How Important is Vocabulary? Critical! Correlated with academic success, increased income levels, country’s GDP As a former classroom teacher and parent, I would often hear the following comments: children just aren’t reading books like children did
Introducing Children to Coding Part 3: Why Should I Do It? In my last two blogs, I discussed internet security and content ownership. I also covered some of the roles they play in our lives. Let's
Introducing Children to Coding - Part Two: Content Ownership In my last article, I commented on the current events surrounding WhatsApp and Signal, and I spoke on how this affects our privacy and security while on
Introducing Children to Coding Part 1: Security Amidst the current media hype surrounding WhatsApp and our privacy and security, it felt like an appropriate time to tag on to the conversation. Let's take a quick look
Celebrating the Journey in Achieving Goals... Smart Goals This week has been a celebration of achieving a series of goals. Although they have zeroed in on creativity and mental stimulation, they have dovetailed to enhance many other
Thank you, Peter, Teacher in the Ukraine for the Inspiration. Why Not Engage your Students or Family in Weather Experiments? Last week I heard from a reader in the Ukraine! Hi there, I'm Peter, and I'm
Strategies to Augment Daily Routines On September 8, I blogged about how to schedule or set a routine for home schooling. It was meant to help a family block out time periods.
What About Programming Around Other Subject Areas? Although literature is a great springboard for thematic programming, math and science are also great anchors for integrated programming. Both subjects appeal to a child’s
Language Arts is a great anchor for integrated curriculum planning for kindergarten! Part Two – Literacy Themed Planning Charts One of the easiest ways to program for kindergarten children is around
Language Arts is a great anchor for integrated curriculum planning for kindergarten! Part One – An overview and simple applications Language Arts is a fantastic way to theme a week or
