by Kandis | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog Posts, Learn, Not Yet School Age, Younger Elementary
Spring is finally here and the warmer weather is coming and going as it does for several weeks here in Ohio. As wonderful as the warm up has been, I know that it brings with it an abundance of rain. I’m sure that as those rainy days arrive, I’ll be extra...
by Kandis | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog Posts, Learn, Younger Elementary
Our names are important. Our names bring us joy. Our names can help us learn. Seriously, did you know that our body releases dopamine and serotonin every time we hear our name? Those hormones are known as the happy hormones and happy hormones help us make neural...
by Kandis | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog Posts, Learn, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
One of our boys has decided that he hates all things writing. It’s not because he isn’t good at it or that he doesn’t understand what he needs to do. Rather, in his seven year old opinion, it takes too long and has no clear application to his...
by Kandis | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog Posts, Learn, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
There is a gigantic transition between learning to read and reading to learn. To successfully navigate this transition there are a multitude of strategies that children need to understand and use without prompting. Most people eventually manage to pick up the...
by Kandis | Feb 4, 2021 | Become, Blog Posts, Learn, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Hard Conversations – we come across them every day though admittedly some are a good bit harder than others. Sometimes the hard conversations are caused by our actions – anyone else have to apologize on the regular. Other times they are part of growing up,...
by Kandis | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog Posts, Not Yet School Age, Younger Elementary
We absolutely love our younger siblings. Even when they annoy us by interrupting our schoolwork, we still love them. One way we like to show them love is activities of their own. They feel seen and cared for when they have their own activities. Our youngest especially...
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