Summer Learning: Math and Reading Sidewalk Chalk Activities

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Very soon, the kids will be out of school for summer. While that means lots of fun activities, we don’t want them to experience too much of the “summer slide,” where they lose some of what they learned during the school year. To avoid this, it’s a good idea to add some educational activities to your summer plans. But that doesn’t mean you have to sit down at a desk and use workbooks. You can make learning fun!

All …

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learning-school-teach School: How to Find the Right School for Your Kids

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We all do the best we can to make informed decisions about choosing our children’s school, and the first step is educating ourselves… about the choices available. This was a huge learning curve for me as I grew up in England and had to learn a lot about American

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classroom1 School: How to Develop a Relationship with Your Child’s Teacher

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One of the biggest concerns that every parent has when sending their child off to school… is whether or not their child’s teacher will be a good fit. A child’s relationship with their teacher can absolutely make or break a school year, but a parent-teacher relationship is important as well.

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Children writing equation solution on chalkboard Elementary Education: 6 Keys to Finding the Perfect Math Tutor

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My eight year-old son, Connor, has always been a pretty mellow and happy-go-lucky child. That is until this year. About a week before he entered 3rd grade, his half-full glass suddenly became half empty. He claimed he wasn’t starting school because he said he was “bad at math….” He

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elmers glue Recycling: Elmer’s Glue Crew Challenge for Schools

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RecyclingGoing Green… is a really important topic right now. Each one of us can take steps and make better choices that will help protect our planet. There are many ways to do this. We can recycle common household items such as aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and paper products.

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How to Help Your Child Establish a Successful Homework Schedule

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Now that school is back in session, our focus has shifted from bridging the summer learning gap to helping our kids complete their school assignments with success….
However, this year has been more difficult than most. Our 8-year-old son is struggling with math. His “I suck at math” attitude

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Girl-in-Field1 Encouragement: Dream Big and Make Your Dreams Come True

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What is your biggest dream? Aside from raising happy healthy kids, what is it you aspire to do? My kids are accustomed to hearing me say, “Anything is possible!” Because it’s true. You can be anything you want to be and do anything you want to do in this great…

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charterschool-backpacks-school-schoolsupplys-homework-students-confidence-self esteem-children-kids Confidence: Spiderman Backpacks Increase Teen’s Self Esteem

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Before the first day of school each year, I give my four children the chance to go through a bin of recycled backpacks. My daughter, a ninth grader, informed me that she didn’t need one. She had taken the initiative to buy her own and this backpack proudly displayed Spiderman…

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Stop Bullying Life Lessons: A Story About Bullying

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When I was a kid, bullying was frowned upon but that’s about it. If something happened at school a common response would be for the teacher to simply say, “Well, he’s a bully.” Apparently, a child couldn’t help if he was a bully any more than he could help being

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Possibilities: 5 Ways Mom Can Overcome Back-to-School Blues

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I’ve been seeing a lot of tweets and hearing a lot of chatter among my mom friends about their kids entering pre-school, going into kindergarten, or their youngest progressing to all-day school. Back-to-school time can be a bitter sweet mixture of tears and smiles for all involved.

My youngest entered

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