Summer is the perfect time for kids to explore new interests, new books and the joy of reading just for FUN! Summer is also a great time to build kids’ background knowledge with hands-on activities that help them connect to what they are reading. In this blog, I will share a few ways to keep...Read More
The school year is quickly coming to an end, the weather is getting warmer and kids are getting restless! For parents, the last few weeks before summer break can feel like a marathon trying to keep kids from completely checking out mentally. In this blog, I will share a few tips that parents can do...Read More
Spring is an exciting time of year. The weather is warming up, and flowers are beginning to bud on the trees. As I prepare to write this blog, I can hear the birds chirping and see the soft billowing of my curtains as the breeze gently pushes through my dining room windows. But just as...Read More
Kindergarten is an exciting time for kids and brings many big changes! For some kids, it’s their first time in a formal school setting. For others, they are transitioning from a small preschool classroom to a big room with many more classmates. The way that kids respond to these changes also vary. Some kids embrace...Read More
How can you make math a part of your child’s day without it seeming like torture? Before you drag out the “extra” worksheets you asked your child’s teacher to send home or reach for the flashcards, let me share some tricks that will help you incorporate mathematical facts and mathematical thinking into your day that...Read More
Winter break is a well-deserved reprieve from homework and daily school commitments…for teachers, students and parents alike. Kids are counting down the days until the commencement of the glorious holiday break, but we all know it will be over before you know it! Kids will likely spend more time in bed and on their devices. ...Read More
My husband and I love watching stand-up comedy. One of our favorite comedians is Nate Bargatze. In one of his specials, he talks about having to help his third-grade daughter with her math homework. In the segment, he jokes this math is SO different that parents have to watch a 40-minute Youtube video to teach...Read More
As a classroom teacher, I taught many children that could add, subtract, multiply and divide with ease. But, the minute you place a word problem in front of them…they FREEZE. “This isn’t MATH! This is READING! I don’t like READING!” Ahhhhh…when it was time to teach the word problem chapters in the math textbook, I...Read More
Subtraction is a concept that is such a struggle for some students. As a teacher and a parent, we have always taught the standard subtraction algorithm just like what you see in the picture below. This process is easy for some students, but extremely daunting for others. I can remember working with students on this...Read More
Isn’t it amazing how numbers work together? Maybe you’ve seen some cool math tricks or possibly you know a few. These math tricks are a quick and easy way to calculate numbers in your head, which will save you time! Of course, it is important that your child understands the proper way to solve problems...Read More
