Elementary School
Vegetable Unit Study
Vegetable Unit Study Are you a parent or teacher looking to engage your child in fun learning activities? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family or classroom’s day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been educating students…
Read MoreAmelia Earhart Unit Study
Amelia Earhart Are you a parent or teacher looking to engage your child in fun learning activities? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family’s day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been homeschooling for eighteen years and…
Read MoreA Book Discussion on Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice by Jude Watson
Star Wars – Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice by Jude Watson Using Star Wars books to engage students Students WANT to read books that are interesting to them. If you have a child or student who loves Star Wars as much as I do (and that’s A LOT!), using these books as an…
Read MoreSuperheroes and Education
Everyone loves superheroes! Get ready! It’s a bird… it’s a plane… NO IT’S SUPERMAN!! Superheroes are all over the place these days. You can’t walk through Wal-Mart, the mall, or even the sidewalk without seeing Superman, Batman, Captain America, Iron Man or The Incredible Hulk hanging around. How do we use Earth’s Mightiest Heroes…
Read MoreDinosaurs and Education
Imagine this… you are sitting there quietly in your home and all of a sudden the water in your glass starts to shake a little, and then the whole glass starts to shake… and then the entire room. You look out the window and find yourself face to face with something from 65 million years…
Read MoreWill the right school supplies REALLY help your child?
As much as I LOVE supplies, they will never really help your child be the star student you want them to be no matter what Office Max says in their new commercial. Do you know what will really help so they can make the most of this, and every other, school year? Someone who CARES…
Read More5 Ways You Can Help Your Child
“YOU CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE”; 5 WAYS TO TURN THE MYTH INTO REALITY You can be anything you want to be. It’s a complete lie… or is it? The reality is, without a plan, your child will not become whatever they want. By the time they realize what needs to be done…
Read MoreHow standardized tests are ruining your child’s future and what you can do about it
It’s that time of year again – the time your child and their teacher has spent all year getting ready for…Standardized Testing. According to a report by the AFT (American Federation of Teachers), many students spend over a month each school year either preparing for the test or taking it. Below is an excerpt, but…
Read MoreTeaching to a child’s interest
Everyone, especially children, learn best when they are learning about something that they love. I always focus on how a subject will help the student achieve their goals if the student is older, but for younger students, I just go with whatever they love at the moment and make my lessons match, regardless of how…
Read MoreToddlers who like Shakespeare
When people ask me how do I get my children and students to like Shakespeare, I tell them to start early. I start “playing” with this author when my children are toddlers – and even sooner now they have an excellent books for babies such as the Baby Lit Series by Jennifer Adams, including the…
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