Easy Craft Projects to Do With Your Kids
With cooler weather coming, along with the current pandemic, you’ll want a few tricks up your sleeve to keep the kids from bouncing off the wall. So what are a few inexpensive, fun, creative craft projects you can tackle at home? Let’s find out! 1) Create Your Own Time Capsule What’s better than a blast […]
7 Activities To Keep Your Student Sharp Over Winter Break
Winter break is approaching and that means kids are counting down the days until they get a break from school. Even though winter break is much shorter than summer break, kids can still lose important information over the holidays. Keeping their minds engaged during break will help them prosper when they return to school in […]
Help Sharpen Your Child’s Math Skills!
If you are having a hard-time getting your child excited about learning math, check out this list of helpful tips for you to utilize!
Best Educational Games to Play with Your Children During Holiday Breaks
The holidays are coming, and that means time with the kids at home enjoying the family. While there’s plenty of room in the holiday breaks for Christmas movie marathons, make sure your kids are keeping their brains engaged while they are relaxing around the tree and turkey. Here are some games and activities you can […]
Tips to Helping Your Child Write Better
For many parents, teaching their child to write better is an important goal. Early writing experiences can help to lay the groundwork for a child’s later academic success. While learning to write is important, many children balk at the idea of having to sit down and spend time writing when they would rather be playing. […]
Winter Break Learning Activities
After the turkey has been consumed and the presents have been opened, many parents are looking at a few days or even weeks of kids at home without school to fill their time. How can you keep your kids engaged and their minds active during this holiday break? Here are some fun and educational […]
Educational Summer Boredom Busters
It’s summer. If you have the privilege of being home with your kids, you are going to hear plenty of “I’m bored!” in the next few months. Here are some educational activities to give your kids to stave off the boredom when it hits and promote summer learning. 1. Plan a Garage Sale “I’m bored” […]
Making the Most of the Summer Reading Program
Summer is coming, and with it are months of leisure for your kids. If you aren’t careful, your children will lose much of what they have learned during the school year. How can you maintain the leisure of summer without losing everything your children have worked so hard to learn this year? The answer is […]
Summer’s Coming – Keep Your Kids Engaged
While it might feel like winter just left the Charlotte area, the fact is that the school year is three-fourths of the way over. Now is the time to start thinking about ways to keep your kids engaged and learning over the summer. These tips from the Swan Learning Center will get you started thinking […]
4 Tips for Making the Most of Teacher Conferences
The key to success in school for many kids is involved parents. When you know what is going on at school and how your child is handling various subjects and social situations, you are setting the stage for success. This requires a good connection between you, as the parent, and your children’s teachers. That connection […]