Informational education blog posts and printable resources for parents
Ideas for Prior to Learning to Read Learning to read in Kindergarten and first grade begins with background preparation that parents can do at home, in the car, and even without using books all the time. Although we should read to children from the time they are babies, helping them learn to read text
This post has links to book reviews for teachers professional development, leisure reading, and books for parenting/caring for children. Some links are to informational posts about events with an educational focus. A few are to educational videos posts, apps, or school visits. A few are on my other blog, Reminiscing Writers. Teacher and Parent
The Saint Nicholas Day Snow Book for Children The Saint Nicolas Day Snow book for children shares an Orthodox story which may be read to help children understand their own or other religious. My mother took us to an Orthodox church to broaden our horizons, and I still remember the experience. The church and
Birthday Party with OTC and Free Party PDF Birthday parties are easier with Oriental Trading Company's (OTC) products. This post is about a big celebration for a 5-year-old and has a party printable freebie. Hey, when you start life as a micro-preemie at 1 lb. 13 oz. and get to five years of age,
How to Assemble a Sling Bookshelf for Kids This is an informational step by step blog post with photos of how we assembled our sling bookshelf for children. I do not mean children should assemble this, I mean the product is for adults to make a children's bookshelf. We bought the product ourselves and
Why people homeschool -- have you wondered? What are the benefits of homeschooling? Why people homeschool has been researched in a receent paper by Alex Cimpoca which is now live at this link. The research proved to be a success and is a full-fledged 120-page report. It contains feedback from more than 1500 respondents. The reading is interesting whether
Map skills can be difficult for young children to grasp and suddenly they are in school faced with a map worksheet. Parents can help at home to create a foundation for map terminology and use in very simple ways. Geography was one of the last units in my year long
This post has a comparison of two kinds of clay for children’s handprints. We recently made handprints with a kit that came with prepared clay not requiring mixing, as well as Crayola Model Magic white air dry modeling clay. They each worked and basically dried to a different hardness and shade
Pint sized perfectionists carry a painful burden and can cause parental anguish. As a teacher of gifted education with a masters degree in gifted education, I have seen the perfectionist syndrome manifested in children many times. It can be a burden to child and perhaps parent. The National Association of Gifted
This post has information about the Twitter party with Giveaways for MCBD 1-27-2017. The giveaways are books, of course, as MCBD means Multicultural Children’s Book Day. It will be at 9PM EST on that evening. Join us! Hashtags to follow are #readyourworld and #ReadYourWorld. It is a vibrant, fun and
