Primary School
How to prepare a child for middle school
Preparing Your Child for Middle School "It's usually the last ounce of effort that tips the scales of success." - Rick Beneteau The monumental transition from elementary school to middle school is an immense undertaking: Students are going from having one teacher all day long to five or six teachers while moving from class to class, lugging textbooks, and becoming more independent. M...read more
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Homework & Testing
- Tips for helping your child with homework
- Ten minutes to no more math homework struggles
- Do children receive too much homework?
- Evaluating high stakes testing
- How to start a "homework club"
- Homework activities engaging both physical and mental skills
- Homework projects that develop critical thinking skills
Learning Styles & Skills
- Teaching tips: How to gain kids' attention
- Easy ways to help your children with math
- What is an "I am" poem and how can it be used in the classroom?
- How to use flashcards to aid learning in young children
- Good projects for helping kids get involved in the environment
- How to keep your elementary school student's grades up
- Is your child's learning style being taken into account?
Primary School Issues
- Should schools be closed due to low temperatures?
- How to keep parental discussions outside the classroom calm
- Humor: Grade school cafeteria stories
- Should children be taught and made more aware of disability
- How to volunteer at your children's grade school
- What happened to recess?
- Dealing with angry boys at school
Reading & Writing Skills
- Helping children develop a love of reading
- The costs and benefits of reading groups in the classroom
- Helping students who cannot read aloud smoothly
- Should schools require more rigorous testing of students to determine literacy levels?

- Getting boys reading
- Tips for hooking kids on reading
- How to improve your comprehension skills
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Science can be an exciting way for children to learn about the world we live in. Allowing children to learn by discovery allows...read more
In my experience, which is quite extensive having been a teacher for 20 years, parents are far more anxious about their child's...read more
When homework becomes an issue with your child, it is important to "connect" with the teacher IMMEDIATELY! Never let it get out...read more




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