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October 15, 2018 By admin

Helping Your Child Stop Saying “I Can’t” During Homework Time

Help your child stop saying “I can’t” during homework time with these easy ideas for busy parents. Make your homework time less stressful!

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Homework Tagged With: for parents, homework, talk to the teacher

October 1, 2018 By admin

Busy Parent’s Easy Guide to Stopping Homework Stress

You know it when you see it: homework stress. It looks different in every child, but the result is the same. Homework time stops dead in its tracks. Usually, the rest of the afternoon and evening feels strained and out of sorts, too. Stop homework stress before it starts with these easy tricks and tips. […]

Filed Under: Homework Tagged With: for parents, homework, School Success Shop, talk to the teacher

September 3, 2018 By admin

Super Easy Homework Fix for Every Family {FREE Printable}

If you’re already cringing just thinking about after school battles, it’s time for a homework fix. It’s so simple and easy to put this quick switch in place. Every family will love their less stressful afternoons!

Filed Under: Back to School, Homework Tagged With: for parents, homework, School Success Shop, talk to the teacher

July 7, 2018 By admin

Easy Summer Math Activities and Resources for Kids

Easy summer math activities to make learning fun and easy for kids!

Make summer math activities fun and easy with great ideas to connect reading, science, math, tech, and games!

Filed Under: Math, Summer Learning Tagged With: for parents, Homeschool, homework, Math, summer

March 12, 2018 By admin

How To Help Your Child Focus on Homework

Help your child focus on homework when you start following this super simple habit! It’s been a super long day for everyone. The last thing your child wants to do after school is more school work. There might be tears or even yelling. Either way, you and your child end up frustrated and upset. This […]

Filed Under: Homework, Parent Tips Tagged With: for parents, homework

January 23, 2018 By admin

Learn How to Set Smart Homework Limits that Work!

Set smart homework limits to stop the overwhelm and overload after school. You'll have fewer battles and more peaceful evenings. | Meg Flanagan, MilKids Ed | Make the K-12 Journey Easier

The struggle is real. The tears, the fights, the neverending stress. It’s all just part of your daily after-school homework ritual. You’ve tried everything: tutors, breaks, changing locations, even bribes. Nothing has worked. You’re exhausted and at the end of your rope. With a new year, you are ready for a big change. Something daring, […]

Filed Under: Back to School, Homework Tagged With: for parents, homework

September 16, 2017 By admin

Create the Best Homework Space in 5 Easy Steps

Does this sound familiar: Screaming. Yelling. Tears. Bribery. Throwing. Slamming doors and broken pencils. And that’s just you. The child attempting to DO the homework is ten times worse. If every night is a pitched battle over homework, it’s time to find a solution. Setting up a dedicated homework zone is the first step in […]

Filed Under: Back to School, Homework Tagged With: back to school, for parents, homework

November 1, 2016 By admin

Homework: You Can't Have it Both Ways

Lately, all over social media, I have seen parents griping about the amount of homework their children come home with daily. Hours of worksheets, spelling and independent reading assignments. All in the second grade. I’ve also seen parents complaining about the lack of homework. In my own classroom, I have parents who are DEMANDING that […]

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October 12, 2016 By admin

6 Best FREE Reading Websites for Parents

If your child is learning to read, you need these websites. If you have a child who loves to read (or maybe doesn’t), you still need these websites! These are the BEST FREE reading websites, teacher tested and approved!

Filed Under: Homework, Reading Tagged With: for parents, homework, resources

October 5, 2016 By admin

10 Best FREE Websites to Help Parents with Math Homework

Holy crap!  That math homework is H-A-R-D! The last time that you tried to do that kind of math, you were the same age as your kid. And equally lost. But your child need help, and you have no clue. Now what?

Filed Under: Homework, Math, School Tips, Tech Tips Tagged With: for parents, homework

March 31, 2016 By admin

Better Biography Projects

Biographies: traditionally a multi-paragraph report that is either typed or handwritten. But not every student shines in this type of format. Not every child is able to do their best work in writing. It’s worth it to explore alternate biography projects.

Filed Under: Homeschool, Teachers Pay Teachers, Teaching Tips Tagged With: biography, for teachers, Homeschool, homework

December 15, 2015 By admin

Stop the Homework Wars

Scene: Kids stomps off the bus, across the lawn, and into the house. *Door SLAMS* Kid: Mom, can I (insert activity here)? Mom: Nope, homework first, kiddo!

Filed Under: Homework Tagged With: homework

October 15, 2015 By admin

Helping, Not Doing Your Child's Homework

If you do your child’s homework, they do not learn. They do not learn the material that the homework covered. They do not learn to be independent. They do not learn personal responsibility.

Filed Under: Homework Tagged With: homework

October 13, 2015 By admin

5 Reasons Why Teachers Still Assign Homework

So, given the fact that I assign minimal homework at best, you might think that I am anti-homework. False, I think homework is super valuable as a teaching and learning tool. Here’s Why I Still Assign Homework

Filed Under: Homework, Parent Tips Tagged With: homework

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