“The Girls”: The Gymnastics Exposé that Reveals the Mind of a Sexual Predator
Why is such a depressing topic important to know about?
Parenting
“Friendfluence” Explains Why Friends are Essential to Mental Health and Human Survival
Are friends as necessary as family? Many people treat their friends as a luxury they can’t always afford. Is that true?
Cooking With Kids Part 3: Getting through the Day in the Kitchen
I’ve been perusing a lot of kids’ cookbooks, and I realized the big problem with them is that they aren’t that practical when you think about the way a family really eats. What most families need to do is get through the day with everyone fed, reasonably healthily, and without going broke. I’m writing this …
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Getting Schooled on School: Understanding Approaches to Learning
Here’s a quick primer on how educators put learning programs together.
Cooking with Kids Part 2: Getting Your Kitchen Straight (before you let them in?)
Thoughts from a teacher/mom on how to make your kitchen really work for you and your family…and get the whole family involved in food preparation at home
The World’s Greatest Learning Activity: Food Preparation and Cooking at Home
Helping you in the kitchen develops kids’ skills in math, reading, biology, chemistry, physics, economics, history, geography…and of course, teaches them something they can use everyday of their lives!
Should parents monitor and control their kids’ reading?
Why This Topic is On My Mind Since I’ve been writing The Lois Level, I’ve participated in many teacher and parent groups online. I also spend time browsing books with the general public. First and foremost, I try to interact with books as much as possible as a reader rather than a book professional. There …
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Should parents monitor and control their kids’ reading?
Why This Topic is On My Mind Since I’ve been writing The Lois Level, I’ve participated in many teacher and parent groups online. I also spend time browsing books with the general public. First and foremost, I try to interact with books as much as possible as a reader rather than a book professional. There …
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FREE Classic Poetry Collections to Read with Kids of All Ages
Why Kids Need Poetry A lot of people kind of shy away from poetry: I even felt that way myself, and I’m an English teacher. But that is learned behavior from those of who were forced to struggle through with it in an abstract, scholarly way…and probably before we were ready too. We come to …
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How to Help your Kids Read at Home
If you are worried about reading with your kids, don’t. Teachers are very good at helping kids learn how to read the sounds the letters make, and they will know what to do when school starts again. The important thing to do is to have a reading time with your kids everyday that lasts …
