These two books should be required reading for everyone with boys. Boys just get a bad rap in schools these days. They have a harder…
The Parent Backpack by ML Nichols is written by a parent who has come through the elementary school years and wants to give you a…
Taking the Stress out of Homework by Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer Taking the Stress out of Homework by Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer is…
Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eide Sounds like an oxymoron, right? The logic of English? We all grew up learning all the “exceptions”…
Kid Confidence by Eileen Kennedy-Moore One of my kids had a rough year in second grade. His teacher was infamous at our school, and all…
Khan Academy, one the best tools I have found for learning math concepts, is a completely free website designed to teach kids basic concepts through…
Oh, how I love ST Math. My kids don’t quite love it as much as I do, but they have benefitted greatly from using it.…
Make it stick : the science of successful learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel This book gives you the…
Our kids’ minds are made up of two parts: working memory and long-term memory. Working memory is where they do all their thinking. What we…
Why Don’t Students Like School? : a cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for the classroom by Daniel…