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Home Connection
Who doesn’t love a good paper snowflake? Besides being a fun and festive winter activity, these simple decorations are a wonderful opportunity for children to build fine motor skills with folding and cutting muscle movements.
2 mins
Readiness
What is Transitional Kindergarten?
What is Transitional Kindergarten?
Readiness
SEL is particularly important during a child’s early years because the skills are essential for long-term success in school and in life. In fact, research studies show that children who have well-developed social-emotional skills are more likely to have better grades, fewer behavioral problems, and healthier relationships with others.
7 Creative Ways to Boost Social-Emotional Learning at School and Home
Multisensory Learning
This year has flown by! With the holidays rapidly approaching, there’s an opportunity to surprise and delight the youngest among your friends and family. So let us take the stress out of finding the perfect gift for your K-5 teacher, parent, or student!
2 mins
Home Connection, Teaching Tips
The terms dyslexia and dysgraphia are both Greek in origin and mean a condition (ia) having impaired (dys) lexicon (word) or graph (letter) production.
6 mins
Teaching Tips, Home Connection
Every child deserves the chance to learn to write their name. As an occupational therapist working with children for over 35 years now, it’s something in which I firmly believe. I pride myself on making name writing fun, developmentally appropriate, and an obtainable goal for all students.
6 mins
Teaching Tips
So, your student can write letters and is developing early literacy skills to read high-frequency words and sound out some new words
8 mins
Teaching Tips
Digital learning has never had a stronger place in education than it does today.
6 mins
Teaching Tips, Home Connection
How Can Teachers Communicate Effectively with Parents?
5 mins