Introduce yourself to parents and students New Teacher Introductions to Parents Back to School Night First Day of School activities 10 Things to Remember for the First Day of School How to Get Ready for the First Day of School First week of lesson plans Making a Curriculum Map Lesson Planning Mistakes for New Teachers [...]
Children are taught how to identify the letters of the alphabet in preschool – and they then move onto the sounds of the letters which transitions into learning to read. Sometimes the preschool curriculum does not cover each letter individually or a teacher or parent might want more ideas on how to teach a letter. [...]
I was going to title this the homeschool debate, then realized it’s not about homeschooling, its about public schools. The alternative is not just homeschooling, but private schools too. Homeschooling gets a bad rap for pulling kid out of the public school system, but people say they don’t have the money for private schooling and [...]
Reading with children is a simple task, right? Sit down together, open book, read words. Here are a few secrets that can help anyone sit down with a child turn a reading time into a rich learning time. Talk about the pictures. Ask the child questions about what is going on in the pictures. Young [...]
With the weather warming up, parents should be making a point to get children outside every day. The fresh air and sunshine are invaluable to keeping children healthy. In fact, time spent outside has even been shown to improve ADHD symptoms! It is important to remind parents not only of the importance of outside playtime, [...]
