Learning to read is important and an integral part of learning and parents play a vital role. Reading with your child and doing activities related to books starting at BIRTH will help your child to develop early literacy skills and hopefully foster of love of literature. Here are the resources I turn to and recommend when teaching our children how to read. Reading Resources My Go To Reading Sites ONLINE: 1. U.S. Department of Education: If you want the nitty-gritty of ... Read more...
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Screen Free Week
This week is screen-free week, a time to un-plug and re-connect with the people in your life. Look UP! Look OUT! Take as much time as you possibly can this week to UNPLUG from electronic devices and PLUG into wonder, play, experiences, and re-connect with the PEOPLE that you love. Here at The Educators’ Spin On It, we believe in the power of parenting with purpose and have pledged to turn off our screens for the week and make even more meaningful connections with our ... Read more...
Finding a Princess in Every Girl
Finding ways as a parent to teach self-esteem and inner beauty to your child can be challenging. We're sharing as part of our Parenting with Purpose series one mom's perspective on how she's teaching self-esteem and inner beauty to her daughters. A Story of Self-Esteem and Inner Beauty "Mommy, am I a Princess?" - she asked. "Of course you are. Every girl is a princess. Even I am!" - I replied. "Noooo! You are not a Princess. You are a Queen. And you have long hair. I don't have ... Read more...
Top 12 of 2012: Our Most Popular Posts
Discover the top 12 most popular parenting, learning, and activity ideas from 2012 on The Educators' Spin On It—fun, educational inspiration for families and teachers! Are you ready to see what was your favorite posts for 2012? We're sharing the Top 12 Most Popular Posts of 2012 from The Educators' Spin On It . We've had so much fun we sharing ideas in 2012 for your children. Can you believe that between the two of us we wrote 246 posts in 2012? The two of us dedicated our time in ... Read more...
