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It is not just OK that a child wants to hear the same story repeatedly, it’s terrific! It might be a bit tedious for you, but it is extremely beneficial for your child. Parent Tip: Wanting to hear a story over and over again means that the characters and the...
Do you often ask, "How can I make my child pay attention when I try to teach the alphabet?" Well, there are two main reasons why young children fail to pay attention when adults try to teach them about the alphabet. For some children, the task seems abstract — why...
Check out this amazing playlist and have some fun listening to your favorite tunes with your kids!
Valentine's Day is all about LOVE and expressing that love through kindness!
Before coming to HOMER to work on the Learning Team, I spent 8 years as a preschool teacher in New York City. Let’s face it, the teacher’s desk can sometimes become a catchall place for everything under the sun. One of my main struggles was keeping my desk clean...
Q&A with Peggy Kaye, HOMER’s Chief Curriculum Officer Many children feel that unless they read with the fluency of adults, then they are bad readers. Other children see classmates having an easier time learning to read and it makes them insecure. Children...
Q&A with Peggy Kaye, HOMER’s Chief Curriculum Officer Children who love books and stories before they are readers are very likely to love reading. Children who get lost in stories they hear, who imagine characters and feel for the problems characters face, are...
Your child can practice writing names with these extra-special place cards!
Print out this spellbound bingo set and cook up some Halloween fun!
Find tricks and treats around the neighborhood with this Spooky Halloween Scavenger Hunt!
Find tips and strategies to emotionally prepare your child to start the school year from our resident Ph.D. – including a handy checklist.
Written by Peggy Kaye, HOMER’s Chief Curriculum Officer Featured in KIDBOX’s The Scribble Newspaper All too often, homework turns peaceful evenings into fighting matches between parents and kids. What can be done to stop the arguments? Here are a few ideas from our...