The A Grade Ahead Blog
Enrichment ideas, learning strategies, book reviews, and stories from our academies — for parents and students alike.
Sometimes a report card doesn’t tell the whole story when it comes to how well your child is doing at school. In fact, many behaviors and interactions in class can tell you just as much or more about your child’s…
Read full articleYou wake up on a blustery winter morning and are rushing around to get your child off to the bus for school. Breakfast has been eaten, shoes are tied, backpack ready. All that is left is to put that dreaded…
Read full articleBetween grammar, mechanics, and style, there are plenty of different ways for students to mess up their writing. Since the full list of mistakes is far too long to cover in a blog article, let’s focus on the 10 most…
Read full articleWe have all heard “show your work” from a teacher or two. We have all groaned as we erase and rewrite the math problem, wondering why it’s necessary – why should students show their work when they already got the right…
Read full articleHalloween is fast approaching, and it is a favorite time of year for people of all ages, particularly with kids. As soon as fall arrives, the sun sets faster, and there is a chill in the air. Kids begin to…
Read full articleIt’s that time of year again: time for hayrides, pumpkin picking, trick-or-treating, and…reading? That’s right! It’s never quite Halloween for me unless scary stories are involved, and if you know me, there’s almost nothing I love more than a good…
Read full articleLet’s face it, it can be pretty difficult to try to spin math into something that doesn’t look like work to kids. Math requires lots of brain power and is often associated with school and boredom, so it can be…
Read full articleAs we head into the fall months, it’s a great time to reflect on all of the activities that A Grade Ahead students and staff participated in this summer. We celebrated the one year anniversary of A Grade Ahead’s new…
Read full articleLooking for some fun fall family activities that stimulate brain power? These educational fall crafts are perfect for all ages. That means that you can do them right alongside the kids and teach them something while you’re at it! Educational…
Read full articleTeaching kids responsibility is one of the most important tasks a parent has. Showing children how to be responsible from a young age will turn them into responsible teens and adults, who can do things on their own and realize the…
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