Inside: During Coronavirus and distance learning, help your kids connect with friends during social distancing with these fun and simple tips. But can we have playdates and sleepovers? It was the first question out of my kids’ mouths right after the last bell rang for school. With the Coronavirus sweeping the world and now the […]
School Success Tips
How to Encourage Reluctant Readers with a Book-Movie Club
Inside: Help your reluctant readers want to read more with this book-movie club trick that’s also a perfect summer reading challenge. I have three kids and they all grew up in a home surrounded by books. We have books in bedrooms, in our living room, and even in our bathroom. We borrow books from the […]
Learning Success Tips to Prevent the Summer Slide
This summer, use these learning success tips to prevent the dreaded summer slide for your kids. You can sneak in a little learning and they’ll head back to school in the fall better prepared for school to start up. Summer Slide Prevention: Book Movie Club List: Creative Writing with a Fidget Spinner Other Summer […]
How to Find the Best Books for a Reluctant Reader
Inside: Do you have a reluctant reader? Here are four tricks to get reluctant readers to want to read, and the best books for a reluctant reader to inspire them to want to read more. Last night, I had to go in and “threaten” to take away my daughter’s book and her lightbulb because she […]
Help Your Child Choose a Just Right Book With This Secret Trick
Inside: Now that your child is beginning to read, do you need to know how to help them choose the right book that is appropriate for them? Not too hard but not too easy? There’s a simple teacher trick that all parents should know to help our new readers pick the perfect book every time! […]