Whether it’s the holidays or summer vacation, we often dread the time and energy it will take to get there and get back home. After years of living overseas and traveling back and forth to the Middle East with our three kids in tow on eleven hour one-way flights, I acquired a few strategies to [...]
It’s National Tutoring Week and a great time of year to celebrate our amazing tutors at Academic Connections! These dedicated instructors bring their knowledge, influence, care and concern to kitchen tables throughout Delaware as they sit across from students and help them with academic comprehension and confidence. Without them, we’d have to close our doors [...]
Here’s the last tip in our series. Just to review: Tip 1. Identify the problem Tip 2. Help them decide on an action plan Tip 3. Be their compass Tip 4. Come up for air Tip 5. Reward their efforts Our role is a constant and committed one. [...]
Tip #2 – Help them decide on an action plan. Once you know what the real deal is, you can then help them develop a plan and strategy to cope with their issues. Perhaps they need to stay after school or get a tutor. Maybe they need to hang with a different circle of [...]
The school is starting to wind down and in a few months students will begin their summer break. Your child may have had a shaky foundation through the school year. Though you may have done all the right stuff and put all the tools in place for success, your child may still be facing academic [...]
“Mom, where’s my…?” If I (Donna) had just one dollar for every time my three kids have asked me this question, I’d been set! They think that I’m their personal GPS for all of their stuff and too often I actually know where things are–not because I put them there but because as a mom [...]
Time management–is there really such a thing? Can we manage time or do we need to manage ourselves with the time that we have? Understanding time and our ability to make the most of our best hours is still something we struggle with as adults. It should comes as no surprise to us then that [...]
Does your child study for hours and then go blank and forgot everything needed for the test? Does your child stare at a blank piece of paper not knowing where to start or what to write? Does your child hear the teacher tell the class the assignment during the day but then forgets what the [...]
If you’re kids are like mine, they reluctantly pulled themselves back to reality as they headed back to school after Spring Break. Now they only have several weeks left and yet another school year will be behind them. How will they wrap up the year? As the weather changes and our kids find it harder to [...]
Here’s an article from a homeschool mom that I thought our preschool parents would find helpful. Enjoy! ————————————————————————— Preschool Writing Activities – Fun Ways to Teach Your Child to Write By http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Carletta_Sanders Carletta Sanders Put down those boring worksheets! The best way to teach your preschooler to write is to use simple preschool writing [...]
