LWTears Blog

Learning & Teaching the Alphabet: Practice & Activities for Kids

Cheryl Lundy Swift May 26, 2020 0

The Alphabet: Learning, Teaching & Practice

Toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners are like sponges. As they interact with others in their environment, they “soak up” basic...Continue reading

Teaching Tips

How to Demonstrate So Children Can Imitate – Teaching Handwriting

Katrina Erickson May 19, 2020 0

Remember playing Follow the Leader?

The Leader showed how to do something while the Follower imitated…what fun! Imitation is a developmental learning tool used to teach and show...Continue reading

Teaching Tips, Home Connection

5 Ways You Can Prepare Children for Kindergarten this Summer

Zoë Maurer May 14, 2020 0

How can you help your child prepare for school?

What a year this has been.

If you’re a teacher, parent, or caretaker to a Pre-K child, you might be worried about what this school year means for children’s...Continue reading

Ask the Experts

Why Typing Is Important for 21st Century Learners

Mark Putney May 12, 2020 0

Why Typing Is Important for 21st Century Learners

Take it from me, a 23-year elementary school teacher, we need to teach our students BOTH skills of handwriting and keyboarding in our world today and here's why.

Throughout my...Continue reading