School is in full swing. The little ones are reading each night before bed, maybe you’re working on sight words, or maybe you’re still reading to them each night. Either way, learning to read should be fun! If you are looking for a bit of advice on ways to help with reading skills I … [Read more…]
What is education? I know this seems like a strange question for some, but I think it’s important to discuss and ensure you know where I’m coming from for future posts. What Is Education When I speak of education, I speak from the meaning of an enlightening moment and gaining knowledge to help one succeed … [Read more…]
If you’re like me, you realize this summer is going by pretty quickly. We still have a bit of time before all of our summer fun ends, but we are also in need of back to school preparation. Preparing for back to school can become overwhelming for both parents and children. The best thing I’ve … [Read more…]
Summer break has begun or quickly approaching for many students. Don’t allow your child to encounter the dreaded summer slide educators talk about at the beginning of each year. Let’s avoid the summer learning loss for your child! Parents often ask for suggestions to help their children during the summer. So, here’s a few simple … [Read more…]
Summer break is quickly approaching, and I have summer break with tweens! OH MY! I mean, it will be here before we can blink. The last day of school for my crew is today, May 26. YIKES!!! So, the one question my kids always ask, “so, mother, what are we doing this summer?”
Are you wondering how you can get your child to practice and master basic math facts? As we quickly approach summer vacation, our kids begin to feel the burn of learning addition, subtraction, multiplication or division facts. Attitudes are flaring. We lose patience with them. Heck, we just want to throw in the towel. Don’t … [Read more…]
I have a little Fashionista in my family. We call her Fashion Diva Girl, and she loves all things FASHION. We’ve been working on math skills, and I needed a fun, cool way to get her thinking on her toes. So, I came up with combining her love of shopping with math. Finding new and … [Read more…]
When I first saw KitHub’s Motorized Bot, I had to check it out. This was the perfect opportunity to have my children build a motorized robot kit. My eldest daughter is in STEM Academy in our county school district. It’s a fantastic program where kids can apply beginning in 4th grade. They accept 48 children from … [Read more…]