by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Jan 14, 2019 | Content, Core Skills
Before coming to HOMER to work on the Learning Team, I spent 8 years as a preschool teacher in New York City. Let’s face it, the teacher’s desk can sometimes become a catchall place for everything under the sun. One of my main struggles was keeping my desk clean and...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Nov 21, 2018 | Content, Core Skills
Q&A with Peggy Kaye, HOMER’s Chief Curriculum Officer Many children feel that unless they read with the fluency of adults, then they are bad readers. Other children see classmates having an easier time learning to read and it makes them insecure. Children rarely...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Nov 21, 2018 | Content, Core Skills
Q&A with Peggy Kaye, HOMER’s Chief Curriculum Officer Children who love books and stories before they are readers are very likely to love reading. Children who get lost in stories they hear, who imagine characters and feel for the problems characters face, are...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Nov 20, 2018 | Creativity, Creativity & Curiosity
Your child can practice writing names with these extra-special place cards! Set Up Time: Under 5 min. Activity Time: 10-15 min Mess Level: Medium What you need: This printable Crayons, markers, or colored pencils Scissors Paper Instructions: Print out this page. Cut...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Oct 23, 2018 | Critical Thinking
Print out this spellbound bingo set and cook up some Halloween fun! Set Up Time: Under 5 min Activity Time: 10-15 min. Mess Level: None What You Need: Download Download and print out this bingo set. (No printer? No problem! Draw the Halloween creatures on paper using...
