Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Fan Favorites - April 2017

This Little Girl Wanted A Poop-Themed Birthday Party, So Her Parents Gave Her One
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-little-girl-wanted-a-poop-themed-birthday-party-so-her-parents-threw-her-one_us_58e4fbf5e4b03a26a3682e26?

The science behind why you should spend money on family holidays instead of toys
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/family-holidays/the-science-behind-why-you-should-spend-money-on-holidays-not-toys

Want to Raise a Trail-Blazing Daughter? Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says To Do These 7 Things
https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/7-things-successful-people-need-to-do-courtesy-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg.html

Sight Words Are so 2016: New Study finds the Real Key to Early Literacy
http://www.parent.co/sight-words-are-so-2016-new-study-finds-the-real-key-to-early-literacy/

Kindergartners get little time to play. What does it matter?
"As a kindergarten teacher I filmed noted, "Free and exploratory learning has been replaced with sit, focus, learn, get it done and maybe you can have time to play later."
Policymakers, schools systems and schools need to recognize that the standards and tests they mandate have altered the kindergarten classroom in significant ways."

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