While I was in school I always heard about how there were different ways that people learn. Some people are visual learners, some are auditory learners and others are kinesthetic learners. Most of us learn through a combination of styles with one being more predominant than the others.
Now, I am clearly a visual learner – [...]

Posted on September 10th, 2009 by Char
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We visited my daughter’s 2nd grade classroom yesterday – she is just so excited to start school on Monday. Her teacher had them do a scavenger hunt through the classroom as a way of getting all their supplies in the right place and getting them acquainted with their new environment. In the folder for parents [...]

Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by Char
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Part of the back to school fun for my kids is picking out a cool lunch box for the upcoming year. As my girls get older, they are wanting to move away from the traditional PBJ packed lunch and are more interested in having “real” food mid-day.  Last year I picked up a few cute [...]

Posted on August 8th, 2009 by Char
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