Have you ever heard of Genius Hour? Genius hour is a new approach to learning where students get to explore there own interests, knowledge and curiosity in a set amount of time, which is normally an hour a week. Towards the end of the school year Genius Hour was talked about in my daughter’s grade […]
Yakety Yak and A Wisdom of Wombats
Grade three is a fundamental grade for elementary students as they will be using all the skills they have learned in prior grades to stronger reading comprehension and writing skills. By the end of the grade three year your child should know what a noun is, pronoun, verb, adjective and adverb is. My daughter who […]
Unicorns Have Bad Manners
You would think that a Unicorn’s manners would be dainty and refined. In Unicorns Have Bad Manners by Rachel Halpern, Nigel the dinosaur soon discovers that is not the case at all when he dines for afternoon tea with Unicorn Periwinkle. The two have very different ideas of proper behavior at the table. After Periwinkle […]
Think Tank Scholar Flashcards
It has been a strange and wild year for many students as they have gone from in person learning to remote learning. My daughter has been doing remote learning from the start of the school year and has benefited from it greatly. With that said she is still struggling in reading and math. I think […]
Stuck Inside by Sally Anne Garland
Statistics suggest that children who do not read during the Summer months can loose up to three months progress. For children who are already behind in their reading those three months lost can set them back drastically. The first thing to do to keep children reading this Summer is to set aside 30 mins of […]
JumpStart Academy Kindergarten
Though school may be out for the summer that doesn’t mean that you can’t contribute to your child’s learning with JumpStart Academy Kindergarten. JumpStart Academy Kindergarten is a game from the JumpStart Academy series intended to teach a full kindergarten curriculum. Lessons are created by teachers and early childhood experts to ensure that your child […]
Custom Envy Custom Canvas Prints
There are so many occasions to celebrate. Be it a wedding, the birth of a new baby or graduation these monumental events consists of tons of photos along the way. I’m a huge fan of using photography to save those memories! And the best thing about capturing those photos on camera is that they can […]
Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty Hide Inside!
The first day of Summer is a week away. If you are like most parents who are looking for ways to cut down screen time then allow me to introduce you to Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty Hide Inside. The Hide Inside! collection is available in three styles: Mixed Emotions, Jumbled Jungle, and Flower Finds. In […]
What You Can Do to Lessen the Look of Crow’s Feet
The visible signs of aging can be a funny thing. One moment you’re looking in the mirror and you recognize the image starting back at you, then the next moment it can feel like you’re looking like a total stranger. Aging can be a slow process, or one that hits you rather quickly. Either can […]
Get outside with The Floor is Lava
Summer will soon be here and after a year of being inside participating in remote learning it is time to put down the electronics and get outdoors. Endless Games is taking their hottest game ” The Floor is Lava” outside allowing kids to be active. Some of you may remember our review of “The Floor […]
Crazy Aaron’s ‘Clean With Color’ Soap and Hand Sanitizer Line
Help prevent the spread of coronavirus with Crazy AAron’s. The creators of award-winning Thinking Putty, have recently launched Clean With Color a completely new line of hand sanitizer and foam hand soap that changes color as the product is used. These new soaps and hand sanitizers will make hand-washing not only fun, but it will […]