Sunday, April 29, 2012

ADHD and Learning Potential

Children with ADHD improve their behavior and academics when families are communicating with school personnel and are involved.  

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-involvement-academics-adhd-0427123/

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Friday, April 20, 2012

Funbrain.com

Reading, math, and grammar games, puzzles or even matching activities.  Funbrain.com has something for everyone in Kindergarten through eighth grade.

 http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Storybooks On-line

You'll not want to miss this!  Be ready to enjoy stories for kids of all ages, free and waiting to be shared.

http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html#books

Friday, April 13, 2012

Friday, April 6, 2012

Music & Math Go Together

Kids can get a "head start" with math concepts (especially fractions) when given opportunities to perform music.  The benefits don't stop there because everyone is having fun too!

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/03/finding_the_beat_helps_kids_learn_to_do_fractions_study_says.html

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Ideas to Enrich the Elementary Classroom

 I've taught kindergarten, first and second graders.  Getting creative for kids in these early years yields marvelous learning & successful families.  Isn't that what it's all about?   


http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creativity-in-classroom-trisha-riche

Baseball Season....."Let's write!"

Get youngsters thinking with the help from these images and the story of  Mr. Jackie Robinson. 

http://www.teachhub.com/jackie-robinson-video-writing-prompts