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Written by: BarbaraReich
The school year is quickly coming to a close and that means it’s time to switch gears into summer mode. While the kids are happy, it means juggling new schedules and routines to ensure everyone in the family is taken care of. Here are a few tips to help ease the stress and make for a happy summer!
8 Tips for transitioning from school to summer
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Education: Learning Your LettersLearning your letters is something every child must go through. I have a preschooler who is currently learning his letters and letter sounds. Having good fundamentals in letter sounds will help your child when he is learning to read and sounding out the words. We want our boys and girls…
5 Tips to Keep Your Child Interested in Doing School WorkDo you find it difficult to keep your kids interested in school with summer just around the corner? Warm weather can definitely make kids antsy and want to play outside rather than finish homework.
The key is to switch things up! Kids love to be entertained, so scheduling different activities…
Spring Education: Lessons Learned From the SkyAs spring approaches and snow clouds disappear, the blue skies pop out and so do the light breezes that pull you outdoors. There is so much we can learn …with our children by looking at the sky. Take some time as the weather gets warmer to look up and see
Good Clean Family Entertainment: Comedy on BYUtv’s Studio CHow many of you have resorted to watching shows like Cupcake Wars or Biggest Loser with your family for lack of good clean family entertainment…?
Not that there is anything wrong with shows about food or losing weight, unless you happen to be watching the Biggest Loser while eating
Educational Programs that Support LiteracyAs a work-at-home mom sometimes I need time to get my work finished while my daughter is home. My goal each day is to try to finish my work while she is in school, but sometimes this doesn’t happen. Thankfully, there are many educational programs on TV that teach…
Study Habits: 5 Tips for Doing HomeworkIs your child having a hard time getting assignments done and focusing on homework? Here are five new tips to help you get your child into good study habits. For more tips, check out this post from Joe Shervell.
5 Study Habits for Kids
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Communication With Kids: How to Address Tragic EventsWhen traumatic events occur in our world or our town, our inclination might be to limit communication… with kids and keep them naive and protected from the tragedies and violence that occurs around them. However, it is often difficult to prevent these stories from reaching our children’s ears. Our main
Early Childhood Education: How Technology Benefits LearningHow can technology like the internet, tablets, social media, and mobile devices benefit early childhood education…?
The ability to think and use our mental faculties to solve problems, both in the practical sense and morally, is what sets humans apart from the rest of the earth dwellers. The
Education: Ace the SAT – 8 Tips from the TutorEvery student at some point has to tackle the dreaded SAT or ACT exam…. As a private tutor for the SAT, I’ve picked up a lot of tactics and tricks to help students tackle these intimidating tests, and dramatically raise their scores. While some tips are basic test-taking strategies,
