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Savoring Life with Preschoolers
Recently, as I baked cookies with my kids, I watched my 3-year-old lick the plate clean of sprinkles, rather than roll the dough balls in them. It made a classic picture: my little boy Judah looking up mischievously with colored sugar on his face. I reflected on the brevity of this season.
Create a Literacy-Rich Environment This Summer
Learn ways to help your child grow as a reader during the summer holidays from CMS Superintendent and father, Dr. Peter Gorman.
Cool School Tools for 2008
Here's a list of must-have items your kids will be clamoring for this fall.
Get a Jump Start on Math
Find fun, brain-stimulating activities for the kids to do over the summer months, and prepare for the coming year.
Cleaning the Air for Kids
Each day the routine act of riding a school bus exposes children to a toxic mix of airborne carcinogens and particles from diesel exhaust. Diesel engines have long been known to spew dirty exhaust from their tailpipes, but studies now reveal that levels of diesel pollutants getting inside school buses can be up to four times greater than outside levels.
Socialization Without School
If you’ve been thinking about homeschooling, you’ve no doubt been asked by concerned friends and family: "But how will she make friends?" "He won’t learn any social skills!" The issue of socialization is the most often asked question presented to homeschooling parents.
Teacher Talk: Address Academic Weaknesses During Summer
Our experts share how to help kids prepare for going back to school, what to do with school records and how to help a pre-schooler with basic writing skills.
Back-to-School Resources
Cool books for school, healthy lunch box choices and homework Web sites to make going back to school much easier.
Hands-On Weather Activities
Get the kids interested in weather patterns by experimenting with activites that are weather related.
Danger in the Hallways
Student safety has always been a priority for state and local school officials, but the emphasis on keeping our classrooms safe has increased in recent years with the numerous tragic school shootings nationwide.
Homeschool Parents Offer Suggestions
We asked local homeschooling parents to share with Charlotte Parent readers the activities their children engage in. Here’s what they said:
Teacher Talk: The Language Arts
Five summer language arts activities to keep your kids engaged, and thinking logically and creatively.
Teacher Talk: Handwriting, Underachieving and Succeeding
Our experts answer questions on how to navigate pertinent questions about school life.
Teachable Moments at a Small Cost
Summer is here and it’s time for lots of family activities. With a little planning and a lot of fun, meaningful learning opportunities can be packed into every weekend -- without spending a lot of money.
Parent Involvement = Student Success
The 2007-08 school year will be an exciting one for CMS. The district will shift to learning communities as part of our decentralization, and we will begin to put into place some new programs designed to boost student achievement. All of these programs are important ones, and we think they’ll help students learn. But our biggest asset in helping CMS raise student achievement is you — the parents of our students.
Early Language Immersion: A Window to the World
Whether his patients prefer English or Spanish, Jonathan Guenter has a great bedside manner. A local ER doctor, he’s been bilingual since elementary school — thanks to a decision his parents made more than two decades ago to enroll him in a language immersion program.
Making the Transition to Full Day School
A look at the challenges young children face when transitioning to school full time
Teacher Talk: How to Find a Tutor
Our experts help you decide when and how to find a tutor for your child.
Teacher Talk: Tackling Math Story Problems
Homeschooling groups, math problems and first grade fundamentals.
Teach Your Children about School Bus Safety
The beginning of a new school year can bring many new experiences for children. They may need to become accustomed to an unfamiliar routine, get to know a new teacher or perhaps ride a school bus for the first time. But whether a child is new to the school bus or a seasoned "veteran" in junior high, it’s important for them to know the rules of school bus safety.
The Littlest Social Networkers
Everyone knows teens are preoccupied with Web sites like MySpace and Facebook, but now children as young as 5 have social networking Web sites just for them.
10 Tips on Cutting Back-To-School Costs
Helpful suggestions on things to do and buy that will help save money.
Would Your Child Recognize An Ad?
Marketing today can be tricky to navigate for parents and even for web-savvy kids.
More Movement, Smarter Kids
It's important for kids to get physical activities in their daily routines for many reasons, including learning.
Education Resources
Enrichment + After School
Programs and classes for kids, including music, art, dance, gymnastics, martial arts and more.
Area Schools + Education Guide
Private schools, preschools, charter schools and boarding schools.
Charlotte Education Resources
Tutors, homeschool helpers, childcare resources, counselors and more.
