by Kim Jacobs | Jul 22, 2021 | Kids
Resource Spotlight: ABCya! I’ve said before that I find games to be a highly effective way to learn. Having fun while you’re doing something improves retention, and a positive attitude on the part of the student means that we can get a lot more...
by Kim Jacobs | Jul 2, 2021 | Books
Dragons Love Tacos Dragons Love Tacos is one of those books that kids love to read over and over because of the big slapstick drama. As the title says, dragons love tacos in every form, so you’ll need boatloads of them if you want dragons to show up to your...
by Kim Jacobs | Jun 26, 2021 | Kids
Engaging Reluctant Readers, or When is Reading Like Eating Broccoli? Some kids seem to be born as voracious readers. (Full disclosure: that was me.) As a kid, I never met a book I didn’t like. I read the back of cereal boxes, tubes of toothpaste, even junk mail. If...
by Kim Jacobs | Jun 26, 2021 | Books
The Book With No Pictures The Book with No Pictures from B.J. Novak won’t win awards for its illustrations. True to the title, there are none. Yet a book with no pictures can still be wildly entertaining and worth reading over and over. There also isn’t...
