a kid & her mom just trying to help out a little!
Every year, I have a student that has a little secret. They made it past first & second grade without learning to tell time or recognize and count coins! By the end of my third grade unit on money, I will be expecteded to teach my third graders to solve word problems such the following: [...]
Midway through a unit of study on rainforests, my daughter was given an assignment to find out what side a farmer would take on deforestation. That night, I was feverishly catching up on emails, twitter and facebook when I saw Michaela (MT) peering at me through the glass doors, with the confidence to tell me [...]
Any science class is probably mixed with students who will let nothing stop them from becoming a top surgeon and those who squirm at the idea of a frog trespassing the classroom door. In the name of science, many schools and teachers find value in observing the insides of various organisms to truly collaborate and [...]
Sometimes those perfectionistic tendencies cause imaginative writers to stop in their tracks. Unfortunately, turning in blank papers keeps kids on teacher’s black list. To get your child on board with a writing assignment, let them plan it with something more exciting than a web….like a comic strip. Author, Bill Zimmerman, creates an interactive site that [...]
In Kindergarten and in 1st grade, students start to memorize math facts. All that noodle-counting has paid off and now they’re ready to think quicker and recall facts….just like the big kids. Though flashcards are helpful in some cases, there are more exciting things online. Our 5-year-old needed to learn his number bonds for 10. [...]
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