Do It Yourself Summer Camp Ideas
An at-home, do-it-yourself DIY summer camp can be an inexpensive and fun way to help your children grow intellectually, artistically, socially, and spiritually over the
An at-home, do-it-yourself DIY summer camp can be an inexpensive and fun way to help your children grow intellectually, artistically, socially, and spiritually over the
Do you have a struggling or reluctant reader? I do, too. Which is why I’ve developed some unusual strategies over the years to get my
updated: 4/2019 (originally published in 2010) Guess what?! Comics and graphic novels count as credible reading materials and aren’t just for reluctant readers. The truth
Our word collection started when JJ’s teacher read aloud Donavan’s Word Jar to her class. JJ wanted to start a word collection jar at home. Of course,
Growing up, I made my own choices and censored the books I thought weren’t worth my time, for whatever reason. I choose. Not a school
Sometimes we just need fresh snack ideas — with pictures! So here are pictures and ideas for healthy after school snacks that my kids enjoy.
Why do we read? I spent some time thinking about this . . . and how we want our kids to read for so many
Guess what we’re doing this summer? Nothing much. We went to the pool for the first time last week but other than a few trips to
Good readers use specific strategies; strategies that kids can learn and that you can teach your kids. Help your kids become better readers, readers who
Are your kids comprehending what they read? Because if they aren’t, you need to know how you an help your child improve his reading comprehension.
You know those cute little erasers that are so popular right now? Well, use them to inspire a story idea for beginning writers! All ages
Spring’s bounty of newly published books for kids is here with a round-up of new children’s books: picture books, board books, and non-fiction. New Children’s
Are you keeping up with summer learning so your kids don’t experience the dreaded “summer slide”? Me, too. But, that’s where puzzle and activity books
Percy Jackson is a five-book chapter book series about a 12-year-old demi-god boy whose dad is Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Percy spends the
I’m sure you read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steve Covey and maybe even Sean Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Happy Kids. Educational Insights teamed up
Earth Day arrives in the spring with the fragrant flowering trees begin to bud and grow? And so it’s only fitting that these new Earth
Linking standardized tests to funding, teacher pay, and/or school performance ranking, etc. creates a destructive avalanche of consequences for both children and teachers. It’s simple
Yesterday I wrote about leaving teaching to pursue freelance writing. When I started three years ago, my goal was to be a well-paid freelance writer
Several readers asked if I could share how I transitioned from teaching to freelance writing. In many respects, the journey of change applies to anyone
Thanks to The Bully Project for sponsoring my writing. Visit their website to join the movement and learn more. “Cici’s the boss and she told
Kids love reading and writing riddle poems. Riddles often give wonderful sensory details and describe something a child knows about. Plus, they encourage critical thinking
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