How Children Learn Have you ever stopped to think about how a child’s brain works? It may look like your child is just sitting there doing nothing, but in reality, the brain is a hum of activity. Our brains never…
Encouraging Independent Play – When Your Kids Aren’t Used to It
Encouraging Independent Play – When Your Kids Aren’t Used to It “Hey mom, wanna play Legos?” your son calls to you one morning. Truthfully, you don’t want to play Legos. You have other things on your to-do list, and even…
Open-Ended Play: Its Value and Characteristics
Open-Ended Play: Its Value and Characteristics Open-ended play “Go play!” Have you ever spoken these words to your child? Turns out you’re not being selfish – indeed, by urging your child toward open-ended play, you are looking out for his…
Top Outdoor Toys to Encourage Play
Top Outdoor Toys to Encourage Play The sun is finally shining where I live and I couldn’t be more pumped to share our top outdoor toys to encourage play! Yes, my kids go outside in all types of weather…
Understanding the Importance of Play
Understanding the Importance of Play We take for granted the importance of play for our children’s growth and development. Often times parents are so focused on early academics, scheduling play dates, setting up Pinterest worthy crafts, enrolling their kids in…
Outdoor Play: Why Does it Matter?
Outdoor Play: Why Does it Matter? Research shows that the average American kid only spend 4-7 minutes in outdoor playing. Yet they spend 7 plus hours of time per day in front of a screen. This lack of time outside in…
A Guide to Keeping Kids Busy
How to Keep Kids Busy Do your kids constantly complain about being bored? Do they always need you to play with them? With everything kids have access to nowadays, how could they possibly be bored? How could a child with…
The Importance of Mixed Age Play
The Importance of Mixed-Age Play Children playing only with others of their own age is a relatively new concept. This idea of separating children by age has been made increasingly stark through our current (yet completely outdated) education system. Throughout…
5 Steps to Encourage Independent Play
5 Steps to Encourage Independent Play Design for Independent Play One of the biggest issues parents are experiencing right now is trying to keep kids entertained and busy while also working from home. But they aren’t sure what steps to take…
Free Learning from Home Schedule (Printable)
Learning at Home Schedule Looking for a learning from home schedule? Having a daily schedule for your family is important as it sets up a predictable routine for your kids. Kids thrive on structure but that doesn’t mean that you…
How to Rock Distance Learning During School Closures
We’re all overwhelmed right now and can use some tips for distance learning. As teachers, we’ve been thrown a curveball. You are no longer a teacher within a building with resources and live people, you’re an online teacher. Some of…
Free Self-Directed Learning Planner (Printable)
What is self-directed learning? Self-directed learning is the process by which the student takes the initiative about what, how and when to learn. This includes: Figuring out your own learning strengths and weaknesses Setting goals Deciding on and planning activities…
