Teaching Your Homeschooler How to Enjoy Poetry

Teaching Your Homeschooler How to Enjoy Poetry

Most of us have some memory of learning to recite a well-known poem.  “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer. “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost. A friend of mine, 40 years later, could still recite all the words of “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred...
Individualized Education Plans

Individualized Education Plans

With teaching methods being re-evaluated nearly every day, many teachers have been focusing on more individualized education for kids. We are all realizing how “cookie-cutter” a lot of older teaching methods became, and how most children don’t learn that way. With the...
Bird Watching with Your Kids

Bird Watching with Your Kids

Whether you’re an avid bird watcher or a novice, you may be excited to start researching the local birds in your area. This can also be a great outdoor activity to do with your children! Kids of all ages can enjoy being out in nature, and figuring out which bird they...
Teacher’s Aides

Teacher’s Aides

It’s easy for parents to forget about another potential rockstar in the classroom besides the teacher, and that’s the teacher’s aide! With so many things to keep track of, you always want to make sure you’re engaging with any and all teacher’s aides and thanking them...
Standardized Testing K to 12 – Update 2023

Standardized Testing K to 12 – Update 2023

The U.S. Department of Education announced in January that “States will not be allowed to cancel federally mandated standardized exams this school year despite the pandemic, though they will be offered significant flexibility in how they give those tests and how (the...