Weekly Series — Behavior Made Easy The three year old’s were walking in already looking for their spot at the circle. They each rang the bell as they joined the group. Their coach was at the front to greet them with a smile, eye contact and a high five. “Glad you are...
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On the Importance of Play
Weekly Series — Developing Young Thinkers Time Traveler #1 “What is your position? over” Time Traveler #2 The dinosaurs are getting closer, I’m running into the trees now” Time Traveler #1 “Find your nearest base camp and put on your invisible shield” Time Traveler #2...
Harness your Child’s Superpower with the Pygmalion Effect
Weekly Series — Behavior Made Easy “Assume the best with a positive expectation and you will see all the good around you.” Kindness is my Superpower — what’s yours? Stop. Close your eyes, think of one thing that makes your child a “superhero”. Do it now! What did you...
Kids Become WRITERS with the Add On Game!!
Now, when we mention writing to kids, the frequent response is “Ugh.” Well we can change that response to “Yeah!” Here is an activity guaranteed to entertain your kids while enhancing their writing skills. As a family, one of our favorite activities was Add On. You...
Developing Young Thinkers
Developing Young Thinkers Weekly Series — “Written Speech” What is he trying to tell us? In the previous article of Developing Young Thinkers we outlined the importance of private talk as a way to begin the foundation of thinking. The research of Russian...
Kids Become WRITERS with the Bust Writer’s Block Game!
‘I will think of something to write!’ How many times have you heard the words, “I can’t think of anything to write.” Well there is an easy fix for this. Try this activity 5 days in a row and your kids are cured! They will never say those awful words again! Materials:...
Behavior Made Easy
Weekly Series - At times like these, it’s what you S.A.Y. It's what you S.A.Y. “Hey guys, going to shut down for the weekend, I'm a bit overwhelmed and need to focus on my family and taking care of things around the house. The past few weeks have been extremely...