July 2015

4th grade writing prompts for teachers, kids, parents Whether you’re looking for a new way to keep your 4th grade kids occupied on a rainy day, or hoping to help your class branch out in their writing, journaling can be a wonderful tool to inspire and motivate kids to express their thoughts. Journaling has many […]

This is one of the motivational and inspirational stories ever told in Hollywood. His name is Sylvester Stallone. One of the BIGGEST and Most famous American Movie superstars. Back in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor in every definition.  At some point, he got so broke that he stole his wife’s jewelry and sold it. Things got

We love this idea we found on Pinterest! Your kids will learn to make sums to 10 by simply folding the fingers down & counting. Would you try this activity? For more creative and innovative teaching ideas for your classrooms or kids at home you can connect with our experts to help you out. Book Your

Third grade is an important year. These free creative writing prompts make an effort to reflect some of the changes that are occurring at this time. You begin to develop stronger likes, dislikes, and opinions in general. Your discussions with friends and family become more advanced. This is also a big point at which you decide if

Do you feel you do not know enough words in English? Do you feel conscious about the fact that even though your English is grammatically correct, you can not converse properly and fall short of words when expressing yourself? There are many occasions when you talk to your friends and cannot find the exact word

  Children, by nature are creative and imaginative, but we need to stimulate this imagination and encourage it to develop. A great benefit to creative writing is that if the ideas are naturally fast flowing, the child can concentrate on other techniques that take more effort, such as choosing appropriate words to include alliteration, assonance,

Communication is something we do reflexively — like breathing. We talk to our spouses, kids and friends without giving much thought to how we’re doing it. It might seem easy, but communicating effectively actually takes quite a bit of finesse. Choosing the right words, listening with our minds instead of just our ears, and getting

Properties of Operations are those three pesky words that reoccur throughout the common core standards.  Some of you may be wondering exactly what they mean.  Properties of Operations are the foundation of arithmetic; we use them when performing computations and recalling basic facts.  In this post, I will focus on the following 3 properties that

Today we will be discussing the meanings of some of the few most common idioms and how to use them in sentences. These idioms have been illustrated in a very creative way so that you can enjoy while learning and gaining knowledge. cool as cucumber On my first day of school, I was so nervous

General Essay Writing Tips Despite the fact that, as Shakespeare said, “the pen is mightier than the sword,” the pen itself is not enough to make an effective writer. In fact, though we may all like to think of ourselves as the next Shakespeare, inspiration alone is not the key to effective essay writing. You