Going through the ups and downs of school grades is something all students and parents deal with. When the report card isn’t as good as expected, it raises worries about what to do next. This is a common experience from …
We all have to take notes, but let’s be honest – it’s not the most exciting part of studying. The good news is that there are simple ways to make note-taking more interesting. Learning how to do this makes studying …
When parents first consider having their child pursue learning an instrument or even taking singing lessons, they often don’t realize the many benefits that go with a musical education. Learning an instrument is quite the undertaking and the number of …
Summer break is just around the corner. It won’t be long before the kids are home all day, and they will no longer have to wake up early to head off to school. It will be a much-needed break for …
Children often get frustrated with trying their hand at writing simply because they have difficulty figuring out how to start the process. Whether fiction or nonfiction, they sometimes need a hand in creating the story’s beginning or report. As …
As a primary educator who has worked with young elementary students for more than a decade, I have witnessed parents delay their children’s start in kindergarten quite often. And they have had several reasons to do so. Some reasons are …
Sometimes the authors that write the most beloved children’s books are even more fascinating than the tales they tell. Here are a few of the top authors that have made a career writing for children of all ages and their …
I’ve been a public school educator for more than a decade. I attended public school for my whole education when I was younger. I want to think that I am pretty knowledgeable about both the good and the bad of …
In Illinois, a child can begin kindergarten at the age of five as long as they have turned five years old by September first of that school year. Some parents wait until the child is six years old and better …
As an educator that has worked with thousands of young children, I know there is always a handful of them every year that have such severe communication issues that it can be challenging to get a complete sentence out of …