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Back to School Shopping Is Still an Important Ritual

Even though I have one child 100% virtual and one 100% in person, they both get to pick out new school supplies and a new school outfit. Why? Because it’s a tradition that sets that excited, anticipatory feeling for going back to school. And, because my college freshman’s dorm room is her bedroom, I’m letting […]

Parent Resource Guide for Online Learning At Home

Find parent resources for online learning at home (homeschooling) due to Coronavirus school closures. This guide will help you transition to virtual school online as schools all over the world are canceling and moving to online learning. If you’re a parent whose child is now learning at home, I’ve created this resource guide to […]

20 Inspiring Back-to-School Quotes for Kids

Download these 20 inspiring back-to-school quotes for your kids because as I send my kids off to another year of school, I want our kids to remember who they are. As they set foot in their classrooms for another year, I want them to know how strong they are. I want them to know that even […]

Read This If Your Child is Unhappy at School

written by Natalie, mom and blogger at Afterschool for Smarty Pants I am very honored to be posting on Imagination Soup today, but I am going to talk about a difficult topic. When our children go to school, we all want them to be happy and motivated. We want them to love learning, make friends, and […]

Why I Dislike Homework and How the Research Backs Me Up

Do your kids spend hours a night doing homework? Mine do. And I hate it– maybe even more than they do. Seriously, I’d much rather that my kids get much needed down-time to: play, nap, read, run, swing, dance, twirl, build, create, draw, invent, or design. Yet I sit inside with them, trying to pretend […]

Flash Cards or Finger Paints: Should Academics or Play Be the Goal of Preschool?

by Amy Webb, parent, educator, and blogger at The Thoughtful Parent. If you are the parent of a preschool-aged child, you have probably put quite a bit of thought into what type (if any) of preschool to enroll your child. If you’re like me, you had no idea how complicated a decision this could be […]

Quiz Yourself – Examples of Divergent and Convergent Thinking

Now that you’ve learned or refreshed your memory on the differences between convergent thinking and divergent thinking, let’s look at the application in learning. Can you determine which is which? It’s important that you can because it’s up to you, parent or teacher, to advocate for more divergent learning in the classroom. Linear thinking, or convergent […]

Parent Advocacy Do’s and Don’ts

Excerpts from a recent interview with Dr. Savitri Dixon-Saxon, mother and associate dean of the School of Counseling and Social Service at Walden University, about her Do’s and Don’ts for parents regarding child advocacy in the school. Do’s and Don’ts (Printable) I used to teach a graduate course called Education and Social Diversity for education administrators and […]