Here’s a website which will appeal to teachers and parents alike: Smartkiddies Mathematics. At Smartkiddies, you’ll find printable worksheets and interactive math activities sorted by both grade and topic. As a teacher, I often pull up the site on my laptop and project it to my Smartboard (interactive whiteboard) to teach or reinforce concepts. As well, teachers can create accounts […] Read more…
In honour of some of my friends and family members who are new to this blog thing, I thought I’d clear up some questions about the “comments” process. If you’re on the home page, you can either click “read more” at the bottom of a post or ” # comments” beside the title to bring you […] Read more…
I want a Pandora bracelet. It’s okay, it’s not like I’m deluding myself into believing that I need it or anything; I just want it. But the problem is, I didn’t even know I wanted one until my next-door-teacher got one. And then another coworker. And now I am succumbing to the equivalent of teenage […] Read more…
If you want a creative way to keep your kids even closer to your heart, follow my lead: order a do-it-yourself photo necklace from Photo Jewelry Making. I bought a double-sided charm with a ballchain, but found the chain wasn’t dressy enough so I bought a new one elsewhere. (If you order a necklace, I’d recommend upgrading to the […] Read more…
Before I begin, let me introduce you to my daughters, Frannie and Maggie. If you’re someone who knows me personally, this will likely confuse you a little, but I have enough strangers reading my blog now that I am following the lead of several other bloggers and assigning pseudonyms to my girls. The names do have some […] Read more…
So, earlier this month, the study which sparked the controversial vaccines-causing-autism debate was retracted. Will this affect your practice with your children? Have you always been confident in immunizations, or do you believe, despite scientific evidence, that they could cause autism? Our current family doctor is the same one who delivered me, let’s say “a number” of years ago. This […] Read more…
As a teacher and a parent, I love DLTK-Kids website. It’s run by a Canadian mom, and offers more arts and crafts ideas than you could ever possibly use. You can easily search by month, theme or holiday, and samples of finished products are shown, along with appropriate age levels. My favourite feature would have to be […] Read more…
Alternate Title: Guess What I Did All Weekend? Here are three more DVDs to add to your rental list (please bear in mind that in general, I tend to disagree with movie critics, but I am judging films solely on their entertainment value). The Stepfather (Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward): This one was better than I anticipated. I […] Read more…
Are you a “hyper parent”? Did you play classical music to your fetus? Have you competed for spots in prestigious preschool programs? Do you question your child’s teacher over half marks on tests? Do birthday parties involve caterers and lavish gifts? Have you already started writing your baby’s university application? If so, then perhaps you need to […] Read more…
So, for us Catholics, Lent begins today, and we are encouraged to give up (or take on) something to help make us better people. Some stick to the old give-up-potato-chips standby (I mean, if Jesus ate nothing for 40 days, surely we can go without chips?) but now we are being encouraged to think a little […] Read more…