by Teach | Jun 13, 2012 | family, high school, k-5, reading, summertime
It is so important to keep our children’s brains engaged over the summer months. Studies have shown that children fall three months behind in the learning progress they’ve made when they don’t do anything in the summer to keep up. Staying...
by Teach | Apr 20, 2011 | animals, family, fieldtrips, grown ups, outdoors
My daughters love animals. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that just about every child has love for some type of animal or another. If you ask someone what their favorite animal is almost nobody say “I hate them all”… so it’s...
by Teach | Feb 15, 2011 | crafts, family, pre k, puzzles, tots, toys
When children are playing with puzzles they are learning a lot. They are learning how to put things together, how to solve problems, how to sort “like things”, and how to carry out their thoughts through their actions. Smaller children will learn to grab...