I love sharing creative ways to keep children actively engaged in learning. All of us are looking for ideas on how to help children be successful. So whether you need tips on handling homework or ideas about preparing a child to read or some good methods for improving math skills, you have come to the right place.
Friday Book Reviews return for 2009. This week we're talking about Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. You can find extension activities for this book by visiting us at http://momschool.tv
Playing with shaving cream can be an easy and inexpensive way to teach children a host of concepts. It is a great medium for drill or repetition practice because it holds children’s attention. Also, any time multiple senses are involved in the learning process, memory is enhanced.
Using a creative pointing tool helps children continue to benefit from pointing as they read aloud and keeps them interested.
Sorting is pre-math activity that helps children recognize how objects are alike and how they are different. They also practice classifying and matching objects and often practice recognizing shapes and colors.
Since money is an abstract concept, it can be difficult to teach children about finances. But, it's still important to start young. Here's a few tips on where to start.
Surviving the witching hour with a toddler can be quite a challenge. Some easy late afternoon activities can be just the way to make it to bedtime.
By first grade most children are expected to take a weekly spelling test. Practice can be boring for kids. Here are some suggestions to make it fun and effective.
Some children think sorting and classifying objects are boring. But since sorting is an important pre-math skill, it's important to help kids find ways to enjoy sorting and other manipulative activities.
The car trips we take with our kids can be used to learn a variety of things.
Rote Counting is simply memorizing a sequence of number names and is different from rational counting which answers the question, “How many?” These are tips to help your kindergartener learn the number sequence from 1 to 100.