by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Aug 25, 2023 | Back to School, Critical Thinking Strategies, School
Avoid a Back-to-School Breakdown How to successfully transition from summertime to school-time. For many of you, summer is drawing to a close. You’re bracing yourself for the end of summer, while children seek out their last few days home. Some of you may already have...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Oct 23, 2017 | Attention, Critical Thinking Strategies, Cyber safety, Cyber Safety (Cyber Bullying), Cyber Security, Early Elementary, Focus, Technology
How to help your child appreciate and respect smartphones Smartphones are everywhere. They appear in classrooms, at home, and at the grocery store. We rely on them for everyday activities, like checking our bank account, looking up recipes, and connecting with old...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Dec 31, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies, Early Elementary, Events, Homework, Number sense, Parent Improvement, Prep, Preschool Prep, Reading, School
In February 2017, I will be releasing a 3-part video training focusing on how parents can build critical thinking skills in children preschool through second grade. The training will start with explaining the “what” and “why” of critical thinking including it’s...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Nov 23, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies, Cyber safety, Cyber Safety (Cyber Bullying), Cyber Security, Homework, Learning Apps, Learning Styles, Parent Improvement, School, STEM, STEM and STEAM, Technology
HOW TO BALANCE TECHNOLOGY & PLAY Create a structure around both off and onscreen learning The key factor isn’t the means through which your child is learning: it’s the structure around it. For example, giving your child free reign to do whatever he or she...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Oct 27, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies, School
Kick Bullying to the Curb How to prevent bullying in the Pre-K through 3rd Grade Classroom. When thinking about bullying, I find many parents and teachers immediately gravitate to the image of a middle or high school student showing cruelty to their classmates. In...