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Teacher Appreciation Ideas – Three must dos
Written on 29 Apr, 2010 at 23:48 in Education | viewed 307 times | 2 Comments
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up. We wrote a piece on ideas for teacher appreciation week here.Here are some new ideas for teacher apppreciation week - 1. Show your Enthusiasm : Says Suzie, a Bloggermoms writer and a veteran teacher ‘One... (Continue reading)
The Pursuit Of Creativity
Written on 14 Mar, 2010 at 22:28 in Education, Our kids, Raising Techie Gen Z | viewed 161 times | 9 Comments
A few months back, I had written a blog titled The Creative Mind, my layman perspective on the importance of creativity. I didn’t know it then, but what started off as an intriguing topic for research at first, has turned... (Continue reading)
Helping Your Preschooler Prepare for Writing
Written on 6 Feb, 2010 at 20:12 in Education | viewed 149 times | 5 Comments
It’s amazing how children write a scribble one day, then a shape and then all of a sudden they’re asking you how to spell the word dinosaur. The leaps and bounds preschoolers make are amazing! As a parent, we... (Continue reading)
Educational Websites for Kids
I have compiled a list of educational websites that I have found very useful for enrichment of my now 8 and 5 year old boys. It has taken me some time to research and gather these from friends and people... (Continue reading)
Back to School – Some additional tips
Written on 7 Aug, 2009 at 22:26 in Education | viewed 36 times | 2 Comments
Susana had some additional tips to offer for new parents, which I included in a new post as you may have already read the post I made yesterday on Back to School Tips from a Veteran Teacher. Some examples of Fairy... (Continue reading)
Back to School Tips from a Veteran Teacher
Written on 6 Aug, 2009 at 22:00 in Education | viewed 55 times | 3 Comments
So its that time of the year again – Back to school. For those of us who are not from the US, back to school or especially starting school for the first time can be a but daunting. Whereas we... (Continue reading)
The Creative Mind
The fixation with academic excellence in Indian families is alarming to say the least. I have been subjected to a countless conversations on how well the children (I’m talking about 3 to 7 year olds here) are doing academically. “Is... (Continue reading)
Woman in Question – Linda – Perspectives on art and children
Written on 5 Mar, 2009 at 23:02 in Education, Extra curricular activities, Mom in Question, Mompreneurs, Uncategorized | viewed 95 times | 7 Comments
Name: Linda Travers Occupation: Art teacher and Enterpreneur, Director, Abrakadoodle Art Programs for Children, Northwest Atlanta Education: PHD in Education Born and Brought up: Wilmington, Delaware. I grew up in Maryland, Virginia, and Florida Places Lived In: Maryland, Virginia, Indiana, Florida, and Georgia Interests and... (Continue reading)
Positive Discipline
Written on 2 Mar, 2009 at 16:33 in Asia, Book Club, Education, Extra curricular activities, Good Resources, North America, Our kids | viewed 86 times | 4 Comments
Of late I have been reading a book called ‘Positive Discipline’ by Jane Nelson. I bought the book after I was flummoxed by a ’surprise’ question in a parent questionnaire for school admissions. I say surprise, as I was supposed... (Continue reading)
The first days of preschool
Written on 25 Feb, 2009 at 0:44 in Education, Life as a mom, Our kids | viewed 46 times | 5 Comments
Preschool, Day 1 Me (trying to establish good habits of talking about school to kids): How was school? Babe: It was good Me: (feeling like a textbook perfect mother) I am glad you liked it today. You don’t have to say it’s good,... (Continue reading)
Celebrating Multiculturalism in Preschool
Written on 7 Nov, 2008 at 14:13 in Education, Life as a mom, Living in a new culture, Our kids, Schools | viewed 135 times | 10 Comments
Next week is family-week at the boys’ preschool. Each child has been asked to make a poster (with the parent’s help) describing his/her cultural background. So the boys and I were busy making our poster, the last couple of days.... (Continue reading)
First Summer Camp
Written on 26 Jun, 2008 at 11:03 in Education, Our kids, Schools, Uncategorized | viewed 42 times | 2 Comments
Day 1 I never had summer camp while growing up. Summers would mean staying at home and doing holiday homework. And of course, NOT doing holiday homework and visiting cousins and maybe a trip to Darjeeling or Puri. But true to... (Continue reading)
Georgia CRCT scores
Written on 25 Jun, 2008 at 12:28 in Education, Our kids, Schools, Uncategorized | viewed 57 times | 1 Comment
Hey bloggermoms..The crct scores are out. If you have a school grader, then you may have already received the scores that were sent home. If anybody is looking to move based on the schools this year or next year, here is... (Continue reading)
Red, Blue and White
Written on 25 Jun, 2008 at 0:06 in Education, Food and Nutrition, Life as a mom, Our kids, Uncategorized | viewed 56 times | 5 Comments
Last in the Spirit Week series was Red, Blue and White Day. Children were to dress in clothes with those colors. The highlight of the day was “Make Your Own Sundae”. Scooping vanilla ice creme all by yourself, as much... (Continue reading)
The Big Debate – When to begin a second language
Written on 27 May, 2008 at 20:08 in Education, Our kids, Teaching a second language | viewed 187 times | 10 Comments
A few days ago I spoke to an old friend of mine. He has a three year old, about 9 months older than the babe. And it was amazing how we had some of the same ‘Big Issues’ or concerns... (Continue reading)
Swimming Pool safety for kids
Written on 4 Apr, 2008 at 8:47 in Education, Moms Eye View, Staying fit | viewed 80 times | 2 Comments
We have a huge backyard and last year we put a swimming pool – a very nice one I should say.My kids had lot of fun- and me too . My kids knew swimming.I thought I would write this post... (Continue reading)
When do kids learn to read???
Written on 3 Apr, 2008 at 9:15 in Education, Moms Eye View, Our kids | viewed 115 times | 8 Comments
Hi Bloggermoms!!!I am back..My daughter was sick..She had a fever of 101 deg…Now She is doing good..I couldnt get to the computer last few days…So howz everybody doing??? How was April fool??My son had a blast saying funny things to... (Continue reading)
CRCT time !!!
Written on 7 Mar, 2008 at 14:36 in Education, Life as a mom, Our kids | viewed 72 times | 6 Comments
My first grader is going to have CRCT exams soon..Its right after the spring break. I havent started making him practice any worksheets. Recently, I ordered some practice sheets from triump learning. The books with the shipping charge came to... (Continue reading)
Mom Lessons – Your car!
Written on 12 Feb, 2008 at 12:51 in Education, Life as a mom, SAHMs Club | viewed 93 times | 3 Comments
I wanted to continue the series we have on Mom lessons – lessons moms can give their kids at home over what they are getting in preschool or instead of. Kids have great fun with this and its very educational... (Continue reading)
Mom lessons – Visiting India (or any new country or place)
Written on 28 Jan, 2008 at 13:03 in Education, Extra curricular activities, Good Resources, SAHMs Club, Uncategorized | viewed 158 times | 4 Comments
Long back I had made a post about stay at home mom lessons – I felt my child was missing out on learning things in play school, so I started listing out a few ‘lessons’ I would do with the... (Continue reading)
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