by Begin Learning Team | Feb 7, 2019 | Creativity
Valentine’s Day is all about LOVE and expressing that love through kindness! Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it and let’s face it– we’re parents and we’re always busy! Instead of heading out to the store, simply fire up your...
by Begin Learning Team | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Before coming to HOMER to work on the Learning Team, I spent 8 years as a preschool teacher in New York City. Let’s face it, the teacher’s desk can sometimes become a catchall place for everything under the sun. One of my main struggles was keeping my desk clean and...
by Begin Learning Team | Dec 23, 2018 | Core Skills
This winter scavenger hunt gets kids playing outside while building memory skills. Set Up Time: Under 5 min Activity Time: 20-30 min Mess Level: None What you need: This printable or a piece of paper to create your own A crayon, pencil, or marker A clipboard or book...
by Begin Learning Team | Nov 21, 2018 | Core Skills
Q&A with Peggy Kaye, HOMER’s Chief Curriculum Officer Many children feel that unless they read with the fluency of adults, then they are bad readers. Other children see classmates having an easier time learning to read and it makes them insecure. Children rarely...
by Begin Learning Team | Nov 21, 2018 | Core Skills
Q&A with Peggy Kaye, HOMER’s Chief Curriculum Officer Children who love books and stories before they are readers are very likely to love reading. Children who get lost in stories they hear, who imagine characters and feel for the problems characters face, are...
