“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 [...]
Organization–sometimes just the sound of it can make our heads spin! If that’s how we react then how do our kids feel? Overwhelmed–just like we do! When I think of kids and all that comes into their heads in a single day, it’s no surprise that they feel completely buried by the onslaught of [...]
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 is part two of Terry Mazzer’s mind mapping strategies for taking notes and staying organized. I trust you will get as much out of it as I have. Since I always use mind maps for organizing thoughts and ideas, I find Terry’s insights to be very helpful especially as he talks about the use [...]
I thought this would be a great article to share with you since Terry Mazzer is using Mind Maps for brainstorming! This is one of my all-time favorite graphic organizers and is great for global, right-brained thinkers–like me! Enjoy! Donna Brainstorm & Group Before Using the Ultimate, Organizational Thinking Tool – A Mind Map! [...]
At times the amount of school work our kids receive seems overwhelming to them. They may have more than one subject that they find challenging and they may feel like they’re climbing Everest. Enter graphic organizers–these wonderful charts and visuals offer assistance and help kids make sense of the mountain of work in front of them. Here [...]
Now that we’re back in the swing of things and the familiarity of the back to school routine, it becomes easier to see the direction our kids are headed with their school work. By now, we have a feel for which teachers they love and those they’re not so fond of, which subjects [...]
