, coloring pages, word searches, crossword puzzles, … Read More
Weekly Resource – Turning LEGOS into Learning Tools
Do your kids love LEGOS®? Mine sure do! Check out this website – www.littlebrickschoolhouse.com. It’s a great resource for turning LEGOS® into hands-on learning tools! You won’t believe the possibilities! There are awesome projects, lesson plans, creative play ideas and … Read More
This summer, my girls and I decided to create an on-going book log to keep track of all the books that we planned to read. The four of us each set our own individual goals and got to work on … Read More
