Posted by Unknown | 5:19 AM

It’s happening – homework! Soon after my son began first grade, he started toting home a list of five words each week. I’ll admit, I wasn’t ...

0 comments Labels: Free Printables, Games, Spelling, Writing

Posted by Unknown | 5:15 AM

Have you ever noticed that those long pretzel rods kind of look like logs? I did and I couldn't let that little discovery be wasted. Kno...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Reading, Writing

Posted by Unknown | 4:52 AM

 When I left my job in a NJ public school to move to PA  & start an adaptive yoga program for children with special needs, most people h...

0 comments Labels: play groups, self-confidence, sensory integration, social skills

Posted by Unknown | 5:33 AM

Can a first-grader really do multiplication? I thought I’d find out. My son loves math, candy, and books so this activity was right up his a...

0 comments Labels: Counting, Free Printables, Multiplication

Posted by Unknown | 4:06 AM

As I was reviewing materials from the workshops I attended last week, I came across this article with an excellent video talk by Sir Ken Rob...

0 comments Labels: ADHD, creativity, learning

Posted by Unknown | 11:59 AM

Lauren: My "Wildest Thing of All" I have always loved reading and telling stories. One of my favorite Stories of all time is "...

0 comments Labels: Adaptive Learning, children's stories, movement, storytelling

Posted by Unknown | 5:21 AM

Just last week my son said to me, “Mom, I know all the news.” Before I could ask him what he was talking about, he rattled off, “New Hamster...

1 comments Labels: Free Printables, Games, Geography, Reading

Posted by Unknown | 7:48 PM

Has this ever happened to you at work: you spend a week in meetings, training  or out sick and then when you return to your desk you have to...

0 comments Labels: breathing techniques, focus, Reflexology

Posted by Unknown | 5:12 AM

Lately my 6-year-old son can’t get enough of the Kratt brothers’ animal adventures on the PBS show Wild Kratts . This animated show has taug...

0 comments Labels: Art, Crafts, Free Printables, Plants/Animals

Posted by Unknown | 5:13 AM

This activity is near and dear to my heart. My grandfather was a nut grower. I remember playing in the basement of his home with a variety o...

0 comments Labels: Alphabetizing, Counting, Free Printables, Sorting

Posted by Unknown | 5:02 AM

My son brought home worksheets from his reading/writing summer camp on the parts of speech. I must admit, his grasp of nouns, verbs, and adj...

0 comments Labels: Free Printables, Parts of Speech, Reading, Sorting

Posted by Unknown | 5:28 AM

Cardboard rolls make an awesome art supply. You can do SO much with them, including making a honeycomb. Here’s how we did it. Oh, and just b...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Plants/Animals, Reading, Science, Shapes

Posted by Unknown | 3:55 AM

Sensory integration is an important part of human body & brain growth. Movement games, yoga & creative art activities not only help ...

0 comments Labels: children's Adaptive Yoga, sensory integration

Posted by Unknown | 12:51 PM

As my 11 year old daughter and I were out driving around last week we passed a construction site. She asked me: Mom, how come when a sign sa...

0 comments Labels: children's Adaptive Yoga, self control, sensory games, social skills

Posted by Unknown | 5:05 AM

WHOA! I just looked back in my archives and realized that my son hasn't practiced measuring since July. Shame on me! And after heeding t...

0 comments Labels: Counting, Fine Motor, Free Printables, Measuring, Reading

Posted by Unknown | 9:06 AM

Today I came across an article that  drives home the point of why our kids are so overwhelmed & stressed and have trouble learning. It d...

0 comments Labels: ADD, ADHD, brain development, Children's health, exercise, learning

Posted by Unknown | 5:23 AM

When a follower e-mailed and told me that her son was fearful during thunderstorms, I was inspired to help. Most of my fears as a child stem...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Science, Weather