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Enriching Education: How Families Can Make Summer a Season For Building Children’s Language, Literacy, and Learning Skills

Motherhood Moments

According to the latest version of The Nation’s Report Card , produced by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the average reading and math scores of 13-year-olds nationwide in 2022–23 declined by 4 and 9 points, respectively, as compared to 2019‒20 scores. Children reap benefits from unconventional options as well.

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Amazing Apps - Story Time International

Motherhood Moments

After winning two EdTech awards for StoryTime in 2021, they just launched StoryTime International (STI), the perfect ESL (English as a Second Language) tool for children (and adults) who want to practice reading, writing and speaking English, as well as stories in their own mother tongue. Going forward Hello Computer, Inc.

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Fun Freetime: WITS Board Game

Motherhood Moments

Resurfaced from a 7-year hiatus, What Is The Sentence (WITS) , previously known as Sentence Says, is the perfect educational game to play with friends and family members this holiday season. It worked well even with the different levels of ability between my kids, husband, and myself - and my mom really enjoyed it as well.

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7 Simple Tips for Encouraging Your Kids

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These seven simple tips can help prepare you to encourage your child. After all, education and work are frequently built around setting and reaching goals. Plus, being able to develop steps to meet their goals is a skill that may serve them well down the road! When your child does something well, give sincere praise.

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End World Hunger: 5 Simple Ways You Can Make a Difference

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

freerice.com is a website where you play simple online word games to earn rice that is distributed through the United Nations World Food Program. It is simple, fast and free; you help end world hunger and improve your vocabulary at the same time. Hunger exists in wealthy western countries, not only third world countries.

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Book Nook: Freeda the Frog Gets a Divorce

Motherhood Moments

Owing to the fact that approximately 50% of marriages end in divorce, it is helpful to have a children's book that explains what divorce is in a simple way. It also engenders empathy in kids whose parents are not divorced to better understand what their friends are going through.

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Caring Causes - Wreaths Across America and Patriot Guard Riders

Motherhood Moments

Now in nearly 4,000 communities across the country, WAA volunteers are committed to sharing the mission through education and stories of service and success. PGR also honors first responders as well as military veterans. As the organization’s membership has grown, so has the scope of its mission.

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