My daughter’s kindergarten class has “Morning Read” each morning, Monday-Thursday. It’s really a fun time. I very rarely miss a day of it. Here’s what I like about it: It doesn’t take that much time out of my day. Just a half hour or so extra at the school....
That’s what this article on WebMD says a new study shows. Early math skills were a better predictor of academic success than reading, and a much better predictor of academic success than early social skills. Math skills were three times as strong a predictor of future success as ability...
Being a stay at home mom is not easy every day. There are days that it drives me up the wall. But on average I love it and have no intention of trading what I do. Being able to help in my daughter’s classroom. It’s just quick things, like...
It probably doesn’t take much to guess what brings this post on today. Brought my daughter home from school today, and she was clearly cranky and tired, as was her brother. I think it relates to the time change. We got home, and the fighting started immediately. All just...
I’ve really been enjoying being able to choose what my daughter has for lunch at school. It’s been a bit of a challenge to my creativity, especially when I didn’t think about it the night before to ensure that basic ingredients would be ready. Those are the days I...