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February 15, 2017 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

Why Grades Don't Matter in Elementary School

Let me tell you a secret: I’m a teacher who HATES giving final grades. I can see the smirks already. Yeah, right, she hates giving grades… Hear me out, though. 

Filed Under: School Tips Tagged With: for parents, grades, opinion

February 1, 2017 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

Easy Valentine's Day Ideas for Busy Parents

My best-laid plans were rapidly going down the drain. Instead of sweetly crafting Pinterest-perfect Valentine’s, my three-year-old was trying to place 1,000 stickers on the dog. The baby was screaming. And I was trying to figure out if I could use artisanal wrapped wire to mainline wine. There HAS to be a better, less stressful, […]

Filed Under: Holidays, School Tips Tagged With: for parents, valentine's day

January 26, 2017 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

Get Ready for Your IEP Meeting!

IEP meetings are super stressful, and full of more jargon than the Marine Corps. I’ve been in my fair share of these meetings, and I can tell you that parents who are prepared get what they want more often. Get the best for your child, with a few easy tips to get ready for your […]

Filed Under: IEP, Special Education, Talk to the Teacher Tagged With: for parents, parent-teacher communication, Special Education, talk to the teacher

January 1, 2017 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

Do These Things to Prep for the Next Step!

Whew! 2017 was a doozy! Whether your child is in kindergarten or getting ready to head off to college, you’ve probably been through a lot of changes. There have been amazing moment and some very low points, too. 2018 is right around the corner. And school is not going to be slowing down!

Filed Under: School Tips, Talk to the Teacher Tagged With: for parents, parent-teacher communication, talk to the teacher

December 15, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

Skip the Junk this Holiday Season with Easy Gifts for Kids that Last

Give your kids easy gifts they'll love for years with these fun and educational ideas!

Give easy gifts for kids, from infant to high school, with this great all-in-one gift guide for busy parents!

Filed Under: Gift Guides, Holidays Tagged With: for parents, kid's gift guide

December 12, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

About Those Must Have Gifts

Can we talk about those “must have” gifts for the holiday season? You know, the ones that EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE OR CHRISTMAS IS RUINED FOREVER!!!!!!!!! I would like to make a suggestion: please stop it with the crazy.

Filed Under: Gift Guides, Holidays Tagged With: for parents, kid's gift guide, opinion

December 2, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

The Kids are Already Antsy. Can You Survive December? Use These Super Easy Tips!

Right now, I’m dreading December. Not because of the holidays. I love those. It’s because for the whole month of December, until winter break, there will be no breaks. Three straight weeks of school. It’s bad enough for the teachers, but at least we get paid. For the kids, it’s pretty awful. All the excitement […]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Parent Tips Tagged With: for parents, winter vacation

November 23, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

The Ultimate Teacher Gifts Guide for Parents

Discover great teacher gifts to fit every budget and personality! This is the perfect gift guide for busy parents to use this holiday season!

Filed Under: Gift Guides, Holidays Tagged With: for parents, teacher gift guide

November 1, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

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 […]

Filed Under: Homework Tagged With: for parents, homework

October 27, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

How to Have a Happy Halloween

Ugh…Halloween is on a Monday this year. And you know what that means.

Filed Under: Family Fun, Holidays, Parent Tips Tagged With: for parents, Halloween

October 20, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

How to Talk to Kids About the Election

In first grade, we held a mock election: Clinton VS Bush. I voted for Bush because I thought he was better looking. True story.

Filed Under: Parent Tips, Teaching Tips Tagged With: for parents, for teachers, Homeschool, politics

October 12, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

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 Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

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

October 1, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

8 Class Supplies Teachers Always Need

Teachers, always asking for those pesky school supplies! And with good reason, too. After all, kids use things up quickly. Just look at your own at-home stash of stickers and crayons. It’s like elves come and steal them away in the night. Or the children actually eat the craft supplies. If you want to get […]

Filed Under: Back to School, Gift Guides, School Tips Tagged With: back to school, for parents, teacher gift guide

August 31, 2016 By Meg Flanagan, M.Ed

A Little Inspiration for the First Day of School

In case you are not already excited enough to welcome new students to your room, new souls to the education experience, let me remind you about a remarkable educator: Donovan Livingston

Filed Under: Back to School Tagged With: for parents, for teachers

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