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Doing the “too-hard” things: How to help build kids’ grit and growth mindset in the new year

Dec 22, 2021

What to say when kids say “it’s just too hard”? Megan Dean, a first grade teacher, offers ideas on praise, problem-solving, and the power of “yet.” Mistakes are just another step in learning, and ...

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A first grade teacher talks holidays and a first grade student talks Anywhere Teacher

Dec 08, 2021

How to highlight the joy and magic of the season? Megan Dean, first grade teacher and busy mom of two, suggests keeping it simple and shares her family’s Christmas Book Countdown tradition. And Geo...

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Rhyme, rhythm, and neural pathways: Singing helps kids with reading and much more

Oct 22, 2021

Want to give your child strong roots for learning? Consider the words of Beethoven: "Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks, and invents." Want to help your child specifical...

a photo of a mom and young son laying on the floor highfiving

Dec 22, 2021

Doing the “too-hard” things: How to help build kids’ grit and growth mindset in the new year

Christmas themed photo of a mom and dad and little girl sitting together on a couch, little girl is reading

Dec 08, 2021

A first grade teacher talks holidays and a first grade student talks Anywhere Teacher

little girl singing mom and dad playing guitars

Oct 22, 2021

Rhyme, rhythm, and neural pathways: Singing helps kids with reading and much more

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Oct 13, 2021

Stepping up STEAM integrates skill sets, expands thinking

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Oct 14, 2021

Part 1: Skills that still count include analog clock-reading

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Oct 18, 2021

Keeping score: teaching kids a healthy sense of competition

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Oct 15, 2021

Pull boredom busters and little lessons from what's around you

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Oct 15, 2021

Part 2: Cursive comeback suggests handwriting still matters

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Oct 08, 2021

Part 1: Reading expands kids’ vocabulary and extends their opportunities

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