By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate I homeschooled my son last year due to medical reasons. Here is what I learned about how to schedule the day. I hope some of these ideas will help you structure your day during this difficult time when all our children are at home. Starting the Day Give a 15-minute warning and a five-minute warning to start time and try to … [Read more...]
Making School at Home FUN with Hands-on Activities!
By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate Try something fun each day. You've got this! Keep your child learning and achieving goals, while also social distancing and working from home yourself. Below are ideas to support parents at home to help your children get started with digital learning, as well as other ideas for activities and hands-on learning. Hands-On … [Read more...]
School at Home Technology Strategies
By Saskia Nilsen RITES learning specialist and education advocate Technology can help, but it cannot replace hands-on learning or monitoring required for students. While schools may have already suggested websites for students, students with a wider range of learning styles may find the sites mentioned below much easier to handle. So, they'll be better able to set and achieve reasonable learning … [Read more...]
Playing Up the Holidays – Great Gift Ideas from RITES
Be the Hero of the Holiday Season! Great gift ideas for gifts that give back... Scroll down to check out our top picks for great gift ideas for the holidays with fun, engaging games the whole family can play that work on key educational skills for your kids - they won't feel like they're learning and you'll feel good that they are! And...all of these great gift ideas below can be purchased … [Read more...]
National Summer Learning Week 2019
Local author, artist and designer visits with RITES Summer Program to share creative process The RITES Summer Program is excited to share that we had a special guest visit our summer program students today, as part of our celebration of National Summer Learning Week! Amy Leidtke is a local artist, designer and educator who collaborated to write a new book about Leonardo da Vinci and his … [Read more...]
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