Free Christmas Activities for Teachers & Parents

These Free Christmas activities are available at the Teachers Pay Teachers website...click HERE

More Tips For Homework Help

 Are you and your child struggling with homework? Are homework issues ruining your evenings? Are you looking for ways to make homework less of a problem for both you and your child?

Here is a link to 30 possible ways to alleviate homework stress:

http://www.nannypro.com/blog/30-blogs-with-tips-for-homework-help/

Curriki - Free Algebra 1 Course

This course consists of five units aligned to the Common Core. Each unit culminates in a project that utilizes mastery of conceptual understanding taught in the individual lessons.
Unit 1: Relationships between Quantities and Reasoning with Equations
Unit 2:Linear and Exponential Relationships
Unit 3: Descriptive Statistics
Unit 4: Expressions and Equations
Unit 5: Quadratic Functions and Modeling

click HERE to go to the Curriki site

One Great Teacher

It only takes one great teacher. Do you agree? Who was yours? ...read this article...

When Can Children Walk to School Alone?

When Can Children Walk to School Alone?

"Shelby wants to walk to school on her own," a client said to me recently, twisting the scarf she wore until I feared she might choke herself. "I don't know what to do -- tell me what I should do." ...continue reading this excellent article...

Teach to Each Child's Intelligence

Teach to Each Child's Intelligence

Why do we make so many students wait until the last couple of years of college to finally find pleasure in learning? Why can't primary and secondary schools follow the model of colleges and teach to the intelligence of their students? Continue reading...

The Hero of ZERO

The “Hero of Zero” has left his mark.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/edmonton-public-school-board-could-allow-zeros-again-1.1071513#ixzz2EUvdoC9u

Christmas Activities - resources for learning

Christmas Vocabulary

An activity for practising phrasal verbs, based on a Christmas to-do list.

Christmas presents - Grammar activities for practising possessive pronouns.

An article about how people from China, Greece, Australia and The UK celebrate Christmas.  

Build listening skills with this audio clip about Christmas Pudding

Early Childhood Education - Is it worth it?

Early Childhood Education  - is it worth it? - does the child really benefit? - who benefits?

Here are three views on the value and dangers of Early Childhood Education:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/11/27/td-early-childhood-education.html?cmp=rss

http://www.imfcanada.org/issues/td-bank-early-learning

http://www.imfcanada.org/issues/what-daycare-can-never-do 

Solving Homework Problems - Is There A Problem?

IS THERE A PROBLEM?

The first thing you need to determine is whether there is a problem. If you and your child are tearing your hair out, yelling and screaming at each other over homework issues then it is an easy diagnosis.

There is a difference between occasional problems and regular problems. We all have an off day now and then.  Gentle reminders and prompts to do homework are also normal for most families.

However, if the homework issue is pervasive, with regular excuses for homework not done and constant battles to get your child to complete homework then there obviously is a problem.

While this analysis might seem somewhat simplistic, there sometimes is a thin line between determining whether you and your child have a homework problem or not. In some instances it may be a demanding parent expecting perfection.

If there is even the slightest doubt in your mind, call your child’s teacher and get another perspective. If the teacher is noticing similar behaviours in class then that will help you to make a sound analysis.

If you have gotten this far and determined that there really is no problem, then your worries are over.

If, however, you know you and your child have a homework issue, then the next step is determining what is causing the homework problem.