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Not all oneliner jokes for kids are created equal. How many more times can someone tell the joke about the chicken needing to get to the other side of the street before kids protest the streets en masse for better funny one-liner jokes? And while there are plenty of long-winded jokes that last five minutes for a single punchline, who has the time? Rather than teach your kid long, complex jokes, go with brevity, especially because these quick one-liner jokes can be a little corny. (Not that there’s anything wrong with a cheesy joke.) The one-liner is a tried and...

One of Luke’s favorite parts of preschool was called “creative corner”. It was a chance for the kids to work at a desk and create whatever they wanted to out of random art supplies. I cannot tell you how many telescopes, walkie talkies, and binoculars made from empty rolls of toilet paper he came home with. Anytime I asked him what he enjoyed the most at school, he would answer with “Creative corner!” and proudly display the creation he made. In designing our homeschool/creative space, I wanted to set up an area for the kids to all be able to...

7 Techniques for Working From Home Acquiring Kids If Coronavirus Supplies Shut Every part Down The World Health care Organization possesses declared often the coronavirus break out a herpes outbreak. Things are changing quickly everyday, and most persons have seen our own typical work outs turned the wrong way up. More and more workplace buildings are making it possible for or necessitating remote perform, while instructional classes and daycare closings and in addition “social distancing” restrictions imply that whole friends and family are instantly spending a lot more time in the home together. What this means is many doing work...

Photo: Kristin Van de Water We emerged from remote learning this past spring burnt out and ready for a break. A break from sketchy wi-fi. A break from nagging about expectations. A break from debating whether to continue our wildflower exploration or sign back online to hear a teacher’s read-aloud. A break from morning meetings with my four kids to schedule the day. Enter lovely, lazy summer days of unplanned, uninterrupted play. Well, that lasted for about a week. Then, my mind wandered into that downward spiral of worry around the summer slide, only amplified by the inadequate nature of...

“Reggie the Rhyming Raccoon is my name.Learning to rhyme is my game!When words rhyme, they have the same ending sound–You can hear this in the words ground and found.I’ll teach you to hear and find the rhyme.With my help, you’ll rhyme on your own in no time!” Reggie the Rhyming Raccoon is one of our early childhood literacy animal helpers. Reggie helps students recognize and produce rhyming words through the use of engaging, hands-on literacy centers. WHAT is rhyming? A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables; words that sound the same or similar in their endings....