MSI Press Blog

  Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly.   #74 Presidents Day   Here is a great opportunity to visit the library with your child to search for some age-appropriate books about these very famous presidents.   Presidents Day is usually celebrated in February. However, no matter what time of year it is, it’s always a good time to learn more about our past presidents. In honor of our past leaders, why not have some fun while reading about them? Try to find a book either at your child's reading level for him to read on his own or any interesting book to read to your child during shared reading time about any president they find interesting. You might even make a KWL chart of things that you've learned (Idea #94). Once you've learned about them, challenge your child to make a birthday card for one of the former presidents. What kind of a personalized ...

  Excerpt from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy Alder-McKinley & Patti Trombly.  Introduction How To Make This Book Work for Your Family: Congratulations! You have just taken the first step in helping your child improve not only his academics in elementary school but also his attitude toward school this year and for years to come. 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents is jam-packed with fun ways to work with and help your child. No longer does school have to be tough. Who says practicing things at home can’t be fun? We have written this book after years of teaching elementary school and many more years working closely with individual ele mentary-aged children. We’ve spent over ten years collecting 365 of the very best ideas and the most helpful activities that we have ever used successfully to help remediate and/ or enrich young children’s learning experiences, and now we are sharing them with you. We’ve spent over ten years collecting 365 of the very best ideas, the m...