Are Children People?
Of course, they are! But do they really feel like people or just ignored and/or tolerated? Here’s an article that was featured in the Reader’s Digest, September 1926 (yes, 1926) … Continue reading
How can Homeschooling High School Be Made Easier?
I usually thought that I absolutely had no talent or enough brains to home school my sons when they were high school age. So, we used videos from a local … Continue reading
How do you get your students to think and discuss during book reading?
It seemed that I always had one student who just wanted to always be involved in my Center or Classroom discussions, but what about the other 17? They instinctively knew … Continue reading
Autism and Consequences?
One of the first behaviors that toddlers have to learn is that every action has a consequence. You hit your head again and again on a brick chimney, you’ll cry … Continue reading
Bouncy Bands for Fidgety Feet – Search No More
I usually don’t promote products on my blog but these are wonderful and not very expensive. How many times have you noticed that children just need to bounce and move … Continue reading
Online Unit Study about Elections in our Country
Because our Presidential Election is coming up in a very short time, I thought I’d re-post this article. You’re welcome. Are you a home school family? Are you teaching students … Continue reading
Coding for Children to Learn?
Have you ever wondered how even young children can learn not only how to use computers but also to code them? I just found a website that mentions several products … Continue reading
How Can You Keep Your Cool When Your Students are Difficult?
It seemed that I had one or more difficult children each year that I taught in public schools or in private day care. Most of them just needed to be … Continue reading
Using Book Conversations to Motivate Reading? Help!
During my over 40 years of teaching in public and private schools, I noticed that most children didn’t like to read books. Comments like “It’s too long” or “There are … Continue reading
How does an Autistic child learn to understand death?
I’m sure we’ve all had to bury our pets, whether a dog, cat, goldfish, parakeet, monkey, etc. We’ve grieved and shed very real tears. It felt like a member of … Continue reading
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