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Reinforce

June 15, 2008 by Jennifer Donovan

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csdvertbanner2.jpgI have another giveaway sponsored by the folks at education.com. If you want some great encouragement and overview of some educational and creative summertime activities, read their article on Surviving Summer. Janice has already shared some of the activities that she and Jackson will be trying out this summer in her post Imagine. I thought I would focus on some ways that I hope to reinforce Amanda’s skills this summer.

The first thing that I did was set some goals. She needs to get her multiplication and division facts down pat so that she will be able to tackle the more advanced math that she will learn in 5th grade. I was SO happy to find the rules for this simple card game, Bulls-eye, listed in the 4th grade section (I just went to the Browse Activities by Grade and Subject, selected 4th grade, then searched by topic–Math). Playing this game will fulfill two of my goals for the summer — math reinforcement and spending time playing games with the kids.

Last summer, Amanda and I tried swapping a notebook back and forth to write a story, but it didn’t get very far. I love this suggestion from education.com, which combines the old fashioned art of letter-writing anedu_logo.jpgd story-swapping with a twist. This method suggests enlisting a relative, and I think that her grandparents would love to participate with her. The additional benefit is that they get to witness her creative writing skills (and see them improve as the project continues).

Education.com has donated a special prize pack designed to help fuel your child’s creativity this summer:

  • Alex Toys “Happily Ever Crafter” includes the supplies to make more than 9 different projects, or the materials to create on your own. It’s great for ages 7 and up.
  • Magnetic Poetry Kids Storymaker contains words and phrases to fuel the writer in all of us (and I do mean all of us–this is fun for all ages).

If you’d like to win both of these prizes, click over to education.com and look at the Reference Desk sidebar on the left. This is where you will find articles grouped together by subject. Which of those topics jumped out and made you click it and read what the subject grouping of articles? Leave a comment telling us which subject in the reference desk compelled you most.

This prize can ship to U.S. or Canadian addresses. The winner will be posted on June 24 with the other Creative Summer Days winners.

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About Jennifer Donovan

Jennifer Donovan has been a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom team since 2007. She writes product reviews, covers events, and manages the 5 Minutes for Books weekly column and website. She lives in Houston and blogs at Snapshot about life with her family.

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196 Comments

  1. Pamela White says

    June 24, 2008 at 8:33 pm

    Your Parenting Style interested me.

    Reply
  2. kathy pease says

    June 24, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    keeping kids healthy is the ultimate goal 🙂

    Reply
  3. Peggy Gorman says

    June 24, 2008 at 10:45 am

    Life Skill is a must. We have our children for such a short time before they start to become independant and need to know they will become a community giving,getting involved person for the life they will have. We need to teach our children ,they grow so fast and these skills are instilled for life

    Reply
  4. Dana says

    June 24, 2008 at 1:41 am

    Gifted Children, having one myself, I am always looking for resources. My son is in a wonderful public program, and it never crosssed my mind that he should have a right to a gifted education.

    Reply
  5. Brandy says

    June 23, 2008 at 11:30 pm

    Learning Personalities caught my eye- my 3 kids all have very distinctive learning styles and preferences, so I found this interesting. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  6. L McLendon says

    June 23, 2008 at 10:22 pm

    I love this kind of stuff!

    Reply
  7. Tanya Strickland says

    June 23, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    Gifted children is certainly intersting, but there are others as well!

    Reply
  8. Brooke Allen says

    June 23, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    Both “Is My Child on Track?” and “Gifted Children”. I’m a homeschool teacher, and even though I can tell you where she is academically (ahead in many areas), they don’t have a curriculum for life skills, and it’s nice to be able to read up on articles to make sure that she’s doing fine.

    Reply
  9. sarah woods says

    June 23, 2008 at 8:05 pm

    learning Personalities; many thanks SW

    Reply
  10. kathleen harris says

    June 23, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    special needs is always my topic

    Reply
  11. philip halter says

    June 23, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    nice prize

    Reply
  12. Bekki Lindner says

    June 23, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    Kindergarten activities jumped out at me, as I teach kindergarten, and am always looking for new resources and ideas to use in the classroom. Thank you!

    Reply
  13. sandra kao says

    June 23, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    “is my child on track?” because i’m always concerned if he is or isn’t.

    Reply
  14. Bhavana says

    June 23, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    As I’ve just begun saying ‘No!’ to my 6 month old, parenting styles interested me most on their site.

    Reply
  15. Karen M says

    June 23, 2008 at 2:31 pm

    Please enter me! I like the Gifted Students section.

    Reply
  16. Susanne Troop says

    June 23, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    Is my child on track?

    Reply
  17. Denise says

    June 23, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    Learning Personalities seems extremely fascinating to me.

    Reply
  18. lee says

    June 23, 2008 at 1:10 pm

    Moms need all the help they can get.

    Reply
  19. Nichole Wilson says

    June 23, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    i would love to win this..Good luck to all who entered.

    Reply
  20. Brooke says

    June 23, 2008 at 11:42 am

    Learning to Read! I love encouraging literacy.

    Reply
  21. Veronica Garrett says

    June 23, 2008 at 10:23 am

    Learning Personalities. I have always thought that there were different learning personalities.

    Reply
  22. kathy pease says

    June 23, 2008 at 8:18 am

    count me in please 🙂

    Reply
  23. Jeanine P says

    June 23, 2008 at 7:42 am

    Is my child on track caught my eye

    Reply
  24. Jennie B says

    June 23, 2008 at 3:00 am

    this is really a great toy

    Reply
  25. chris h says

    June 23, 2008 at 2:26 am

    kindergarten readyness

    Reply
  26. C Duran says

    June 22, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    Learning Personalities jumped out at me.

    Reply
  27. Donna Kozar says

    June 22, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    The section on Learning Disabilities interested me since we are dealing with this.

    Reply
  28. BobV says

    June 22, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    The Learning Personalities section was my favorite, enter me please.

    Reply
  29. Carla Pullum says

    June 22, 2008 at 7:46 pm

    Is my Child on Track? This is always my question!! Thats why it stood out!!

    Reply
  30. britt-sparkledvintagecharm says

    June 22, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    so fabulous!

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  31. Nancy P says

    June 22, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    All the subjects were very compelling to me but I clicked on Learning Personalities first! Thanks!

    Reply
  32. Kathy Conley says

    June 22, 2008 at 3:52 pm

    I really enjoyed the learning personalities section!

    Reply
  33. Ed Nemmers says

    June 22, 2008 at 3:19 pm

    Your Parenting Style

    Reply
  34. Kelly B says

    June 22, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    What topic don’t I want to read more on….. WOW!! I really will come back to read the “IS My CHild on Track?”, “Learning to Read” and “Parenting Styles”!!!

    The poetry prize sounds like something I’ll have to invest in when my kiddies start reading. I was soo bad at poetry and I want my kids to really like it:) Plus they love magnetics and it keeps them busy in the kitchen when I cook:)

    Reply
  35. Denise says

    June 22, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    This looks like fun!

    Reply
  36. Angelica says

    June 22, 2008 at 10:20 am

    love this prize! Hope I win.

    Reply
  37. Catherine KingChuparkoff says

    June 22, 2008 at 9:40 am

    gifted children is always an area that I find interesting….

    Reply
  38. Janet says

    June 22, 2008 at 3:17 am

    I like the kindergarden readiness section is very informative. ty 4 the great contest!

    Reply
  39. Carrie Baird says

    June 22, 2008 at 1:23 am

    Learning to Read jumped out at me because I believe there is little more important in education than good reading skills and a love of reading.

    Reply
  40. marybeth i. says

    June 22, 2008 at 12:07 am

    Types of schools – we have several options (magnet schools) in the area I live in.

    Reply
  41. Michelle Rosborough says

    June 21, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    Your Parenting Style

    Reply
  42. Gayle Morgan says

    June 21, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    special needs section was good

    Reply
  43. kiyana says

    June 21, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    I clicked on Keeping your kids healthy, they got alot of good, helpful resources!

    Reply
  44. Hesper F says

    June 21, 2008 at 7:16 pm

    Learning Personalities piqued my curiousity!

    Reply
  45. R Hicks says

    June 21, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    I like the kindergarden readiness section is very informative.

    Reply
  46. Christi says

    June 21, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    Is my child on track? caught my eye, but actually, the whole SITE thrills me to bits! I’m all about finding things for my boys to do to keep their brains working this summer, and as a teacher, this can be a great resource! Thanks so much!

    Reply
  47. jeanette malan says

    June 21, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    Learning personalities

    Reply
  48. Valeen says

    June 21, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    The Special Needs section jumped out at me, since I have children with special needs. Thanks for a great resource!

    Reply
  49. Pamela Hansen says

    June 21, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    extracurricular activities is what caught my eye I really like the learning a second language

    Reply
  50. Laurie says

    June 21, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    Kindergarten/Preschool. What a great prize.

    Reply
  51. Tammy says

    June 21, 2008 at 11:37 am

    The standards and testing one — we are just starting to homeschool, so I am interested in learning the different ways, I can make sure we meet and stay ahead of the curve!

    Reply
  52. DARIJAVAN says

    June 20, 2008 at 5:04 pm

    Keeping your kids healthy. We all can use a little help

    Reply
  53. Paula Hafner says

    June 20, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    Learning Personalities caught my eye. I think all 4 of my kids have their own style of learning.

    Reply
  54. Angela Young says

    June 20, 2008 at 10:30 am

    I liked the following: Learning personalities, learning to read (I want my son to be able to read before he gets to school), Is my child on track (something we are always curious about) and Kindergarten readiness (want to make sure that he is more than ready for this next step of his life). Thanks!

    Reply
  55. Cilfton Wade says

    June 19, 2008 at 11:58 pm

    Thinking about college. Children today are never to young to think about their future!

    Reply
  56. Caryn Bailey says

    June 19, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    Keeping your kids healthy…this is my passion!

    Reply
  57. Cindy Flores says

    June 19, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    I liked reading about gifted and talented.

    Reply
  58. Melanie R. says

    June 19, 2008 at 6:02 pm

    I liked reading about 2nd grade reading ideas for home.

    Reply
  59. Sarah says

    June 19, 2008 at 5:40 pm

    A couple of things stood out to me (were we only supposed to pick one!)… here they are:
    “Kindergarten readiness” (I have a 4 year old)
    “Learning personalities” (I think it’s important to know)
    and “Is my child on track” (Something we’re always wondering… is my kid advanced/average/behind etc.)

    Reply
  60. TanjaT says

    June 19, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    Learning Personalities!
    Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  61. Liz Cuellar says

    June 19, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    cool gift!

    Reply
  62. Suzanne Denys says

    June 19, 2008 at 12:06 am

    Gifted Children stood out the most for me. My daughter was reading before Kdg. and didn’t go to preschool so this is interesting to me.

    Reply
  63. Sharon R says

    June 18, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    Learning Personalities jumped out at me because my son had a difficult time this past year and began to dislike school. The articles offered helpful advice on how to help him succeed next year and feel better about school.

    Reply
  64. Kathryn Little says

    June 18, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    I browsed through a few areas – esp enjoyed paren-school connection overview – thanks.

    Reply
  65. Anthony Hedden says

    June 18, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    enter me

    Reply
  66. Elizabeth M. says

    June 18, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    Gifted children caught my attention. Education.com is really a quality site.

    Reply
  67. Kristinia Clos says

    June 18, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    My son Gabriel would love this, he’s a bit young but he loves anything that includes him!

    Reply
  68. Kristinia Clos says

    June 18, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    I’d love to win this! Teaching my son Gabriel to read, by reading everyday , plus we plan on homeschooling so this would be great!

    Reply
  69. Shelly says

    June 18, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    Is My Child on Track? Learned a lot too!

    Reply
  70. Vicki Wurgler says

    June 18, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    I checked out the extra curricular activities

    Reply
  71. Sandy F. says

    June 18, 2008 at 5:05 pm

    Learning to Read stuck out the most to me. I want to have my son reading before he heads of to school. Count me in for the giveaway…thanks!

    Reply
  72. LivingforGod says

    June 18, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    Learning Personalities and Life Skills

    Reply
  73. Saly says

    June 18, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Kindergarten Readiness for sure.

    Reply
  74. D. says

    June 18, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    Am going to recommend Keeping Your Kids healthy to my kids, ‘cuz I worry about my grandkids nutritional needs.

    Reply
  75. M.A. says

    June 18, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    “Thinking About College” jumped out at me since the kids are rapidly approaching that time.

    Reply
  76. Denyse says

    June 18, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    Learning to Read- I hope I win:)

    Reply
  77. Crystal Gleason says

    June 18, 2008 at 9:48 am

    Looks great!

    Reply
  78. tom homrich says

    June 18, 2008 at 7:11 am

    nice toy

    Reply
  79. Michelle says

    June 18, 2008 at 2:15 am

    Is my child on track was the first thing I clicked on. Thanks for the info and giveaway!

    Reply
  80. Jennifer T. says

    June 18, 2008 at 1:52 am

    I would have to say the Is my child on track and standards and testing.

    Reply
  81. Noreen says

    June 18, 2008 at 1:07 am

    gifted students

    Reply
  82. Paula McClement says

    June 17, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    Learning Personalities

    Reply
  83. Liz says

    June 17, 2008 at 10:47 pm

    My Child On Track is my choice

    Reply
  84. Susan Crammond says

    June 17, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    Well, if I had to choose only one, I’d say “Is My Child On Track” would be my choice. But having taken a look at a few of the other subjects, I can say that this is a site I’ll be returning to often.

    Reply
  85. Nicki says

    June 17, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    Kindergarden Readiness popped out at me right away because its a topic I’m dealing with right now. Little Bear is about to start kindergarten in the fall, and since she didn’t go to preschool this year, I am trying to get her ready for kindergarten myself, at home! I want so bad for her to enjoy learning, and when her older brother entered kindergarten he was NOT really ready, and as a result had a horrible time in kindergarten and never really did manage to catch up.

    Reply
  86. Laura says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    Gifted Children – because gifted children are exceptional learners too. Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  87. Heather says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:56 pm

    Is my child on track? stuck out to me.

    Reply
  88. Elaine says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    “Your Parenting Style” jumped out at me. Sometimes I wonder if we’re doing the “right” things with our daughter. Thanks for the opportunity!

    Reply
  89. Caroline says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    Learning to Read caught my eye because I’m particularly interested in Literacy and early childhood development.

    Reply
  90. Jessica T says

    June 17, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    Parent – School Connection really caught my eye. I really believe that if parents put the amount of time into public schools as parents of private school students did, parents wouldn’t feel a need for Private school . . .contraversial, I know. . .

    Reply
  91. Belinda A. says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    This is a neat, neat site and I’ve bookmarked it for now and for a few years down the line. What grabbed my attention were these two subjects: Is My Child On track? and also Learning To Read.

    Reply
  92. Stacey says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    “Keeping your kids healthy”

    Reply
  93. Heather J. says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:14 pm

    I checked out Special Needs, hoping to see something on food allergies. Alas, the only food-related articles were on eating disorders. 🙁

    SharingMyStory at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  94. charline s says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    Learning to read, Because my son is having some trouble.

    Reply
  95. Nadia says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:39 am

    Kindergarden readiness jumped right at me since we have 3 kids in the house starting this september!!

    Reply
  96. Dinah says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:27 am

    Both prizes are wonderful ! Individual personalities at any age have always fascinated me , I’d have to go with “Learning Personalities”

    Reply
  97. Kristinia Clos says

    June 17, 2008 at 11:26 am

    What first off caught my eye was “Is My Child On track” , I think as parents thats something we always worry about with each child, as each child is very different!

    I loved the endless amounts of information on each age group! I’m signing up!

    Reply
  98. Christine B says

    June 17, 2008 at 10:52 am

    Learning to read stood out for me. As a teacher I know how important it is to take away all the mystery and stress from that process for both parent and child.

    Reply
  99. Louise Brouillette says

    June 17, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Learning Personalities looks interesting

    Reply
  100. LisaW says

    June 17, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Learning to Read

    Reply
  101. Athena says

    June 17, 2008 at 9:33 am

    Learning Personalities seems really interesting.

    Reply
  102. tangie c says

    June 17, 2008 at 9:30 am

    The topic that I was most interested was “Types of Schools”. My oldest son just finished elementary, and it’s time for junior high. Unfortunately, all of the junior highs around here are pretty scary (I’m a teacher and work around here, so I know). So, I’ve been battling where to send him, since financially private school is not an option, but all of the schools in this entire city are very tough!! So, I enrolled him in a charter, so I guess we’ll see!!

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  103. Laura says

    June 17, 2008 at 9:04 am

    ‘Your Parenting Style’ really caught my attention.

    Reply
  104. Toni says

    June 17, 2008 at 8:22 am

    The Kindergarten Readiness jumped out at me because my son who technically will be old enough to start kindergarten this year is just not ready socially yet not to mention he would barely be 5 when school started so I think that would be perfect for us to get him ready for next year

    Reply
  105. Kathy Scott says

    June 17, 2008 at 7:54 am

    Homeschooling gifted children. It is really scary when your kids are smarter than you are.

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  106. Cindy S says

    June 17, 2008 at 7:46 am

    Every bit of information helps. Thanks

    Reply
  107. Donna Coughlin says

    June 17, 2008 at 6:41 am

    love the information given on learning disabilities. We had discovered when our son was 3, that he had learning disabilites. He is now 8 and thriving in special programs

    Reply
  108. Carla Cui says

    June 17, 2008 at 6:12 am

    I liked Learning Personalities!

    Reply
  109. Christy says

    June 17, 2008 at 2:52 am

    This would be perfect for my two kids who are bored already.

    Reply
  110. Cindi says

    June 17, 2008 at 1:03 am

    A fantastic prize package. The “Life Skills” has my name written all over it. I have two sons and they do well academically. That is important, but I think having life skills is just as important. Sometimes, the most intelligent people I have known haven’t any social skills. Thanks, Cindi

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  111. Melanie says

    June 16, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    First grade for us because our son will only be 5 for the first month of first grade. I want to make sure he’s as ready as the 6 year olds. Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  112. susan murray says

    June 16, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    I would love this cause I have a sunday school class at church this would help me out

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  113. Anna says

    June 16, 2008 at 10:11 pm

    Definitely keeping my kids healthy! This is the one that I think about a lot.

    Reply
  114. Holly G. says

    June 16, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    Is My Child On Track?
    I’m going to read it after I enter this contest.

    Reply
  115. Tom Steines says

    June 16, 2008 at 8:19 pm

    thanks

    Reply
  116. Noelia Gutierrez says

    June 16, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Early reading support. I am a prek teacher and I am always looking out for improvements in my teachings. I always want to know ways to get the children ready for reading. Thanks for the contest and for showing me that website. Love it.

    Reply
  117. Gen says

    June 16, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    The Extracurricular activities interested me most. My son is only entering 1st grade (homeschooled), but I am trying to figure out how we will balance life and any activities he may be interested in. I just don’t want to become like a chicken with her head cut off (and I mean it- we have chickens!). Thanks for the giveaway!

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  118. judy brittle says

    June 16, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    is my child on track? interesting to know if the kids are where their suppose to be.

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  119. Valerie Mitchell says

    June 16, 2008 at 6:13 pm

    What a wonderful prize!

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  120. lace says

    June 16, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    Learning to Read. My niece is 4 and is really getting into reading and wanting to know what everything is.

    Reply
  121. Kristi G says

    June 16, 2008 at 5:05 pm

    I clicked on Life Skills. These skills aren’t taught in school and I want to make sure I do a good job of teaching my children these very important skills.

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  122. Amber (Bringing Good Home) says

    June 16, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    Okay, there were several!!

    Is My Child On Track
    Standards and Testing
    Learning to Read
    Learning Personalities

    I’m going to read through the first one mainly for my toddler. I’ll read through the second category because I’m teaching my five year old to read right now. I’d read through the third one because we just finished testing my 2nd grader, and I’ve kinda got testing on the brain. And I’ll read through the fourth one because that sort of thing interests me and I try to consider learning personalities while teaching my children.

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  123. Jennifer M. says

    June 16, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    Kindergarten Readiness. We just enrolled DD for the fall.

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  124. Monique Rizzo says

    June 16, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    Learning personalities look very interesting!

    Reply
  125. Brooke says

    June 16, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    Learning to Read. I love that literacy is ongoing topic.

    Reply
  126. Celeste Campbell says

    June 16, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    Gifted Children. Absolutely. When I was growing up, gifted children, and with an IQ above the 99th percentile and reading and writing since age 3, I qualified as gifted, were not allowed to learn at their own pace, given more challenging material, allowed to skip grades, or otherwise be encouraged or allowed fulfill their abilities to learn more/better/faster. It was supposed to be better for us to slog along with the rest of the class. It is so important for each child to be challenged and rewarded at her/his own ability and pace, and knowing what is now available in that field is of great interest to me.

    Reply
  127. Cory Huisman says

    June 16, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    Under the topic of Extracurricular Activities, the article “Should your Preschooler Play Sports” gave me a new perspective on whether or not my 4 year old son should start playing a team sport. As much as I try to not fall in the pit of “Keeping Up with the Jones'” as a parent I want to provide my children with opportunities to learn and develop in to capable human beings. Thank you for all the work you do on 5 Minutes for Mom to steer parents like me to reliable resourced (like education.com). We all know there is a tangled web of info out there!

    Reply
  128. Deanne S says

    June 16, 2008 at 1:23 pm

    I went to “Is My Child On Track?” and I’m glad I did. My son is 3.5 and has been rather challenging lately. Many of the behaviors that have been “annoying” me lately, I came to read, are very normal. This is an excellent resource for parents, I like the tips they provided. I’m happy to say he’s right on track, I’m relieved he’s not just a brat!

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  129. Jodi says

    June 16, 2008 at 1:20 pm

    The topics that jumped out at me were “Kindergarten Readiness” and “Is My Child on Track?”

    Reply
  130. Tanya Moyer says

    June 16, 2008 at 1:13 pm

    Actually there were a few that caught my eye!! :o) I clicked on Gifted Children, Parenting Styles and Is my Child On Track. This is a great resource! Thanks for offering this – it’s a great giveaway!
    ~Tanya
    the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com

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  131. Sarah says

    June 16, 2008 at 12:33 pm

    kindgergarten readiness

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  132. Jessica Mcghee says

    June 16, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    my choice is gift children!!!!

    Reply
  133. Sandra says

    June 16, 2008 at 11:51 am

    Learning personalities and the 3-5 year old age range jumped out at me. This looks like a terrific site. Thanks for sharing.

    owatz (AT) telus (DOT) net

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  134. Patty says

    June 16, 2008 at 11:15 am

    Learning personalities

    Reply
  135. Heidi says

    June 16, 2008 at 11:11 am

    I was most interested in the “gifted kids” category.

    Reply
  136. Carissa D. says

    June 16, 2008 at 10:26 am

    Learning Personalities interested me.

    Reply
  137. Katie says

    June 16, 2008 at 10:25 am

    I read up on Learning Personalities. I’d heard about this before so it was great to get some more information.

    Reply
  138. Jen says

    June 16, 2008 at 10:20 am

    I clicked on Learning Personalities, because my daughter is a smart girl, but sometimes things seem like they don’t get through in the traditional way.

    Reply
  139. Susan C says

    June 16, 2008 at 10:07 am

    I clicked on Gifted Children because of course I think all of my grandchildren are gifted.

    Reply
  140. LadySnow says

    June 16, 2008 at 9:26 am

    Kindergarten Readiness…I guess because I am getting ready to HS my oldest in Kindergarten this year. 😀

    Reply
  141. Megret says

    June 16, 2008 at 9:16 am

    “Keeping Your Kids Healthy” is the topic I clicked on first.

    Thanks!
    Megret

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  142. Steph Elias says

    June 16, 2008 at 9:11 am

    Is My Child on Track? is the one that caught my eye.

    Reply
  143. Vicky Boackle says

    June 16, 2008 at 9:00 am

    learning to read interests me.

    Reply
  144. jodi says

    June 16, 2008 at 8:52 am

    Learning Personalities and Keeping Your Kids Healthy both jumped out at me. Thanks!

    Reply
  145. Kimberly Kaye says

    June 16, 2008 at 8:51 am

    Is My Child on Track? and Gifted Child caught my eye.

    Reply
  146. Amanda says

    June 16, 2008 at 8:30 am

    There were a few topics that stuck out at me. The first being Leraning personalities.

    Reply
  147. Kari Follett says

    June 16, 2008 at 5:36 am

    Gifted children. My 3rd grader just finished Twilight, it’s a 10th grade book. He read it in a week. he’s a whiz at EVERYTHING and we have no gifted program at our school. 🙁

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  148. Terra Heck says

    June 16, 2008 at 4:38 am

    “Your Parenting Style” is what most interested me.

    Reply
  149. sandy says

    June 16, 2008 at 3:11 am

    daily life and recipes

    Reply
  150. Marilyn says

    June 15, 2008 at 11:59 pm

    Special Needs as my son has several “issues”. Thanks!

    Reply
  151. Andrea says

    June 15, 2008 at 11:58 pm

    The Keeping Your Kids Healthy definitely stuck out to me. 🙂

    Reply
  152. stampedwithgrace says

    June 15, 2008 at 11:57 pm

    with 7 kids, I need to read all about Learning Personalities and how this can make a difference in their learning 🙂

    Reply
  153. mannequin says

    June 15, 2008 at 11:11 pm

    Oh wow! I clicked on “Gifted Children” as my son is gifted. Funny, I wrote about this on my blog last night; gifted children are just as much of a challenge as any other child!
    I am so glad you pointed us in that direction; I have bookmarked that site and cannot wait to go back and read! Thank you!

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  154. Heather says

    June 15, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    Learning personalities has some really interesting topics…

    Reply
  155. Gina Stratos says

    June 15, 2008 at 10:50 pm

    The Kindergarten Readiness article caught my eye right away. My son starts this fall and my daughter the year after.
    gkstratos @yahoo.com

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  156. Melissa says

    June 15, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    Is my child on track? really jumped out the most to me. With the school year just finishing up, it’s good to see what I need to work on during the summer.

    Reply
  157. Melissa Reeder says

    June 15, 2008 at 10:10 pm

    The Kindergarten Readiness article jumped out at me the most because my little girl will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

    Reply
  158. Rebecca Peters says

    June 15, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Kindergarten readiness. My daughter is heading to kindergarten this year.

    Reply
  159. Timothy Sternberg says

    June 15, 2008 at 9:58 pm

    Learning Personalities looked interesting!!

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  160. stacey moore says

    June 15, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    being a teacher i noticed the special needs and gifted children. i have a classroom that includes children with both of these labels.
    thanks!
    moore.g at insideconnect.net

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  161. Jenna says

    June 15, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    Learning personalities stood out as well as gifted children

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  162. Elaine says

    June 15, 2008 at 9:38 pm

    Special Needs stands out for me as my little nephew is autistic.

    Reply
  163. Tara R. says

    June 15, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    I liked the look of Learning personalities and learning disabilities.

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  164. Margaret Smith says

    June 15, 2008 at 8:38 pm

    I love the information given on learning disabilities. We had discovered when our son was 3, that he had learning disabilites. He is now 8 and thriving in special programs. We were fortunate to get a lot of guidance, mostly by some really caring educators, but we did find that at times not all our questions were easily answered. This section of articles is wonderful. I’m really happy to see that a lot of information is available for parents that are in the same position as we were, when we first found out.
    Thanks for this great giveaway.

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  165. Bonster says

    June 15, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    Kindergarden Readiness stood out to me, my youngest is starting this fall and I want to make sure he is ready by then!
    I’m so glad you posted about this website, I have it to my Favorites now so I can go back and browse some more!

    Reply
  166. Amy R. says

    June 15, 2008 at 8:26 pm

    Several topics jumped out at me. In particular was “gifted children,” as we worked through our gifted daughter’s placement through much of this school year.

    Reply
  167. Rachel says

    June 15, 2008 at 8:15 pm

    I have a first and third grader, so all the topics under those grades stood out to me. Particularly the grade one reading, and third grade math (my girls ‘problem’ areas)

    Reply
  168. d says

    June 15, 2008 at 7:36 pm

    Is my child on track got my interest but then so did several of the others.

    Reply
  169. Shilo Beedy says

    June 15, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    The one that interested me was “Your parenting Style”. Thanks for the great giveaway!

    Reply
  170. susan varney says

    June 15, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    parenting style

    Reply
  171. Melanie says

    June 15, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    Learning to Read would be where I started.

    Reply
  172. Jen B says

    June 15, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    “Learning to Read” jumped out at me. My daughter is 5, she has the ‘know-how’ to read. I’m just waiting for the day when she gets it!

    Thanks for the giveaway. I am new here.

    Reply
  173. Tonya Froemel says

    June 15, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    Learning personalities piqued my curiosity. I have three girls and they all seem to pick stuff up in a different way.

    Reply
  174. Adrienne Gordon says

    June 15, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    Learning perosnalities as we are a family of Briggs-Meiers believers

    Reply
  175. Rose says

    June 15, 2008 at 6:17 pm

    Cool!! My kids would love it!!

    Reply
  176. Liz says

    June 15, 2008 at 6:14 pm

    Keeping Your Kids Healthy and Learning to Read

    Reply
  177. AmyG says

    June 15, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    I love this site, I’ve been here several times since last time it was brought up. I like to go to Your Parenting Style. Peaceful Parenting has a lot of info for me, since I’m working really hard to avoid the yelling and fighting.

    Reply
  178. Piseco says

    June 15, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    I clicked on gifted students – hm, I see I’m not alone there! – and was pleased to find an article on Homeschooling Gifted Students, which had some interesting points to ponder.

    Reply
  179. Hollie P. says

    June 15, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    I am a teacher for the gifted students at my school, and my daughter is gifted as well. So that is the section that interested me the most to click on and find out more about it!

    Reply
  180. Shay says

    June 15, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    Homeschooling Gifted Students: An Introductory Guide for Parents jumped out at me the most since I have really been battling if I should homeschool or not.

    Reply
  181. Melissa Neece says

    June 15, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    I was a gifted and talented teacher for awhile, so gifted children was what I clicked on – there is definitely some great info at that site. Thanks for the contest.
    Melissa Neece
    http://melissaneece.blogspot.com (lots of pregnancy and natural living links)
    http://melissasreviews.blogspot.com (holistic reviews for the practical person)
    http://bookretrospects.blogspot.com (book reviews by a voracious reader)

    Reply
  182. Jean says

    June 15, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    The learning disabilities and Standards and Testing articles really appealed to me. Thanks so much for this informative series of posts and giveaways.

    Reply
  183. Erin says

    June 15, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    Gifted Children jumped out at me. I will be reading several of the articles pertaining to it. Thanks for the link! My 6 yr old sped through kindergarten, impressing his teachers, leaving us wondering just how smart he is.

    Reply
  184. Nodins Nest says

    June 15, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    Gifted children is where I went. Thanks for bringing this us.

    Reply
  185. Tessa says

    June 15, 2008 at 3:44 pm

    I would love to win these! When I visited the site the Learning Personalities section definitely stood out to me! Thanks for another great contest!

    Reply
  186. mandy says

    June 15, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    I looked at the age group the 3 to 5 one! 🙂
    Great giveaway

    Reply
  187. Katrina (Callapidder Days) says

    June 15, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    Parenting style was the one that drew me in. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  188. Beth Y says

    June 15, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    “Is my kid on track” struck my interest. Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize!

    Reply
  189. misty w says

    June 15, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Learning Personalities is very interesting for me.

    Thanks so much for the opportunity.

    Reply
  190. Katie says

    June 15, 2008 at 2:31 pm

    Is my Child on Track? stuck out and so did Learning Personalities.

    Please enter me in the contest. Thanks!

    Reply
  191. Jane says

    June 15, 2008 at 2:28 pm

    Gifted Children – though I agree Learning Personalities also looks pretty interesting!

    Reply
  192. Trish says

    June 15, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    The Kindergarten Readiness jumped out at me because we have just finished making our decision to start our son in kindergarten instead of first grade this fall. I was surprised at how many articles there were in that section!

    Reply
  193. Beckie says

    June 15, 2008 at 1:34 pm

    Learning Personalities looked interesting!!

    Reply

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