Take Control of Anxiety with ART!
Ok, so art might not cure your child’s anxiety, but doing art has been proven a successful antidote. Here are some of the ways doing art helps kids reduce anxiety.
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What Do I Do with All These Papers?
Parents of small children are no strangers to the mountains of paperwork that come through the door when our children start school. While we love to see so much artwork being made and the artistic process being enjoyed, how can we possibly keep it all organized?
Top 10 Reasons to Draw
Most people think of drawing as a creative outlet. It’s an extra activity for the “creative types”. But that is not true. Drawing has very little to do with creativity. It is about seeing, thinking and sharing oneself. Drawing is a way to explore our thoughts, build our brain and understand the world more effectively.
5 Hacks to Save Your Sanity this School Year
Most of the kids are back to school by now and you may have noticed a bit of chaos has ensued. Have no fear, I have some simple hacks to get things running more smoothly and save your sanity this school year.
Parent-Teacher Conference Survival Guide
Teachers teach the subjects and curriculum dictated by their district, but the way it’s implemented can vary teacher to teacher. Conference time can be a great time to work together to find ways for your child to thrive.
19 Tricks to Sail Through Homework Time
Homework is going to be a part of your child’s school experience for many years. Whether you have a right brain thinker just starting school or an older right brain student, I have found lots of great ways to make homework time easier through the years.
Drawing Through the Pandemic: Diego
At Young Rembrandts we’ve been interviewing kids that have been drawing with us this past year. For some kids, drawing was a way to continue the classes they were used to at school. For others, it was a way to keep their minds off the stress they were feeling around them.
Add Handwriting to the Recovery Plan
One big loss from last year was writing. The literal act of writing letters and numbers on paper. This is going to affect all our learners, but especially our kindergarteners and early primary grades. A solid foundation in the early years is essential to learning.
Track Your Bright Summer Progress
It takes as little as 15 minutes a day in each of the core subject areas, reading, drawing, writing and math, to maintain learning all summer long. And, to help you keep track of how well you are doing with that hour a day, I have created a weekly tracker.
An Hour a Day Keeps Learning Loss Away
Under normal circumstances, summer can amount to a significant learning loss, as much as 2 1/2 months per student, with the biggest losses in math and reading. However, a year spent distance learning, has created additional concerns about the potential losses that lie ahead.
