While summertime is a glorious and monumental occasion in the lives of most elementary students, parents can worry that between all the playing, swimming, and…
The Top Books for Elementary Students
While summertime is a glorious and monumental occasion in the lives of most elementary students, parents can worry that between all the playing, swimming, and…
The Top Books for Middle Schoolers
Summertime is a beautiful time for kids to play and have fun, but it’s also a wonderful time for reading. Middle schoolers are in the midst of a time in their lives…
10 Ways to Help Students Avoid the COVID-19 Slide
We’ve all heard of the summer slide. After 3 months of summer break, students forget important math concepts and move backwards a reading level or two. Now, after 3…
5 Simple and Engaging Remote Learning Activities for Padlet
Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity. We all need that mantra these days. In my last post, I shared five simple web tools that you can readily implement in your…
How to Prepare Now to Go Back to School in Fall 2020
When (IF?!) students walk back into school buildings in Fall 2020, school life as we all know it will be quite different! Both students and teachers will inevitably…
A Teacher Shares the 5 Steps That Homeschooling Parents Need to Take to Make Distance Learning Work
I never planned to homeschool, and I know I am not alone. Like many parents across the country, taking on the responsibility of teaching my kids wasn’t optional. I was…
