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Teaching Tips, Home Connection
Fall is a great time to engage in lots of creative and educational activities for young children.
By Denise Donica
5 mins
Readiness
Sight Words for Kids: Kindergarten and Beyond!
By Cheryl Lundy Swift
3 mins
Teaching Tips, Multisensory Learning
Do you remember how exciting it was in elementary school when your teacher announced your class would be watching a video that day?
By Valerie Zaryczny
7 mins
Multisensory Learning, Edtech, Home Connection
Practicing handwriting skills is as important as ever, and Wet-Dry-Try is a fantastic, proven method of preventing learning loss while away from school. Just 10 minutes of daily practice can help your young writer build lifelong skills.
By Learning Without Tears
4 mins
Multisensory Learning
If there is one thing educators and administrators have learned so far in 2020, it is that the delivery of education must have flexibility.
By Valerie Zaryczny
8 mins
Home Connection
Teaching Handwriting At Home in 2020
By Erin Dolin
4 mins
Edtech
Kids, teens, and adults are doing it. But as adults, we have to learn how to manage the multi-tasking part of our lives to get the most out of our trainings.
By Katrina Erickson
5 mins
Teaching Tips
If you’ve been around kids for a while, or have your own, you know that transitioning between activities and locations can be challenging for toddlers and preschool aged children. Think about how many times each day children start an activity, stop an activity, clean up, wash hands, eat, go outside, come inside, and so much more!
By Valerie Zaryczny
5 mins
Edtech
Keyboarding skills, formerly known as typing, were previously taught in middle or high school.
By Denise Donica
6 mins