homework time

show your kids how to study: 5 easy ways

One thing I have come to realize, after years of teaching and tutoring, is that kids really don’t know how to study. We may tell them to study …

Summaries are difficult. Writing summaries, oral summaries–it doesn’t matter. Both? Difficult. No matter the student’s age, the act …

Need two quickie Halloween games for your kids? Maybe for a Halloween class party or for some after school fun? Want to up the fun …

Once your kids hit elementary school, things get a little bit crazy. All of a sudden, your kids actually need to be at school on time. All of a …

originally published 10/26/11 but republished today for you! Homework time over here this week and last has been a little spooky. Just a …

We’re longtime fans of brain teasers for kids over here, in any form, at any time. We dig brain teasers at lunchtime, brain teasers in the …

These days, with school in full swing and cool ‘big guy’ neighbors across the street and a travel soccer team to …

We’re winding down summer over here, but not before my kids finish up their math and reading assignments from school. Yes, we just started them …

originally published on 8/5/10 but sharing again because we all need these refreshers. . . So what should you say when a child makes mistake …

The following Rockstar Sunday guest post is written by a woman whose third language is English and who has two little ones and two rockstar blogs. …

This post about fun with food and fractions is written by Jen of Beyond Traditional Math. Hopefully after reading it, you’ll never look at food …

originally published on 5.14.10 Maddy’s been learning about money in school. Pennies, nickels, dimes–and she’s been …

Cora has really been into playing math games lately. That’s right. Math games. I love it. Like while Maddy and Owen are doing their homework, …

Get those puzzles out, my friends! It doesn’t matter if your kids are 2 or 12–puzzles are a super way of flexing those brain muscles, …

We’ve been dumped on. Big time. Tons of snow has kept us indoors for the last few days, save from the few hours we’ve …

As a longtime friend of PAL, Pets Add Life, I’m happy to share news about a cool opportunity for our students, teachers, …

The other day, Maddy came home with not necessarily a homework assignment but a challenge from her fourth grade teacher: find the story …

Originally published on 2.23.11 but republished because it’s that important. During Maddy’s homework time yesterday, Owen …

It’s hard to watch a child struggle trying to read a book that is too difficult, especially when the kiddo is adamant about plowing through it. …

Sometimes it’s all we can do to just read with our kids. And honestly? That counts. Big time. So we should be happy if we’re reading …