Pack A Basket Full of Fun for National Picnic Month
July is National Picnic Month! It’s time to gather your blankets, snacks, and smiles and enjoy a delightful picnic adventure outside or in.
Creating the Best Obstacles Outside and In!
Summer is here, and it’s time to get outside and play! Try a fun challenge outside by building your own obstacle course.
7 Ways to Get Your Kids Volunteering This Summer
Summer is the perfect time to introduce your kids to the joys of volunteering. Here are 7 fun volunteer ideas that promise a summer filled with meaningful adventures.
Celebrating National Limerick Day In Your Own Special Way
May 12th is National Limerick Day! Limericks are the funniest way to introduce readers to poetry. Celebrate the fun poems by reading and even writing some of your own.
Cook Up Something Fun with Kids in the Kitchen
Cooking together and bringing everyone to the table makes family time special. It is also a delicious way to use skills such as reading, math, and science with recipes that include measuring, pouring, counting, and temperature.
Inspire Your Child! Improve Literacy With These Creative Reads for 5th Graders
Explore top 5th-grade reads that boost literacy and spark imagination. From 'The Giver' to 'Fish in a Tree', these books inspire young minds. Dive in for a blend of creativity and learning.
The Top 10 Benefits of Teaching Your Children Gratitude
Learn how cultivating gratitude in kids can boost happiness, resilience, and relationships. Find practical tips to engage your children in gratitude practices. Read more!
4 Ways to Encourage Creative Expression During the School Year
Boost your child's creativity with art, diverse music, interactive play, and curiosity. Enhance their imagination, confidence, and emotional growth both inside and outside the classroom.
Streamlining School Communication: Know how to stay in touch
Navigate school communication with our essential tips for effective communication, from teacher relations to critical protocols, to ensure your involvement promotes your child’s success at school.
The 4-Day School Week; Could It Be Better for Districts?
Exploring the merits and challenges of a four-day school week, we delve into recent findings from a Rand Corporation survey. Highlighting both advocates' reasons and critics' concerns, it sparks a deeper reflection on traditional vs. alternative school schedules.
Boosting Vocabulary: 5 Strategies to Help Kids Expand Their Word Power
One of the best ways to ensure your child becomes an effective communicator is to continually help bolster their vocabulary. Why? Because a strong vocabulary directly correlates to efficiency in reading, writing, and speaking — and research suggests it also impacts how well your kid performs in school.
5 Fun Ways to Include Reading This Summer
While summer break helps your kids recharge away from the classroom, it can also be a time for learning loss. Here are five fun ways to keep your kids reading this summer.
How a Parent Can Check if an Educational App Is Safe for Their Child
Allowing your kids to play online apps naturally comes with worry. Here are eight steps you can take when researching the safety of an educational app for your child.
Introduce Your Child to the Books that Inspired their Favorite Movies
Many children don’t realize their favorite movies originate from much-loved children’s books. Movies regularly leave out significant parts of an original story to fit into a two-hour timeframe.
Fun, Friends, and Books: Starting a Book Club for Kids at Home
Kids book clubs has many benefits for young readers. It provides a structured, fun way to engage with books and can also help build social skills, encourage creativity, and foster a lifelong love of reading.
Unleash the Fun: Transform Reading and Writing into Engaging Games for Kids!
Game-based learning is not only entertaining; it helps children connect what they are learning to the real world.
How Inspiring Your Child at Home Can Lead to a Lifetime of Learning
Most parents have been there. Whether it’s a child who avoids math or doesn’t want to read, it’s common to experience pushback when our children don’t feel successful.
Discover the World Together: Dive into Non-Fiction with Your Child!
Children’s literature is long associated with fictional characters, plots, and settings. In recent years the popularity of nonfiction children’s books has risen. See how co-reading with your child can help build their reading skills.
Engaging Activities to Foster a Love of Reading in Kids
As parents, we understand the importance of giving our little ones the best start in life. One of the most significant ways we can do this is by helping them develop a love for reading, writing, and storytelling.
How to Create an Inspiring Space for Learning
Children have a variety of needs when it comes to their preferred learning space. While ensuring limited distractions and a low-noise environment might be no-brainers, it’s essential to consider your child’s unique needs when creating a learning environment.