April Fools is nearly here! As you prepare yourself to weather your kids’ jokes, pranks and tricks on April 1st, here are a few safe and easy tricks you can keep up your sleeve to fight back! Short Sheet: Before the kids head to bead, sneak into their rooms and fold the flat sheet up [...]
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Whether you celebrate Easter or not, spring is the perfect time to mix family and fun with a little friendly competition. With the grass finally reappearing and the clouds heading out, ’tis the season for treasure hunts! Tiny Trekkers For the youngest of explorers, you can create an exciting scavenger hunt by leaving a trail of photo clues. [...]
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As part of this month’s birthday celebration for legendary magician and escape artist, Harry Houdini, JumpStart Times is cooking up a little magic of our own. Magic is a great way to get your family working together to awe audiences while making magical memories in the process. Everyone in the family can play an important [...]
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Just a nice sunny afternoon, hanging out with friends over a leisurely cup of coffee and catching up… Does this sound like your life? Probably not. If you are like most parents, between coaxing tangles out of hair, curing boo boos, shuttling kids to ballet and cooking up a tasty dinner, it’s nearly impossible to [...]
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The following information is from a series of parent tips by Knowledge Adventure. The tips are meant to be used as fun ways of bringing learning into the home and everyday life. We hope you enjoy them! Make learning fun by practicing spelling with the following tips. With practice, your child will become a better [...]
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It’s no fun for anyone when your child has to be cooped up inside all day waiting for a cold to pass. Plus, if that cold means your child is missing school, his learning could suffer as well! We caught up with Registered Nurse (RN) and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Joann Blum, to find out the [...]
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Question: My son is having trouble with writing book reports and I was never very good at it myself (he is in 2nd grade). Where can I get some help to help him? Answer: You might check with your son’s teacher for any specific instructions on writing a report. The teacher might have certain details [...]
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From the random fact files of the JumpStart team comes today’s random fact (drumroll): According to some sources, on this day in 1515, Leonardo da Vinci designed the first parachute! In honor of this not so monumental event, we thought it would be fun to share with you a few quick, fun and not too [...]
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Question: Hello! I am tutoring a 7th grader who is able to read pretty well, but comprehends at a 3rd grade level. Do you have any suggestions on how to help her with comprehension? Thank you! Jessica Answer: Comprehension is just one of the components to reading. If children are not fluent readers and stumble [...]
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Your luck is about to change! In this craft, you’ll be making a wee little leprechaun that is sure to bring the luck o’ the Irish to you straight away. He may even be able to lead you to the pot of gold! Supplies: 1 candle cup bead (recommended size: 1/2” hole) for body 1 [...]
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