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November 13, 2015 By admin

Teaching through Deployment

It’s no joke: deployments suck. Suddenly a two parent house is a one parent show, the kids miss their deployed mom or dad, and learning can suffer. But you can use a deployment to help your children learn new skills and build global knowledge.

Filed Under: Deployment, Family, MilKids, Parent Tips Tagged With: Deployment, MilFam

October 28, 2015 By admin

Questions to ask at a Parent Teacher Conference

These are some of the best questions I have been asked during a conference, and questions I wish I had been asked.

Filed Under: Parent Tips, Talk to the Teacher Tagged With: parent teacher conference, parent-teacher communication, talk to the teacher

October 20, 2015 By admin

4 Reasons Why You Should Read with Your Child

Kids who read, alone or with a parent, from a young age develop into incredibly smart humans. Smart humans are a great thing.

Filed Under: Learning at Home, Parent Tips, Reading Tagged With: Reading

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

October 6, 2015 By admin

What's poppin'?

It’s popcorn month! And that is way cool, because it means some awesome things for both parents and teachers. Here’s how to make popcorn, yes popcorn, educational AND fun!

Filed Under: Snacks Tagged With: activity, for parents, for teachers, popcorn

October 1, 2015 By admin

Classroom Parties without Food

Parties, especially classroom celebrations, seem to have died down in recent years. This might be because we are becoming politically correct about who and what and when to celebrate. Or it might be because of food allergies.

Filed Under: Allergies, Parent Tips, Snacks Tagged With: food allergies, Snacks

September 24, 2015 By admin

Actions have Consequences

Let’s say that a child has not picked up the redirection instructions, or has behaved inappropriately in some other way. In this case, the punishment should fit the crime AND be reasonable. Children, especially young children, make no connection between action A and consequence B if they are unrelated. For example, forgetting homework and missing recess. Homework and recess are unconnected. The child might suffer some momentary discomfort because of missing a preferred activity, but might not understand fully that the homework caused the punishment.

Filed Under: Parent Tips, Talk to the Teacher Tagged With: behavior, parent-teacher communication

September 4, 2015 By admin

State Assessments Secrets

As we enter a new school year, state tests are pretty far away. But it doesn’t hurt to do your homework now and get prepared for the spring.

Filed Under: Parent Tips, Testing Tagged With: parent advice, testing

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