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Make the Most of Summer Travel

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Whether you homeschool year-round or take time off during the summer months don’t let the season of sunny days fly by without a few fun lessons. Family road trips are the ideal vehicle for hands-on learning.  Rather than allow your kids to blow travel time watching movies, playing video games or annoying their siblings have them master geography using colorful flashcards or practice math facts using your vehicle’s odometer and mile markers along the highway. By involving the entire family in some interactive “car-schooling” your kids will have the states and capitals memorized in no time.  To test your children’s memory … Continue reading →

Summer Camps For Kids With Special Needs

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Summer is still a few months away. Parents who are thinking about sending their child to experience a summer camp this year might want to start planning for that now. Most parents feel a little anxious about sending their child to summer camp for the first time, especially if that camp is an overnight one. It is understandable that a parent of a child who has special needs may feel exceptionally nervous about the idea of their child attending a summer camp. Fortunately, there are summer camps out there that are specifically for children who have a certain special need. … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: June 2008

June was my first official month posting for the Baby Blog. It has been a great experience. I love learning new things about babies and sharing it with friends. Of course, I could use your help. Whether you are a first-time mom or an experienced mom of a large family, I want to hear from you. Please share your advice, your questions and your comments. On which topics would you like to see more blogs? Meanwhile, take a look at all of the articles we had in June. June 2nd Introducing Babies to Birds Perhaps it is the fact that … Continue reading →

Saving on Summer Travel—-More Southern Bargains

Whether your family loves to spend time together in the great outdoors or enjoys visiting historic sites and learning what life was life for clans in the early 1900s, the Southern region of the United States has you covered. Several major lodgings from Tennessee to South Carolina are trying to get families to sample life down south this summer by offering outstanding travel deals. If you have been debating whether your family’s budget can handle a group trip the following packages might just have what it takes to convince you to hit the road. Take a look: TENNESSEE If you … Continue reading →

Saving Money on Your Summer Vacation—Work It!

Continuing my series on ways to save on your summer vacation I’m turning my attention to a unique alternative that I doubt would appeal to those of you who enjoy leaving the daily grind behind to relax on a powdery white sand beach. However, if you are on a tight budget and can’t stomach spending a summer camping in your own backyard then you might not be turned off by the idea of taking a working vacation. If you have a passion for lighthouses consider heading to Northport, Michigan this summer. The Grand Traverse Lighthouse offers visitors the chance to … Continue reading →

Creating a Learning Center

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Yesterday I discussed learning centers and offered some tips in managing them in a classroom. Learning centers can be great additions to a teacher’s curriculum. However, they must be created and carried out properly in order to be effective. This article will discuss how to create a learning center. The first step in creating a successful learning center is to determine which skill the center will be designed to reinforce. A center should focus on one or two specific skills to which students have previously been introduced. Because centers are independent and student directed, do not try to introduce new … Continue reading →

Learning Center Tips

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I am not an expert at learning centers. However, I do use them in my classroom and on most days they work very nicely. At least one of my centers usually involves a type of art project. The center focuses on skills such as cutting, tracing, or lacing. The other centers usually include a type of writing activity, math activity, and reading activity. On occasion, I have play center with a game or play dough. My centers usually revolve around independent work. However, I sometimes have students complete a team activity. I divide my students into groups. I prefer no … Continue reading →

Learning Centers

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I only recently, a few years ago, began using learning centers in my classroom. I had always wanted to do some type of center work but I was not sure how to manage the students during center time. I observed different classroom settings and talked with teachers that use learning centers successfully. I gave them a try. Now learning centers are used in my room on a weekly, almost daily, basis. A learning center is an activity or group of activities that demonstrates, reinforces, or practices a specific skill. During learning centers, the students are basically responsible for their learning. … Continue reading →

Summer Boredom Buster

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If you have kids who bore easily during the summer months, I saw a great idea that might work, in fact, Tyler and I are planning to do it. The idea is to use the lazy days of summer to learn a foreign language. This is a fun and educational activity for you to share with your kids. You can access tutorials free online or check out material from your local library. No need to invest in expensive tapes. However, the idea is not to stop there with simply learning a few words but to incorporate the culture of the … Continue reading →

Thoughts on Summer Tutoring

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In many cases parents consider hiring tutors for their children during the summer. While having your child attend tutoring during the summer can be helpful and beneficial to his or her education career, it is not always appropriate or necessary. Before hiring a tutor over the summer for your child, consider why you feel that the tutor is needed. Did your child struggle with his or her course work during the previous school year? Did you choose tutoring over having your child be retained? Did a teacher suggest tutoring for your child? Does your child have a learning disability? If … Continue reading →