Students who are gifted and have a special need, such as ADHD, can feel frustrated, but parents and schools can help them live up to their potential.
How we can connect with kids through a good book.
To keep kids engaged and alert, field trips must strike the balance between informative and entertaining — and so, enter the theater. In a quiet, dark auditorium, students are transported to other times and worlds through a medium well known…
The habitat of the Delaware Valley is crawling with creatures large and small, many residents of the area’s exceptional zoos, aquariums and nature refuge centers. When weather or budget precludes a field trip to these venues, it’s still possible to…
Science teachers will tell you it’s no hypothesis that students get a real charge out of conducting experiments. A variety of area institutions incorporate the fun of hands-on lab learning into interactive educational assemblies. Whether used to illustrate a specific…
Today’s nature field trips have become closely aligned with state curricular objectives in advance of “next generation” national science standards expected to be announced later this year.
Assemblies and in-class workshops bring the wider world to your school, broadening your students’ horizons without their ever having to leave the premises.
A well-planned school field trip makes a topic of study come alive by connecting classroom concepts with real-world applications. Students retain information on the subject after a field trip, and they demonstrate a greater interest in learning more on their…
What to do when the school punishes your child for a behavior issue or incomplete work by taking away recess
In celebration of Black History Month, consider sharing the stories of these powerful black women with your child.
4 ways parents and teachers can encourage gifted children
BookMentors connects students and teachers with much-needed books.
A sampling of day care directors and teachers also want parents to encourage their toddlers to be more independent.
Mom blogger Lisa Lightner, a Special Education Advocate, offers advice to parents of school bullying victims.
As school starts, mom blogger Trish Adkins offers advice to teachers of cancer survivors. Her post is in support of the Go Gold campaign for childhood cancer research.
As kids with special needs grow older, assuming responsibility for medical decisions and health care requires careful preparation.
Great, but how do you know if your child is ready for music lessons?
Summer day camps offered by Delaware Valley parks and recreation departments are abundant and affordable. Non-residents can usually enroll their kids for a small extra fee.
Many museums and centers offer educational tours, activities and connections with curriculum.
Amid the thrills, an amusement park field trip can put classroom concepts into real-life perspective.
Teachers use global issues, technology and creative expression to engage exceptionally bright children.
Some kids don't speak all sounds correctly until age 8. Others seem to stutter, but it's normal. Here's how to spot potential problems.
Blogger M.B. Sanok describes the difficult tradeoff parents face in medicating a child with special needs.
Blogger Trish Adkins, taking a cue from the recent Penn State controversy, decides to intervene in a school fight.