Hi everyone! I’m Sandy Fleming, aka tutor1235. I’m glad you’ve stopped by to visit my home base and see all of the things I’ve been up to lately! I hope you’ll take a moment to drop me a note or leave a comment-I love to make new friends!
Preschool Learning Fun CalendarsNeed a steady supply of great ideas to keep the kids active and engaged? You’ll love the Preschool Learning Fun Calendars!
The Preschool Learning Fun Calendars for the coming weeks are available by the 25th of each month. Purchase the current calendar for $1.00 or subscribe to receive the downloadable calendars each month for $5.00 for an entire year (a $12.00 value!).
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The Legends of Christmas (a Multi-Level Reading Activity Book) is now available on Amazon!! You can get your copy for only $8.99 right here: Legends of Christmas. Order soon so you can have it to use with your class, group or family by the holiday season.
As some of you know, I’m working to start a county-wide literacy initiative these past few years. We had a good meeting today-I think we’re finally making some headway on this huge, huge project. It’s nice to have a few other like-minded people to work with, so big thank you’s all around to my partners and cohorts.
Currently we are wading through the morass of setting up a volunteer run enterprise. It’s a big job, trying to design all of the systems and policies and procedures to make this all work smoothly. I’m looking forward to the next few months when committee members will be sharing their thoughts on getting this groundwork laid so that we can start helping people.
Well, maybe my second. But this one is actually headed for Amazon’s Print on Demand section and I got the proof copy today. I’ve got to make a correction, so it will be a few more days before I can post a link to an Amazon sales page, but I’M EXCITED!!!
My newest e-book, Build Fluency Muscle might be just the ticket. I’ve put together thirty exercises at three different levels: sentences, paragraphs and essays/longer pieces. You can use them separately or together to get pencils on papers for your children, home school, or classroom. At only $1.99, it makes a great supplement for nearly any type of curriculum, and it’s great for a wide range of age groups and abilities. Check it out at Smashwords Books.
So glad you dropped by! Response to the Preschool Calendars has been sort of overwhelming, so I am setting up a site to accommodate subscriptions! Remember that it’s just $5 for a whole year’s subscription and you get to download a new reproducible calendar each month. If you would like to subscribe, please drop me a note at sfleming1235 @ gmail.com (without the spaces) and I’ll send you the link to the new subscription page just as soon as it is ready!!
I stumbled onto a more formal version of a study tip I’ve been using with students for years. It’s a great way to learn information and make sure that it stays learned. If you or your student have trouble with learning things in the short run but forgetting them over time, here’s the cure.
Set up a flashcard system. It sounds too simple, but it really works! Make flashcards (the kind with the question on the front and the answer on the back work well). Make about 10-20 of the most important things to learn right now. We’ll call this one Stack #1. Keep them handy and go over them several times a day: on the bus, at mealtimes, during a study period, whenever. Just go through them at least four or five times daily.
Each time you do your flashcards, put a check mark on the front if you get it right on the first try without peeking (be honest!). If you get it wrong, put a minus sign. When you get ten check marks in a row, move the card to Stack #2. If there’s more to be learned, make a new card for Stack #1 to replace each card you have removed. Keep reviewing Stack #1 on schedule, even as you take out old cards and add new ones.
Stack #2 is your once-a-day stack. Go through Stack #2 one time each day. Follow the same routine with the check marks and minus signs until you get 7-10 check marks in a row. At that time, move the card to Stack #3.
Stack #3 needs to be reviewed on a weekly basis. Keep going with the check marks. Keep cards in Stack #3 until you don’t need the information anymore or until you can recall it automatically, like you do your phone number.
Here’s what makes the system work: If you get a minus sign on a card in Stack #2 or Stack #3, move it back a stack. So if you mess up on a card in Stack #2, move it back to Stack #1 for lots of review. If you mess up on a card in Stack #3, move it back to Stack #2.
For more great info about study skills and strategies, visit All Info About Study Skills.
I’ve got a bit of a job writing an education answers column over at http://www.adviceandinfo.com. Check it out when you get time, and post a question!
Many thanks to the St. Joe County Library for inviting me to do “Penny-Ante Science” this afternoon! I had a load of fun helping the kids try experiments with pennies, and hopefully made a few new friends. We tried a few physics experiments, learned about surface tension and probability, and designed boats to hold loads of pennies. I hope everyone will try the other penny experiments that we didn’t have time to try…..
Watch the schedule for details about the next workshops if you’re in the area!
