4 ways parents can create REAL Change in your schools

May 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
volunteer outside classroom

I might have heard it said before that "it's always the same people volunteering in schools... again and again." I might have also heard "once you're in, you're in. They'll keep asking again." In fact, there might be the idea out there that some parent organizations are rather clique-ish and only sign themselves up for things because they don't know the other parents or don't trust them or... whatever. And while those feelings all exist and can be (and have been seen to be) true, what's really … [Read more...]

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April 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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People ask me what I do all the time. All the time. I'm still working on the elevator pitch. There's just so much that goes into what I do. I write for several sites on topics such as parenting, education, marketing, child development and learning. I run a blog about being a parent who was a teacher that focuses on education, parenting, development, marketing and fashion. I run a vlogging group. I volunteer at our schools. I play with my kids. I work out. Often, I get this response "-". (You … [Read more...]

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Breaking out of winter blahs at school

February 27, 2013 by 10 Comments
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A few weeks ago, I received a great question from Barb on the Julieverse Facebook page about behavior at school during the winter months. I find that kids truly do experience the winter blahs or winter blues and it does affect both their behavior and their educational learning. I have a question for you as a former teacher. I've noticed that my kids act out in different ways at school this time of year. It's becoming a recurring pattern with all of them. Is this normal? Did you find as a … [Read more...]

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Helping your child write summaries {FREE PRINTABLE}

February 6, 2013 by 2 Comments
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Summarizing is one of the hardest parts of writing and reading for kids. Teachers expect details, but not too many. They want to know about a specific event or book, but rewriting the summary on the back of the book isn't acceptable and telling the play-by-play is just way too much information. Here's a free printable to help your child write summaries. This is useful in elementary through high school summarizing activities. Use this printable in writing, reading, social studies, science, … [Read more...]

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Homework help: how much should I proofread my child’s work?

January 30, 2013 by 14 Comments
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Dear Julie, My 4th grader has writing assignments for school on a fairly regular basis. I check his work, but he pulls away every time I tell him corrections to make. Am I right to correct his spelling and punctuation and make him do better? I don't want him handing in incomplete work. Thanks, Sylvia Another great question this week. In a nutshell, yes, you should be concerned and encourage him to do his best, but, no, it's not your job to correct it. In elementary school your job as a … [Read more...]

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Free Printable: Character Description Graphic Organizer

January 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
printable worksheet graphic organizer

One area where children struggle in school is the use of describing words and showing more details in their summaries. If your child is coming home with assignments marked "need more details," use this free printable: Character Description graphic organizer worksheet to help him explore the description of characters he reads or characters he's creating in his writing assignments. This organizer is great for book reports, brainstorming and processing.   Next week on Julieverse … [Read more...]

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