Children are active, we all know that.  They like to run, jump, spin, move around, you name it.  Even when children are older, they still want to be actively moving.  This is why in the classroom, some teachers struggle to get students to follow the “traditional classroom” model.  It is unrealistic to expect a kindergartener...Read More

Growing up as a kid, one of my fondest memories was sitting down with my mom or dad and reading a good book.  This was a time for us to connect and step into a different world.  What made it even better was the funny voices my dad would make for different characters.  That really...Read More

Skip counting is a skill that is sometimes not viewed as a necessary skill.  This skill actually has a lot of value in math – it goes beyond skip counting used for games.  Skip counting is a way for children to recognize patterns and it helps students with the prerequisite skills for multiplication.  Let’s take...Read More

Writing… a topic that is loved by some, but dreaded by others.  Writing prompts for students seem like a pretty simple concept, right?  In our mind, a child is given a writing prompt and they just have to write.  It seems pretty simple! However, it is not always as easy as it looks.  There probably...Read More