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Friendship-building activities help children in K-3 develop strong social skills. When relationships are an important factor in education, kids succeed in school and life.
Wondering how to start a nature journal with your children? This ultimate guide to nature journals for children is full of ideas you can use to make your own nature journal, start a nature study, and explore the natural world. The ultimate guide to nature journals for children Use these links to dive into […]
Teach your child to tackle anxiety and stress with our ultimate guide to anxiety in children. Stop feeling helpless as a parent with these detailed 12 steps!
Easy tricks and tips for correcting pencil grip in kids with videos to help you teach a child how to hold a pencil correctly and improve their handwriting.
The ultimate curriculum platform for K-12 art teachers. FLEX gives art teachers access to a rich library of standards-aligned curriculum materials so they can save time and focus on teaching and student learning.
Saul becomes Paul. Free printable Bible lesson for kids on the story of his conversion is found in Acts 9.
A fantastic guide to the Basic Hand Stitches for Beginners.If you are learning to sew or teaching someone to sew,this is an excellent guide to sewing basics
Our guest today is a 30 Days or Less alumna and the author of a charming children's book. As you can imagine, writing a book for children is no easy feat, especially for a first timer. Carrie agreed to tell us about the process that took her from a simple idea she had while working
Spending the first week of school teaching classroom expectations and procedures is essential for a successful year. Glue is a tricky school supply for many little learners and there definitely needs to be instruction dedicated to teaching learners how to use this tool.Glue BottlesWhen learners are not taught how to use their glue correctly things
So, lately my kids have been making some really great observations about numbers. They’ve been noticing patterns in our hundreds chart and they’re pros at skip counting {by 5’s & 10’s, anyway ;)} I really want to start adding the concept of odd & even numbers to our calendar routine, but before I started with …
Teaching adults and children to sew is fun. Use our guide when you're getting ready to teach someone to sew, full of handy tips and ideas.
Free printable preschool Bible lesson on Nehemiah. Learn about how God empowered him to rebuild the wall through worksheets, coloring pages, crafts and more
Separation anxiety is a normal phase for children to go through. Babies often experience it when they first realise they are separate people from their mothers. Toddlers may go through it, adding to the joys of the terrible twos. Preschoolers often experience it when they start spending extended periods of time away from their parents.
Learn how to draw better immediately in this definitive guide. I reveal what I've learned over a 20 year period while teaching beginning artists to draw in my real world and online drawing courses. I'll show you how skills you have naturally within you can be combined and refined so you can master the skill of drawing.
Tweet We are 7 weeks into the school year and gearing up for parent teacher conferences later this week. In our school, we try to schedule all conferences on a Thursday evening or Friday morning. This way if multiple folks need to be involved in the conference, we are all in the building at the same time. The evening hours also work much better for parents. As the math specialist I get invited to attend the difficult conferences. If a student is behind or in some cases very ahead of their peers, I will often be asked to join the conference. Classroom teachers also invite me when they know parents have specific concerns or when it is a student I have a lot of contact with. Sometimes I am asked to sit in on a conference because the parents are very difficult or have expressed opinions about their students math learning that do not show understanding of how or why we are teaching math as we do. Depending on the reason for the conference and what the concerns are, I have many approaches but here are a few things I always do in conference situations. - I like to start on a positive note by sharing a recent piece of student work that illustrates something they can do well or something that shows how far they have come. Because I do so much formative assessment, I have a lot of student work samples available to choose from and can always find something positive. - I then like to have parents share how they think their child is doing and any concerns they have. - I am all about data driven decision making so then I will share any assessments. For primary students this often includes individual interviews, especially if a student is behind. I go over the current assessment results and show their progress over time if applicable. - I show other student work and point out specifically how the work illustrates them progressing or not progressing toward meeting the standard. I also like to explain what the next steps are in terms of what we are working on next. - I prepare myself to answer the hard questions. Why are you teaching it this way instead of that way? These big questions parents have when they are new to my school or my way of thinking about math used to really challenge me. As I have become more experienced and read more research on math education I have been better prepared to answer these questions. I like to show parents that it isn't MY way of teaching that I am going for but rather what the research says works. - I focus on the big mathematical ideas for that grade. For each grade level I can think of 3-5 things that are the most important things kids have and understand in order for them to be successful in the next grade. If a student is behind, I focus the conference on the most important skills and make sure my discussion focuses on how to move a student forward with these big ideas. This year, in addition to my role as a math specialist (part interventionist and part coach), I have 2 groups of students that I am doing the primary math instruction for. This means that I will hopefully get to meet with the parents of kids in these groups because their classroom teachers don't see them for math. To help out with ones I might miss and to keep the classroom teachers up to speed on what their students are doing in math, I have been gathering data and putting together some things that can be shared with parents. One of the things I created for my fourth grade group was this quick reflection on their learning. I loved seeing their responses and it gave me great information about how they are feeling about math! Want to use this with your students? Click on the picture to get it from Google Drive.
Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.
Teach your kids coping skills with these easy and brilliant anger management activities for kids - designed for positive parenting.
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52 Scriptures Every Kid Should Know! Get the free printable Bible memory verses, coloring sheets, and progress reward chart from I Can Learn the Bible.
Before having my third (and FINAL!) child and finding that I no longer have time to brush my hair let alone do anything else, I used to ru...
Easy forest school activities, done-for-you forest school lesson plans and ready-made nature curriculum: save time and teach better!
Here is the ultimate guide for running with kids. Check out these tips for running with children and how to make it fun!
No matter how tough you are, divorce is an emotional and financial roller coaster from start to finish. You’ll face a number of challenges along the way,...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder. There are different signs of autism that can be detected in very young children.
This 9-week poetry study guide will take you through nine poems written by Helen Beatrix Potter. Each week (or longer) your student will study one poem.
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There are many fun things to do in London, but you have to know where to look. This guide to London with teens will help plan an awesome trip.
Free printable Bible lesson for kids. In John 9: 1-42 He heals a man born blind in an unusual way. Story, lesson guide, coloring pages, craft and more all included. Ideal for preschoolers at home or at church.
Winter Pregnancy has its perks! From Christmas pregnancy announcements to winter maternity clothes, this is your guide to how to survive a winter pregnancy
This year we are focusing on giving our children gifts that focus on experience and fun! Here are 10 gift ideas for kids that aren't toys!
