Pay attention to when your child begins to show an interest in a particular topic. When you encourage learning about an area of interest, you are teaching how to learn. Helping your child learn about a specific topic also shows your child that what is important to them is important to you too. Here...
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December is a month when people think of giving. Many make donations to charities or attend charitable events. Children learn by example. If you want your children to care about others and be charitable, then it is important to show them you are involved in giving selflessly. Teach your children that there are those...
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Poetry is not just for preschoolers who are learning how to read. Poetry can also be used with older children for comprehension exercises such as interpretation or for writing response. Children can find the rhyming patterns in a poem so that they can copy that pattern when writing their own version of the poem...
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Just like the 5 Little Pumpkins poem, the 5 Little Turkeys can also help your child with phonemic awareness. This poem lends itself to learning about counting backwards and subtracting 1. Put out 5 turkey cut outs, and each time a turkey “waddles away” take a turkey away. The use of turkey cut outs...
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Homework teaches responsibility, reinforces what is being taught in the classroom, and connects home and school. Although most kids find it a chore, teachers are not going to stop assigning homework. So, the completion of homework will help your child be successful in school. It is important to keep in mind that children have...
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