Luke has struggled with double digit addition, especially when needing to carry numbers/regroup digits. Several weeks ago, before the Christmas break, he started 1:1 after-school tutoring sessions with his second grade teacher. Thanks to her support, his self talk went from…

An early morning game of Scrabble got our morning off to a surprisingly better start than most days. Colton pulled out the board game and I got my cup of coffee ready. Luke clamored to join in after we got started…

Colton is a 6-year-old ball of raw energy. That energy can be used for good or a lot of mischief at any moment. This morning I was determined to keep my cool and connect with him on something he cared about…

I’m a big believer in incorporating the boys’ obsessions of the moment (from the Garbage truck days to Dinosaurs to Minecraft) into learning activities.  A little motivation goes a long way.  I found another Minecraft themed math workbook that’s been making…

Summer Rules! I slightly tweaked a template found online. It’s a little hit and miss so far, but this framework has overall been helpful. Especially for Luke who likes to know what’s expected without the structure of school. I love hearing…

On Friday after school, Luke asked, “How many kids are in my class?” I told him I thought there were twelve or so. “No mom, I need to know exactly, like fourteen or fifteen?” I told him we have a school…

The boys ate their first fortune cookie with Saza last week. Notes in a cookie? It was a new concept. Ever since they have been asking me if we could make our own. I put off looking up “how to make…

Luke loves puzzles, but the 200 piece sets have been too tricky for him to do alone. The last time we finished the puzzle together he mostly left it for me to work on. After it was put together that time…