Learning how to classify, sort and form patterns at an early age gives a child a jump start in math before they even enter elementary school. Here are three easy activities that you can do together at home. 1. Sorting. Let your child help out by sorting laundry, for example, matching and pairing socks by size shape and color, and by sorting laundry by family member. 2. Helping to put away silverware by type and...
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1. Get to school on time. If school starts at 8 am its starts at 8 am. Children that are even five minutes late miss important directions and interrupt others that have gotten to school on time. 2. Check to see if your child has homework. Then make sure that they do it. Then check it to make sure that it was done correctly. 3. If your child is sick keep them home. Have a...
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My daughter is in grade 1. She is bringing home little books to practice reading with us. We also have lots of books around our house and I notice that she is starting to pick them up and read them. She loves to read and seems quite confident. I know it all sounds great but here is the problem. When she is reading, she often skips words and reads some words incorrectly. When this behavior...
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My son is in the first grade. He is bringing home little books to practice reading. He seems to be able to read these books. I went to our small local book store to look for the same type of book to buy him for Christmas and also just to get him extra books for the rest of the year so that he would have a little variety. I wasn’t able to find him books...
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I am the mother of three boys, ages three, five and eight. They are constantly pushing each other around and fighting to be first at whatever they do. I feel like I’m a general in the army that has to go around shouting orders all the time. Any ideas to help me get some peace of mind? Are your sons gentlemen? It’s a word that we don’t use too often these days. The way we...
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