Since children can already learn and name letters before they learn kindergarten, “they have an easier time learning to read than children who have not learned these skills.” (U.S. Department of Education) It is important that beginning children be able to recognize letters in familiar words, distinguish between lowercase and uppercase letters, and recognize the […]
Tag Archives: Flashcards
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Apr
Apr
As a teacher, one of my biggest concerns was getting my students to forget their math homework over the summer. Students are very anxious about failure because they fear that they will forget or that they will not be ready for the next step. It’s hard for the band to take kids on vacation. As […]
First and foremost, the easiest way to transition a child into reading is to teach them to love books. This naturally happens by reading to them from infancy or as wee babies. While it may seem, as babies, your little one is not attentive, the mere act of expressing the art of reading to the […]
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Dec
Dec
Whether you are preparing for an exam in school or college, preparation can be an intense endeavor that can sometimes overwhelm students. The key to everything is to have a way of setting yourself up so that you can be at your peak performance when you sit down to take that test, and set yourself […]
Being the poor college student I am, I constantly seek ways to score money that won’t a.) Interfere with classwork and b.) Be deemed illegal. I was referred via Facebook, because that is something I constantly seek out as well, to check out StudyBlue.com. StudyBlue promised money to post that which I already had: notes […]
The following games are things that I have used in my classrooms for the last 2 years of teaching in China. You will have to decide for yourself if you leave your classes. Look!: Make two teams and place one student from each team in front of the tablet. Write a word on the board […]
Are you looking for an easy and fun way to teach your child musical notes? It is important to me that it is important. I have a 7 year son who has been taking piano lessons for about 9 months now. He does well. What works best is the names of the famous musicians. He […]
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Jan
Jan
Good study habits sometimes become difficult. Studying, even if it’s not a lot of fun, is a big part of your life as a student. To get anywhere in life, you will have to analyze and memorize various things at one point or another. Many people do not have that good study attitude. There are […]
DIY crafts are a great way to spend some time with the kids and save some money, too! Toddlers are full of ideas and energy and they need productive activities to keep them busy at all times. These DIY free alphabet flashcards are perfect to be made with toddlers and then once they are made […]
Constantly people are asking me what influenced me to learn Japanese as a third language. To the best of my knowledge, I always reply that it is the hardest language to learn. Being a person with a stubborn personality, I chose to learn Japanese while in college and while living abroad in Japan. After that […]