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Preschool Math: All Sorts of Sorting!
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Preschool Math: All Sorts of Sorting!
Sorting and classifying objects helps children begin to notice how items are alike and different, and creates an awareness that is vital for math learning.
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How to Start a Charter School
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How to Start a Charter School
Frustrated with traditional education? Looking to create something different based on your educational philosophy? Advice on how to start a charter school.
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Should Struggling Students Repeat a Grade?
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Should Struggling Students Repeat a Grade?
At first glance, grade retention may look like old-fashioned common sense: Fail the year? Just do it over!
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Win the Battle of the Backpack: How to Organize Your Child's Bag
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Win the Battle of the Backpack: How to Organize Your Child's Bag
School backpacks can be a parenting conundrum. Here's how to teach kids to tame the beast on their back.
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A Secret Weapon for 6th Graders
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A Secret Weapon for 6th Graders
Sixth grade is a huge jump in child development. Here's a great educational resource to help kids stay on top of their work.
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Redshirting: What's It All About?
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Redshirting: What's It All About?
It's one of the biggest questions in your parenting career: Is your child ready for kindergarten? Here's what you need to know.
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When to Talk to Your Child's Teacher
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When to Talk to Your Child's Teacher
In the world of parenting, sometimes talking to the teacher is the best way to find out how your child is developing.
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What to Expect in Kindergarten
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What to Expect in Kindergarten
Is kindergarten the new first grade? Here's what you need to know about what's expected in each key subject area, and how you can help your child succeed.
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Parents Helping Parents
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Parents Helping Parents
Research shows that when parents help out and join in school events, their kids actually do better in school. How to build community at your child's school.
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The Reading Wars
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The Reading Wars
What are the Reading Wars? What the experts have to say on the issue of whether there is one best way for kids to learn to read.
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The Early Reader Isn't Always the Bookworm
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The Early Reader Isn't Always the Bookworm
Kids are not always ready to read by age five, and pushing them can have negative effects. Why parents should respect their child's natural reading pace.
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What Teachers Really Want From Parents
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What Teachers Really Want From Parents
What teachers really wish for is simple. Here are five easy ways to help them out without breaking the bank or producing weekly batches of 20+ cupcakes.
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Teachers Forced to Foot School Costs
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Teachers Forced to Foot School Costs
Schools across the country routinely complain about budget shortfalls. But a recent study shows that teachers are doing more than speaking up for their classrooms - they're funding them.
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Teach Kids the Meaning of Memorial Day
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Teach Kids the Meaning of Memorial Day
It's important to remember the origins of Memorial Day. Here are some ways for parents to teach their children to honor our nation's defenders.
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Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic . . . and Recess!
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Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic . . . and Recess!
Blacktop hopscotch and kickball games may soon go the way of slates and abacuses in public schools. How parents can help save recess.
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7 Ways to Sneak in Extra Reading
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7 Ways to Sneak in Extra Reading
Kids can practice and play with words in many unexpected places. Here are seven ways to sneak in a little reading even if it's not story time.
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Bowling for Kindergarten
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Bowling for Kindergarten
What do 10 pins and a big heavy ball have to do with kindergarten? Bowling is a sport that touches on many aspects of kindergarten readiness. Here's how.
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Sugar and Spice: Why Rhyme Is So Nice
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Sugar and Spice: Why Rhyme Is So Nice
As kooky as some childhood rhymes are, they may actually have a serious role in child development. Here's how to use rhyme to help kids learn to read.
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The First Day of School
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The First Day of School
The first day of kindergarten is a recipe for incredible anticipation mixed with a tummy full of butterflies. How to make the most of this special day.
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Making Words for Reading Readiness
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Making Words for Reading Readiness
If you've got an emerging reader why not try a round of "Making Words?" This easy at-home activity will boost your child's skills in language arts.
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Pushing Your Shy Child
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Pushing Your Shy Child
Is your child shy? Could your pushing be causing him anxiety and to withdraw even more? Practical parenting tips on helping your shy child.
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Everyday Strategies for Struggling Readers
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Everyday Strategies for Struggling Readers
Usually kids struggling with reading just need a little extra time. In the meantime, here some parenting tips that can help.
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Is Your Child Ready to Study Abroad?
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Is Your Child Ready to Study Abroad?
It's one thing to let your teenager sleep at a friend's house, another to let them travel halfway across the world. Is your child ready to study abroad?
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Kindergarten's Coming: Work Those Gross Motor Skills!
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Kindergarten's Coming: Work Those Gross Motor Skills!
Playing outside helps children burn off steam. But that running and jumping also holds another hidden benefit: it helps children work on gross-motor skills.
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Helping Your Child at Home: How to Choose the Right Workbook
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Helping Your Child at Home: How to Choose the Right Workbook
School kids learn better when their parents help. Here's how to tell if educational resources like workbooks fit your child's program.
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