Our oldest son is in kindergarten and is always full of questions regarding the holidays and why we have certain things on our calendar. This week the topic has been leap year. He couldn’t quite understand why every four years, February has an extra day. He’s not one for simple answers, so […]
A few months back our 5 year old, who was 4 at the time, was getting our meal names all mixed up. He hadn’t quite mastered the concept that breakfast was in the morning, dinner was in the evening and so on. To him almost everything was breakfast. (maybe because that’s his favorite […]
I had the wonderful opportunity today to volunteer in our son’s Kindergarten class. I had been meaning to do it earlier, but my schedule had simply been full. When I told him last week that I would be coming to his class this week, he instantly got excited. He’s still at that […]
We have a close friend that is a third grade teacher and recently the school district had parent/teacher conferences. Most know about this little ritual where parent and teacher meet together at a scheduled time to discuss their child’s progress at school. After attending our own son’s first conference a few weeks ago, […]
A child’s name is an important part of them. Adding their name to a project or coloring page is simple to do, and it will help them in several ways. Here are just a few.
A name shows ownership and helps them feel like their work is important.
Seeing their name will help them start […]
Writing in a journal is a great way for your child to fill a boring Saturday afternoon. Free writing helps develop creativity as well as language skills. Sometimes children have a hard time getting started. This is where a jar full of journal prompts becomes a handy tool.
Type up several journal prompts. […]
Several years ago I bought some educational placemats. I think I picked them up at Walmart or Target and paid less then $2 each. These have been such a great learning tool for the kids.
I usually keep them up during the day and set them out just before mealtime. All three kids have so […]
We live in Arizona where the sun is always shining and we are blessed to be close to the border. This brings a multiplicity of bilingual people in our community. Our oldest son’s own Kindergarten teacher is Hispanic and is teaching the children Spanish in the classroom!
I had the opportunity in my early twenties to […]
