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Summer is meant to be a time when we can all be more relaxed; enjoying a family vacation, days at the pool, or simply being outdoors enjoying the sun and warmth. However, we shouldn’t take a vacation from learning altogether. We can still keep up our kids’ reading and writing skills and have fun doing   Continue Reading…

What makes us move, makes us think. New learning follows established motor patterns first, before it is stored in the cortex. Therefore, if we teach our students to move better, the better thinkers they will become. The brain seeks patterns. Locomotor movements are built on patterns; for example crawling, walking or riding a bike. Information   Continue Reading…

Need a strategy for memorizing and organizing material? Mnemonic devices can help. These devices are simply memory tools that aid students in the retention of information. Students who struggle with committing information to memory can use these devices to aid them in memorization. In order to file information into long term memory, it helps to   Continue Reading…

There are a variety of ways to practice vocabulary words but in order to master new words, it is important to incorporate as many senses as possible. The key to learning new words is through repetition. The best strategy is to practice for 10-15 minutes a day over a long period of time. Trying to   Continue Reading…

Here are a few quick tips on preparing for the big test!

Kids are more successful in school when parents take an active interest in their homework — it shows children that what they do is important.  Of course, helping with homework shouldn’t mean spending hours hunched over a desk. Parents can be supportive by demonstrating study and organization skills, explaining a tricky problem, or just encouraging   Continue Reading…

Often times, we confront our children or our students when the child is misbehaving. When a child is being disrespectful, that’s when we give them our most passionate speech on why it’s important to respect people. The problem is that a child isn’t receptive to our message during times of punishment, so we suggest flipping   Continue Reading…

Yankee Doodle Dandy… We all know about Uncle Sam from posters or patriotic songs. Do you know the real Uncle Sam? Samuel Wilson was born in 1766 in Massachusetts. At the age of 8 he became a drummer boy At 14 he fought against the British in the Revolutionary War. In 1812 Wilson moved to   Continue Reading…

One of my three year old grand daughter’s favorite games is Stop and Go. She races around and waits for me to put up my hand signaling her to stop and wait for the “go” command. It occurs to me I our daily lives there is a lot of go and not enough stop. Summer   Continue Reading…

Over the summer students can lose a substantial amount of reading comprehension skills. It is often the students who already struggle during the school year who will have the greatest amount of loss over the summer months, causing them to become further behind. One way to remedy this problem is to engage your child in   Continue Reading…