Educational Resources
Family Fun Activities Near Me??
Have you ever wished you didn't have to work so hard to make summer fun? Do you sometimes feel like you are a cruise director instead of a mom who still has all the real-life responsibilities? Ever Googled "Family Fun Activities Near Me"? We have been there too. Even...
Are you looking for a kindergarten readiness checklist?
The transition from preschool to kindergarten can be tricky. How do you know if your child is prepared for kindergarten? Before we get to the Kindergarten Readiness Checklist, congratulations! If you have a child who is between the ages of 4 and 6, you are raising a...
5 Education Resources to Prevent Summer Slide (and Save Your Sanity)
We know your time is limited -- there are only DAYS (okay, maybe weeks) left until your kids are out of school for the summer. You've run down your summer checklist: swim gear, check. Board games for rainy days, check. Sunscreen, check. Camp enrollment, check. But how...
What is the best homeschool curriculum?
We are a school. And so we get asked -- many times each year -- what is the best homeschool curriculum? You might think we only get asked this by homeschooling families or families who send their children to a hybrid school. Not true. We also get asked this by...
Confused by Math Terms? Math Mammoth, New Math and Other Terms Debunked
You’ve heard math terms thrown around – Math Mammoth, new math, math mastery, and math spiraling – but what do they actually mean? What do you do if you feel ill-equipped to help your child with math? It may be that some of us moms went to school during an era when...
Thriving schools do this 1 thing
They partner with their local community! At teacher.org, Superintendant John Konen wrote that one of the strongest indicators of thriving schools is if, and how, they partner with the surrounding community. When it comes to a common goal, schools and community...
When Your Child Fails: What Now? 3 Actions You Can Take
When your child fails, it's hard for a parent not to react. But we know that our responses to our children's failures set the tone for how they will handle failure as they get older. Let's face it: When we talk about our kids to others, their failures are not at the...
“Learning is boring, Mom”
If your child would rather watch a YouTube video, go next door to a friend's house, or play Xbox rather than learn, he is not alone. As our children grow, the enthusiasm for learning can wane -- but the good news is that it doesn't have to! In this email, we share our...
Family Fun for Under $11
Sometimes, you just need to close the laptop, silence the phones, and spend some quality time together as a family. One of our core values is intentional margin, and we believe it's important to build "fun" into your family's routine. So we're here to help. Check out...
School Choice: When You Clash With Your Spouse
Choosing the right school or educational environment for your child could be one of the most difficult decisions that you and your spouse will make. But let us take some pressure off as it relates to school choice: Where your child goes to school or in what format he...
Screen Time Apps and Sites: Helpful or Not?
One of the most widely reported aspects of Gen Z -- who are between the ages of 9 and 25 right now -- is their affinity for technology. So as a parent, when faced with helping your child manage his or her own digital footprint, are screen time apps and sites helpful?...
Exhausted by your tweens’ feelings list?
If your tweens' feelings list is long and varied, we understand. It's normal for this stage of their development. But have no fear. We have some practical ways you can meet their emotional needs during this season of life. In the first part of our series on tween...
Tween Development: Responsibility vs. Accountability
You may be asking yourself: At what point do I start to tackle accountability vs. responsibility with this whole person who is changing and growing right before my eyes? As your child develops into a teenager, he or she will not go straight from "child" to "teenager."...
What is a hybrid school?
A recent op-ed article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said that hybrid schools might just be the way of the future. But you may be wondering... What is a hybrid school? A hybrid school blends at-home learning with classroom learning at school. Not every hybrid...
7 Tips to Stay Motivated During a Long School Season
Everyone gets a case of the blahs from time to time. To stay motivated can be especially tough during a long stretch of school with no breaks. Whether your kids attend school at home or outside the home, finding a rhythm after a school break can take time. Or...
1 Eye-Opening Education Center You May Have Overlooked
Parents, you are the education center for your child. Let's just break the ice here. How does that sentence, or even just the phrase "education center," make you feel inside? Squeamish? Unsure? Confident? Suspicious? Defeated? Overwhelmed? At Learnwell, it is not our...
My Big Parenting Mistake (and What I Learned From It)
We could all swap parenting fails. One of my big parenting mistakes could have been avoided by taking a whole-child approach. Here is the back-story: I have two children. One is very rules-oriented, doesn't struggle with obedience, and is generally a joyful kid who...
Putting Education First
Maybe you didn't set out to put education first. But something got your attention. And you wondered how to help your child. Was it your child's unhappiness? Her lack of safety? His need for authentic community? Or a problem in the classroom? 4 Red Flags Signaling Your...
What Are Educational Standards?
What are educational standards... and how are they met? What do you think of when you hear the word “standard”? I think “run-of-the-mill, usual, average.” Kind of boring, right? In education, standards may not be sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat exciting; I get that! But...
2 Questions to Teach Your Child to Learn Better
If your child hasn't asked you this question, "Why do we have to learn this?" he or she may be a cardboard cut-out. All kidding aside, this is a very common question when students are asked to learn something new. In fact, it's normal to wonder why you need to learn...