My Princess starts second grade in a few weeks at our local private Christian school – and I am not sure who is more excited. Me or her? I’ll tell you the truth, summer went by fast, but I still can’t wait to have our schedule and routine back. My daughter misses her teacher and her friends so we are honestly counting down the days at this point. Her teacher has first and second grade and we all love her. Do your kids go back to school soon? We put our daughter in the second semester of … [Read more...]
Summer Learning is Simple with Carson-Dellosa
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Carson-Dellosa. I reviewed the free content on their website to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Our former neighbor is a middle school teacher for our local school district and last week, while walking together, she told me that summer slide, or loss of learning during the summer months, definitely occurs. That's why it is important for parents to work with their … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Beat Summer Slide: Inspire Your Kids to Love Reading
Let’s face it...reading affects every single area of our lives. If kids struggle with reading, it is highly likely that they will struggle in other areas of their academic life as well. However, parents can play a large role in influencing kids to form better reading habits and become better readers. Here are five tips to beat summer slide and inspire your kids to love reading. 1. Read with your kids - Parent involvement is the number one predictor of early childhood reading success and … [Read more...]
Language Learning for Toddlers!
This is a sponsored post for Kadho. All opinions are mine alone. My son has far surpassed his age group in the ability to speak and communicate. It's amazing to see the differences in both of my children. My daughter was much further behind. Many people have mentioned that second children pick up words and sentences more quickly than first. Whether that is true or not, I am happy that we have been able to communicate with him without too much frustration. The exciting language … [Read more...]
Celebrate National Reading Month with a Kindle!
It is not secret that Reading has been my daughter's least favorite subject in school. She didn't like it in homeschooling, and now she isn't a big fan at her private Christian school. I have always had a great love for books and reading, since before I was her age. I started reading at the age of three and haven't stopped. I am hoping my daughter will one day share my own love for reading. Which is why getting her a Kindle with books I know she will love on it, is my best bet on creating a love … [Read more...]
Our Decision to Quit Homeschooling
We made a difficult decision this past month. One we tried not to make lightly. Our Princess, who I have homeschooled since Preschool started school today at our local private Christian school. We have decided to quit homeschooling. She's nervous. I'm nervous. I am having a hard time leaving my 7 year old with strangers for 6 hours and 40 minutes 5 days a week. How did you all do it? You want to know why we decided to send her to school? My husband got a promotion in October. He is … [Read more...]
Why Education is Important
I grew up in a Native American home on a Native American reservation. My grandparents were alcoholics and dirt poor for most of my dad's childhood - and despite that my dad was smart and did very well in school. When I was born, my parents had moved off our reservation and my dad went to college. Even at the young age of 20, my parents realized that they wanted more for their daughter. A new life. A life better than the one they had when they were kids. We moved back to our reservation when … [Read more...]