School Years

My three year old is starting preschool for the first time. He's ready. I'm not sure I am. The trickest part of all of this: The Backpack. The very bag that my little one packs full of snacks and his...

Today my five year old son and I will go to a kindergarten readiness meeting. They will ask him some questions about shapes, letters, and colors and then we'll be on our way. But, I'm a little upset that...

Alright, you've gone through the check list on my Is Your Child Ready to Read post and you think your child is ready. Yay! Well, here are a few things you need to help you start teaching your child...

As a former first grade teacher, I've had the privilege of teaching many, many kids how to read.  Getting to see the hard work pay off when the skills all come together and a child "gets it"  is one...

As the end of the school year rolls around, Dallas parents face the looming question: "Where will my child(ren) go to school in the fall?" For some, it will be private or charter schools; for others, public schools; and...

Yes, you read that right.  In three short weeks, my daughter will be starting her first day of school.  Well, technically it's not school.  It's more of a mother's day out program.  And it's just one day a week,...

I don't know about you, but I seem to get into a rut when packing my kids' lunches for preschool. I end up sending the same things every day- sandwich, Goldfish, fruit. Does this sound familiar? Sometimes I find...

I remember growing up and meeting the very rare homeschooler, but never really thinking that there might be a method to that madness. I just didn’t know people who did it. "Homeschooler" kinda sounds like a bad word, like “repeat-offender”...