Terrible Trevor is the second installment in the River of Imagination Series by Irving teacher Pia Villanueva-Pulido. Pulido has worked…
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The Debate Over Early Music Education
The debate over how early is too early to begin a musical education warns that sometimes too much pressure can inhibit a child’s potential.
The ABCs of Summer
Summer projects and excursions can keep your children’s academic skills up while providing quality family time for everyone.
Garden of Learning
A kid will crouch in the lush grass, smell the freshly turned soil, watch a lizard scurry by, and write…
Dance, Dance Revolution
Ever catch the kids dancing alone in their bedrooms? Well, now’s the time to let them explore the art of…
Stretch Your Mind
Do your children ever ask why a balloon deflates over time or what an eyeball looks like from the inside?…
The Life Aquatic
When it comes to interesting underwater creatures, the Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park is filled with animals that will keep…
Tech for Tykes
It seems that children can naturally navigate technology in ways that would take many adults much longer to figure out….
Aim High!
There’s something about being in the wilderness to remind you of the things that really matter. Inspired by a trip…
Recordable Storybooks
Imagine your child opening up a book and hearing your voice—even when you can’t be there. After all, that familiar…
Book Helps Children Cope with Parents' Divorce
“Once upon a time there was a beautiful young lady who fell in love with a tall and handsome fella…
App Alert! IEP Checklist
They say there’s an app for everything—and thanks to the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC), there’s now an easier…
The Word on Reading
With 40 percent of third and fourth graders lacking proficiency in reading, it’s more than just vowels and consonants at…
Higher Learning
When Pam Ekren asked her fifth graders at Irving’s J.R. Good Elementary who had been to McDonalds, only half the…
Learning the Value of Giving
If you told your daughter she could wear her slippers to school, would she? What if you shared with your…
SLANT45: A Message That Fits
When advice about “staying fit” and “being healthy” comes from higher ups, it’s easy to ignore. But what about if…
Digging Up Something Good
For some kids, a day at school means books and rulers and backpacks. At Little Elm’s Brent Intermediate School, they’re…
Give Them an Earful
Are you homeschooling your child? If you haven’t heard of the Recorded Books Program, you might be overlooking a valuable…
STAAR Students
Texas students graduating with the class of 2015 and beyond will be STAAR-approved—that is, students must pass a new generation…
Playing Up an Appetite
When given the option to eat lunch or go outside and play, most kids opt for the latter choice. So…