by Lisa Helfand | Jul 31, 2020 | For Classroom, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade K
Some kids dream of becoming an astronaut, a lion tamer, or a rodeo star. As a child, I never had outlandish aspirations. From as early as I can remember, I always dreamt of becoming a teacher. My dream came true in 1997 when I secured my first position as a fourth...
by Kristin Gauldin | Jul 24, 2020 | For Classroom, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade K
School districts across the country have begun rolling out the instructional models that teachers and students will use when school returns. One consistent theme across states and districts is that opening school involves a mix of online and face-to-face instruction,...
by h2m | Jul 24, 2020 | For Classroom, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade K
This spring, families across the United States faced their biggest challenge—working from home while at the same time trying to help their children navigate remote learning and social distancing. Children, parents, and schools reacted as effectively as they...
by Rhonda Mandeville, ME Special Education | Jul 17, 2020 | For Classroom, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade K, Literacy, Math
When I first started working at hand2mind, I was not very familiar with their products. There were a few things like pattern blocks and 2-color counters that I had in my classroom, but nothing uniquely hand2mind. In my first week I came across 3 or 4 products that...
by Lisa Helfand | Jul 2, 2020 | For Classroom, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade K, Literacy
From an evolutionary perspective, teaching kids to read is a relatively new undertaking for the human brain. Our brains are not prewired for translating shapes into sounds and then stringing these shapes together to form words, sentences, and paragraphs. Learning to...
by Dori Mendel | Jul 2, 2020 | For Home, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade K
Homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be an exercise in agility. As a working mom (with a working spouse), the initial odds of homeschooling my 2nd-grade daughter and preschooler son did not look good. While my daughter’s school provided organized...
