Teaching kids responsibility is one of the most important tasks a parent has. Showing children how to be responsible from a young age will turn them into responsible teens and adults, who can do things on their own and realize the …
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How to Find Good Books to Read: 5 Helpful Tips
Maybe you’ve finally encouraged your child to read more, or maybe your child has always been a reader. Excellent! But now what? I have loved reading for as long as I can remember, and to this day I still struggle …
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Help Kids Learn with Service Projects
There are many ways that students learn and use their knowledge in the classroom, but learning can also be extended outside of school hours when kids participate in service projects (also called service learning projects). What is Service Learning? Service …
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How Chores Can Teach Your Kids – And Help Prepare Them for School
Busy parents all know that sometimes household chores can seem endlessly piled up. However, as your children get older, luckily they can start to help around the house. Even toddlers aren’t too young to help out with simpler tasks, and …
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Should Students Be Allowed to Use Calculators?
” Should students be allowed to use calculators? ” This is one of the most common questions I’ve heard from parents in all my years of teaching at A Grade Ahead. The first time parents see “You may use a …
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6 Bad Habits Students Should Avoid at All Costs
Some habits are beneficial, and some are not. This is true in life and especially when it comes to students’ schooling habits. We are going to identify 6 bad habits students should avoid and give you tips on what to do instead! …
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Do Fidget Spinners Help Kids Focus in Class?
In April of this year, I was teaching class, and I kept hearing, “fwip, fwip, fwip, fwip,” but I wasn’t sure where it was coming from. I looked around and noticed one student spinning something on his desk, and another …
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How Do School Guidance Counselors Help Students Academically?
A school guidance counselor is a degreed professional who assists students with the personal and social pressures of school dynamics. In addition, school guidance counselors help students by working with them to plan their academic and career goals. What Does a School …
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Why is Doing Homework Important? Ask Emily
As I have mentioned before, one of the most frequent questions I get from parents is how to get their child to do their homework. However, perhaps the more important question is why their children should be doing that work …
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A Grade Ahead’s Employee Spotlight Series: Meet our Enrichment at Home and Headquarter Manager, Nichole Armstrong!
Nichole, a graduate of The Ohio State University in Middle School History and Science, has been with A Grade Ahead for 8 years. Not only does she take care of all operations here at our headquarters, she is also our …
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