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 - … Continue reading Awesome Educational Subscriptions
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 … Continue reading Tips to Expand Your Vocabulary
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 … Continue reading 3 Steps to Combat Writing Hesitancy in Middle Graders
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 … Continue reading 2022 Summer Classes
2021 Summer Reading Club Descriptions
Read the descriptions of the clubs below and click on the links to register for the clubs. Family Reading Club Sundays at 1PM - July, August, September Elementary- level books, articles and other reading material are read and afterwards either individual families, or families come together to speak to each other about the story and … Continue reading 2021 Summer Reading Club Descriptions
Why You Should Expand Your Vocabulary
Do you find yourself utilizing the same word repeatedly? Do you have a hard time expressing yourself clearly? Have you ever wanted to find a more direct way to speak or convey your thoughts to others? All of these happenings and thoughts could be clues that you desire to expand your vocabulary. But these aren't … Continue reading Why You Should Expand Your Vocabulary
How to Participate in a Book Club
So you joined a book club, now what? Perhaps a friend or coworker suggested a book club for you, or there is a book that you have wanted to read for a while and coincidentally an organization is running a book club with your book of choice, so you signed up. But now the pressure … Continue reading How to Participate in a Book Club
How to Overcome Reading Challenges
One of the biggest challenges I have heard people express about reading is being able to stay focused to complete the paragraph, page, chapter or - the entire book. Even if it is a book or article that covers a topic that readers have an interest in, they still can't seem to find a way … Continue reading How to Overcome Reading Challenges