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 | 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 | 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...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Oct 27, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies, Preschool Prep
Digital Dilemmas in Preschool and Beyond Using critical thinking skills to approach cyber security and your preschooler. With cyber-attacks inundating news reports, cyber security has been on my mind lately – especially when it comes to young children. October is...
by Lemi-Ola Erinkitola | Oct 13, 2016 | Critical Thinking Strategies, Prep, School
What does prep have to do with being gifted? I spend a lot of time talking about the value of “thinking prep” and how to effectively prepare your children to be thoughtful, curious individuals. The Critical Thinking Child was founded on this idea, and the prep we...