Education Tips and Info

Take your kids and your out-of-town visitors to see these sites, and be sure to stop at the antique carousel in front of the Arts & Industries Building. Note that with the sequestration still in effect, visiting hours may be curtailed and lines longer. Check websites for times and details.

Panda books: List includes fiction and nonfiction. Includes picture books and chapter books.

Ready for some new educational apps? I figured this was about the time you would be itching to get some new apps. Kids home for several weeks. Extra time. All of that.

Come check out the top 10 educational apps for preschoolers. Five of the apps you must purchase and five are free.

Step into your child’s school library. You’ll see neatly shelved books, bright seasonal displays and the latest titles grouped enticingly. You may also notice computers, e-readers and a smart board—evidence of how school libraries are evolving to hone children’s skills in research, information management and critical thinking in an increasingly complex and tech-savvy world.

There seems to be one in almost every classroom. That student that just can’t get it together. Maybe it’s the homework that never gets turned in or the desk that resembles a pigpen. Possibly the student is disruptive, blurting out inappropriate remarks or just can’t stop tapping her pencil even when you have asked her a million times to stop.

Celebrating the end of school together as a family is such a great way to create lasting memories. The last day of school is the perfect opportunity to start a new tradition that your kids can look forward to year after year.

When we consider the educational options for our children, we may wonder whether it is better to send my child to a single-sex or a coed school?"

There is no easy answer to this question. Even research comparing single-sex and coed schools has not resulted in definitive answers about which is better for children.

Knowing the advantages of each might help us decide.

Kids apps reviews, giveaways and good free apps of the day.

Ways to Improve Fourth Grade Spelling: Your Education Questions Answered.

Question: My daughter was never taught to read phonetically. Now when she meets a new word, she can't sound it out. She's in fifth grade, and this is becoming quite a problem in her social studies and science classes. Where do we get help for her?

Parents often become concerned when the school year does not start off as planned and their child is assigned to a class where the teacher is not a good match. Teachers rarely work equally well with every child, and almost every teacher will have a bad year during his career. A teacher might work well with one of your children, but if your next child has a different temperament, it may not be a good fit. Maybe your child has a wonderful teacher, but the teacher's spouse relocates for her career and the new teacher or long-term substitute is not a good match. What should you do if the match between the teacher and your child is not working?