Uplifting Hispanic Heritage Month with Your Children
Rollins Staff | Sep 20, 2021
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The Power of Play for Young Children
Rollins Staff | Jul 23, 2021
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning and the way they make sense of...
The Coming Literacy Crisis: There’s No Going Back to School as We Knew It
Rollins Staff | Jun 28, 2021
As we make strides in halting COVID-19’s lethal course, every parent is forced to consider, “Will my child be safe when they return to school...
Fun & Simple Summer Activities for Kids
Rollins Staff | Jun 7, 2021
With most kids out of the virtual classroom, families are exploring all the available options for keeping their children entertained this summer. With...
Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
Rollins Staff | May 5, 2021
Preparing a rising kindergartner can be both an exciting and uncertain time for parents and caregivers . If your child is making the leap into “big...
Raising a Reader: Help Your Child Develop a Love of Reading
Rollins Staff | Mar 26, 2021
How has distance learning during the pandemic affected students? A new study from Stanford shows reading fluency among second and third graders in the...
Celebrating Black History Month with Your Children
Rollins Staff | Jan 29, 2021
The tradition of Black History Month began in 1926. That’s the year historian Carter G. Woodson, PhD and the Association for the Study of...
Building Your Child’s Phonological Awareness
Rollins Staff | Jan 8, 2021
What exactly is Phonological Awareness? ...
Winter Holiday Books to Read with Your Kids
Rollins Staff | Dec 16, 2020
Winter is the perfect season to introduce children to the rich diversity of experiences our world offers through learning around the seasonal holidays...
Read Aloud At Home: The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges
Rollins Staff | Dec 7, 2020
The weeks past have focused on the importance of talking and reading with children and the role it plays in their ability to read when they are older....
Thanksgiving Books to Read with Your Kids
Rollins Staff | Nov 13, 2020
Thanksgiving in America is generally thought of as a time for reflection and gratitude, a time to gather with family and friends. Across the United...
Weekly Read Aloud at Home: My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown
Rollins Staff | Nov 9, 2020
During this pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves at home more often. Technology has helped to connect us with friends and family, allowed us to...