Posts by MomtoDandJ

Thanks -- that's helpful!  My DD has no idea she's being tested but I'm nervous about it! :)

Has anyone's child gone through the K-Bit testing or KTEA-2?  My daughter's school uses the test for admissions to a gifted program and I'm curious what it is.  I tried to find a few sample questions online to get a sense of...

My moms,   My favorite website for free worksheets for kids just added a group of Fourth of July activities.  I printed a set for my 5yo ds  this morning and he's already about half done with them, so I...

A website that I use for free worksheets just added a set of Easter worksheets and Easter math worksheets.  They are free to download and print and I find they are generally good for preschool or kindergarten aged kids.  They...

Kids definitely need to be taught the correct pencil grip, so maybe it's just that your son has never been taught?  It's definitely awkward for little fingers to hold the pencil the right way until they get the hang of it....

Yes, definitely try letting your child write in pudding on a cookie sheet or in shaving cream on the shower wall.  That will make it more fun, plus it won't show "mistakes" as much as pencil on a paper shows.  I like these...

One of my favorite sites for free worksheets just posted some Christmas worksheets and Christmas math worksheets that I've been using with my son so I wanted to share the love and pass them along in case others were looking...

  One of my most favorite websites for free worksheets and educational activity suggestions just added some Christmas worksheets and Christmas math worksheets to their free worksheets section.  The...

We play a lot of sight word games in my house, too!  It makes learning to read feel so fun - which is how it should be.  I am using the Dolch list of sight words.  I print a set of Dolch sight words flashcards (I started...

Yeah - I'm so glad I posted!  I had second thoughts after posting my original message because I was worried maybe it really was all parents of older kids -- but here everyone is! :)   Maybe now that we've found each other...