Sharing Cookies (Division by Grouping)

Posted by | 5:50 AM
My son’s teacher sent out an email to parents that kids were struggling with dividing numbers equally on a recent math assessment. A little ...

Hard Battles

Posted by | 5:43 AM
Wildwood Zoo-2008 This is a post I never imagined writing. How fitting that this morning, the first sound I heard was that of a Mourning Dov...

Spelling with LEGO Minifigures

Posted by | 5:45 AM
My son has been begging me to create another LEGO activity. Since the last one (our Under Construction Greater Than/Less Than game ) was way...

A Matter of Trust

Posted by | 4:38 AM
No parent should feel they have to send their kids to school with a wire on, because they are suspicious of classroom staff, but I understan...

DIY Shuffleboard Showdown

Posted by | 5:06 AM
My son and I went head to head for two games of Shuffleboard on our kitchen hardwood floor the other day. He obliterated me the first game, ...

Say It Better

Posted by | 6:30 PM
We take the ability to communicate for granted. Just open up your e-mail inbox and you will see loads of communications-some welcome, some u...

Dicey Fractions

Posted by | 5:16 AM
What is it about rolling dice that kids love so much? I don’t know, but every dice roll activity I come up with my son loves. This dice roll...

Its Friday! In Case You Missed it-April 16-20

Posted by | 7:01 AM
In Case You Missed it... Its Friday! and we are back as promised with the top article links for this past week. For those of you new to my b...

Pronoun Practice to the Moon and Back

Posted by | 5:12 AM
Our Roy Orbison pronoun practice was great fun, but I could tell at the end my son was still a little foggy on how pronouns are used. This...

Making a Magic (Drinking Straw) Flute

Posted by | 5:19 AM
Maybe my kids are weird but both of them love using drinking straws. So we had all the supplies we needed on hand for this little craft – ni...

From The Archives

Posted by | 5:32 AM
Well yesterday I realized that I didn't schedule a Friday "In Case You Missed It" Post! It was a such a  beautiful day, that ...

Geometry Jump!

Posted by | 5:25 AM
It’s time to move beyond squares, rectangles, and triangles. With my son toting home worksheets about polygons, I decided to create a fun ac...

Recreational Activities that Prevent Summer Learning Loss

Posted by | 5:45 AM
Summer Learning Loss is the regression and loss of motivation & skills seen in kids after the school year ends. Research has shown that ...

Practicing Pronouns with Roy Orbison

Posted by | 5:24 AM
As I was leaving my son’s classroom the other day after volunteering, I heard the teacher talking to the kids about pronouns. Uh oh, I thoug...
 

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