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Engage Students in Baseball’s Opening Day
Take me out to the ballgame because it’s Opening Day! Cracker jacks, popcorn, and hotdogs are aplenty and with the start of baseball season, spring is officially here. Sports fanatics, athletes, and...
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Celebrating National Letter Writing Month
Bring out the paper, pencils, envelopes, and stamps because April marks National Letter Writing month! The art of letter writing is certainly fading, but teaching students the power of written word is...
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Engage Students in the Masters
Golf enthusiasts and fans will flock in droves this week to Augusta, Georgia, home of Augusta National and the annual Masters golf tournament. Once there fans will watch players battle for the top spot...
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Engage Students in the Kentucky Derby
“And they’re off!” After My Old Kentucky Home is played, the horn is blown, and the jockeys are in place, the race begins: it’s the Kentucky Derby! Students across the country might not be quite as...
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Enriching Kids Lives With Trips To Museums
Developing Young Historians Use The Summer Months To Visit Museums The summer is an excellent opportunity foster children’s love of history. Family trips to museums are a novel way to spark kids love...
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Preparing For A Successful School Year
Steps For Making Back To School A Breeze Educators, families, neighborhoods, stores and schools can work together to generate excitement about back to school. Using these simple strategies can make...
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Graphic Novels: An Alternative to Hi-Lo books
Graphic novels have so much potential to heal literacy problems. Older reluctant readers won’t go near traditional early readers because of the stigma attached to reading a book that’s obviously meant...
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Tips For Getting Kids Hooked On Reading…For Life!
A Reading Specialist Talks About Strategies That Create Lifelong Readers Creating avid readers is one of the best ways to produce a well educated student. Kids that start reading at a young age do...
View ArticleSupporting Students Struggling with Adversity
It would be nice to think that all of our students come to class happy, healthy, well-fed, loved, and prepared to learn. But they don’t. No matter what district we teach in, what region, what...
View ArticleSpring Break Is Time To Rake In New Learning and Skills
Vacation Can Expand Students’ Skills and Cultural Knowledge Spring break is an excellent time to encourage the exploration of new geographical places and diverse learning experiences. Kids and teens...
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