Throughout the past month, we have had 10 little class pets. We're studying butterflies and have been observing our Painted Lady caterpillars daily. To learn more about what the caterpillars were like during the first stages in their life, click here for my last blog...
Summer break is upon us! Are your kids excited to have a break from their daily school routine? Summer break gives kids and parents a sense of relief and excitement to have another year of school finished. It also gives kids a lot more free time. Summer is usually...
Throughout the past two weeks or so we have had 10 little class pets. We're studying butterflies and have been observing our Painted Lady caterpillars daily. We had 2 cups with 5 caterpillars per cup, and enough food in the bottom of the cups to last them until it was...
By Megan Hughes, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist Sight words are commonly used words that young children are encouraged to memorize so that they can automatically recognize these words in print without having to use any strategies to decode. Knowledge of...
Does your child have a difficult time counting money or figuring out how to give change? Knowing how to use money to buy items from a store and to create a budget are important life skills. Last year I created a school store in an empty room at our Urbandale office....
Does your school-aged child struggle remembering their vocabulary words? Are history facts and science concepts difficult to recall? You are not alone! Many children have difficulty with memorization of facts. Each child has a unique learning style and it is important...