Tips to Encourage Learning and Growing at Home
When things in the world seem so serious, play is more important than ever — it can help turn those hours and hours spent indoors into fun memories.
Tips to Encourage Learning and Growing at Home
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7 Insights for Helping Children Learn to Read Effectively
7 Insights for Helping Children Learn to Read Effectively
Is there a best or proven way to help children learn to read? HOMER’s Senior Director of Learning and Curriculum Design shares the science behind how kids learn to read!
7 Kid-Friendly Tools to Make Baking with Kids Fun, Engaging and Almost Mess-Free
7 Kid-Friendly Tools to Make Baking with Kids Fun, Engaging and Almost Mess-Free
Letting your little one help in the kitchen is fun and an opportunity to get them curious about food (warning: it’s a little messy, too).
What Are the Benefits of Having a Family Pet?
What Are the Benefits of Having a Family Pet?
A HOMER member wrote in asking about how they could make pet ownership a positive experience for their kids. Keep reading to see what Peggy, HOMER’s Senior Director of Learning and Curriculum Design had to say! Question I have a new baby and a four-year-old. I want...
6 Kids Books for Black History Month
6 Kids Books for Black History Month
February is Black History Month. It’s a time to remember the past and pay tribute to the heroes who paved the way for change. It’s also a great time to introduce your child to books that show a diverse cast of characters living life and telling their stories. Keep...
Valentine’s Day Tongue Twisters
Valentine’s Day Tongue Twisters
Did you know that when your child is giggling over a funny and challenging tongue twister, they are actually building foundational reading skills?
6 Quick Tips to Get Kids Reading
6 Quick Tips to Get Kids Reading
Your big goal is to make books and stories so wonderful, so special, and so exciting that your child cannot wait to learn to read.
Setting up a Handprint Holiday Tradition
Setting up a Handprint Holiday Tradition
When your child is young, handprint art can be great gifts for family members, and at this time of year, usually you are the ones making holiday cards for your friends and family. Why not combine the two to create a fun, inexpensive (and easy!) holiday card...
Reading and Play: Do the Two Intersect?
Reading and Play: Do the Two Intersect?
We’re big fans of learning AND playing. In fact, we often find ourselves doing both and don’t even realize it. Our very own Peggy Kaye, shared a few activities to get your family reading and playing, which were featured on Jim Henson's Family Hub! ...
Five Lessons We Learned from Mister Rogers
Five Lessons We Learned from Mister Rogers
Hello Neighbors! Our Director of Learning and Curriculum Design, Samantha Creighan, PhD, and her son, Cole, recently had a beautiful discussion about the lessons that Mister Rogers left us with. With the release of the movie, "A Beautiful Day in the...
Raising an Independent Child: 4 Easy-To-Use Parenting Tips
Raising an Independent Child: 4 Easy-To-Use Parenting Tips
Raising an independent child and watching them go out on their own is one of the most fulfilling and difficult parts of parenthood. Whether you’re encouraging them to try out for a sports team or to try a new skill, there are plenty of ways that you can begin...
Get Your Kids to Love Reading with These 3 Easy Tips
Get Your Kids to Love Reading with These 3 Easy Tips
Making your home “book-oriented environment" doesn't mean you have to give up an entire room to dedicate to books!