Top Ten Summer Learning Activities

Being cognizant of maintaining language arts skills will make a transition to school in September that much easier. While that may sound like a tremendous task, it really is as simple as incorporating a couple of activities a day to form a habit of expanding knowledge through reading and writing. What is great about the …

Awesome Educational Subscriptions

Sometimes, it can be exhausting locating educational resources for our young learners. There is so much content, so many things changing. How can one find an easy way to keep their child's education current? Honest History Magazine encourages learners to not just read about history, but engage with and explore it. Honest History Magazine - …

What You Imagine While You Read is Correct!

Trust yourself, your reading comprehension skills and your imagination.

Summer Learning Journey

Perhaps the process of summer reading needs to be reframed so that students and parents alike can see the benefit from both having a summer learning goal and documenting the path to accomplishing it. I present to everyone: The Summer Learning Journey!

Tips to Expand Your Vocabulary

Have you ever given thought to the vocabulary you use? Are you cognizant of whether or not you use the same words all the time, or if you use unique vocabulary based on the topic of discussion at hand? If you have recently begun to think about these questions, chances are that perhaps you are …

3 Steps to Combat Writing Hesitancy in Middle Graders

Of the many hurtles writing students need to clear on the journey to becoming better writers, for some students, simply getting the words onto the paper is the biggest hurtle of them all. They are incredibly similar to a cautious toddler considering jumping into a pool for the first time, carefully measuring their approach. And …

2022 Summer Classes

All classes below begin the week of July 11th and end the week of August 15. (6 weeks) Reading Classes Family Reading Club - Your favorite reading club is back on a new day! Gather the family around as we read a book on an elementary reading level, but about a topic everyone shares an …

Learning How to Write

Learning how to write is not without its barriers. In essence, it is the final product of several other complicated thought and learning processes. Each writer, at any given time, may need to acquire any given set of language arts skills to perfect the piece on which they are currently working. Some writers are able …

Better Your Writing: Step 4 – The First Draft

"Ain't nothing to it but to do it." - Ronnie Coleman First Draft With road map in hand, look through the notes you have in your journal about this topic and enter those thoughts in the box of your writing road map that makes sense. Now its time to let go. As you think more …

Summer Reading Material – Honest History Magazine

This article contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase by clicking the links in this article, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you are still on the hunt for summer reading material for you child, Honest History is a great resource to consider. This magazine is perfect for …