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If we are being honest , summer fun and frolic can also throw a wrench into our security blanket of our routines and our checklists, too! Learn 7 simple yet life saving tips to keeping summer manageable, orderly (at least somewhat), and most of all FUN!

Summer is here! What does summer time mean and look like for you and for your family? As wonderful as it is and important to have “free-for-all” moments and carefree days, it is also important to create intention and predictability for our summer days.

Susie shares how it’s important to keep your kids learning throughout the summer months so they don’t lose all their hard work and learning from the school year. Instead of practice workbooks, make learning something your kids will want to do this summer with these ideas for summer learning disguised as fun!

A guest post by Susie with strategies to help your child maintain focus and engagement so he/she can finish the school-year strong!

Favorite Summer camp options around the city!

The waiting game of the application season can unnecessarily foster stress and worry in even the strongest of children. Suddenly, the swirling ideas of the unknown, leaving old friends and making new ones, navigating new routines and environments can leave children riddled with fear and anxiety. Our friends at Spark and Stitch Institute tackle the value of worry—within the goal of equipping students with the tools to manage anxiety head-on.

Technology in the classroom is becoming more and more predominant. Teachers are learning how to teach with emerging technologies while students are using advanced technology to shape how they learn. By embracing and integrating technology in the classroom, teachers are setting students up for a successful life outside of school. Here are a few benefits of using technology in the classroom.

10 Tips to Improve Communication with Your ADHD Child's Teachers - super helpful!

Readers-writers workshop is a method of instruction that often requires a paradigm shift, a shift from the teacher making all the choices and telling students what to learn within a text, to students making choices, and through practice and application of skills-based lessons, learning as they read and write.

From my time in the lower school classroom, I fondly remember harping (teaching?) organization skills to sometimes-messy 3rd and 4th-graders. In these “black holes” of desks, student assignments seem hopelessly lost, never to be seen again (or at least until the student spends 10 minutes of precious learning time searching for it to find it in a crumpled ball).

In English, there are around 44 sounds or phonemes. Given that there are only 26 letters used in the language, and that many sounds have more than one possible spelling, it is helpful that students learn the relationships between the letters and sounds in a straightforward and explicit manner.

SEL helps students acquire the skills to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

Many Atlanta independent schools utilize the Singapore Math curriculum, but how can you tell if this is the most effective math curriculum for your child? We dig into the specifics of this learning model.

5 reasons why BOB books are great for students just learning to read.

Curious about the milestones your preschooler is expected to meet prior to beginning kindergarten? Take a look at our list of academic benchmarks as well as strategies to build self-confidence and social awareness.

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Atlanta Psychologist, Anna Stagg, a practicing associate at Edwards Psych to discuss anxiety in adolescents. Especially given a school transition, teenagers may experience a season of increasing anxiety. Read for best practices to identify anxiety in teens and some handy tools to help support your learner.

Cognitive skills testing helps identify whether weak cognitive skills are present, which may be keeping a student from achieving his or her full potential. Expected cognitive skill abilities change based upon age. Results can be affected by various circumstances. Learn about the different types of skills assessed in the Woodcock-Johnson IV.

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Molly Kramer, an associate with KMP Atlanta Psychology. We discussed the purpose of educational psych evaluations, tips on how to determine if you need to secure one, and debunked some of the stigmas and myths around testing. From my time in the classroom, I’ve read stacks and stacks of ed psychs and it was so helpful to gain a psychologist’s trained perspective on the purpose and intention behind this type of assessment.

A well-known reading study still influences reading teachers today. How just 20 minutes a day can help predict student success-in and out of the classroom

Our friends at CentreSpring health launched a Brain Boost seminar a couple of weeks ago. Their approach to holistic health is fascinating! We wanted to share some takeaways on supplements to ask your pediatrician about when it comes to prioritizing focus, attention, and working stamina in lower-school kids.