I heard this idea from a friend a couple of years ago and latched onto it immediately: Leave a gift-wrapped book at the end of your child’s bed to find on Christmas morning. It gives them something to open immediately
Tradition: Book for Christmas
Five Parenting Lessons Learned from My Students’ Families
I was a teacher for a decade before I became a parent. Over those years I saw many different examples of parenting, as I watched how my students and their families functioned together. There were a few examples that I
Five Ways Parents Can Help Their Child with Reading
Today is Day One of my kindergartener’s ten day break from school for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving week used to mean school on Monday and Tuesday with an early release on Wednesday. Then a couple of years ago, the district took those days off of
Fall Inservice Days
As a teacher, I always loved fall Inservice Days. It was always a great time to get new ideas – I knew my students, had a routine started, but still had the rest of the year to try new things,
Live!
www.fortheteachers.org went live last week, on June 20. Yeah! The response has been very positive. We took a short break to pat ourselves on the back before getting back to work. We had hoped to have more resources ready at
Our Story
Written May, 2012 In 2003 I was working with a group of teachers assisting other teachers all over the state of Idaho. I heard a lot of the same questions and came across a lot of resources that I wanted