Use everyday activities to strengthen mental math skills
You can help your child hone his estimating and mental math skills by bringing him grocery shopping with you and...
Acknowledge accomplishments and build self-esteem
As school comes to a close, teachers often send home older work that they have been keeping (particularly in classrooms...
Start a summer reading book club!
Start a two-person (or whole family) book club with your child or children! It's a great way to encourage summer...
Finish the year on a positive note
With the arrival of June, students are beginning to get antsy to get outside and dive into summer. However, there's...
Preparing for final exams
With final exams and end-of-year assessments fast approaching, there's no time like the present to begin preparing (before the pressures...
Handing in assignments on time
An assignment isn't truly finished until it's handed in. With final papers and projects due soon, help your child cover...
Set specific, measurable goals
When you are working with your child on completing a task, set very specific, measurable goals that focus on skill...
Stress management techniques!
Many students experience a great deal of anxiety around test taking, be it annual standardized testing, final exams or even...
Tools for footnotes
Remember what a hassle it was to create bibliographies or insert footnotes into research papers? Well, that is pretty much...
Catch errors by reading aloud
One of the best ways for your child to edit her papers is by reading them aloud. When she has...
Exercise boosts brainpower!
Exercise boosts brainpower! If your child doesn’t seem to be able to focus on her work or is really struggling...
Enrich classroom learning while on vacation
School vacations (for many, next week!) are a great opportunity to enrich your child’s classroom learning. You don't need to...