A House of Learning - LDS Families
Over the next five weeks, we will be discussing how to create a house of learning. The first article discusses the joys of creating a learning-rich environment in your home for your children. The second and third articles are an interview with ... [... more]
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Faith in God for Girls Ideas - LDS Families
Each activity section of the Faith in God for Girls program offers the opportunity for girls to carry out two activities in each section per year. The girls can select from the list, and each list includes an invitation to develop one project on ... [... more]
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Faith in God Story Writing Requirement - LDS Families
One of the choices for the Primary's Faith in God talent section is to write a story that teaches a gospel principle. If you're not a writer, you may have avoided helping your children tackle that project. However, not only is writing a story a ... [... more]
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Get Your Junior Ready For College - LDS Families
When our oldest son became a senior, the school system graciously held college preparation meetings for his entire Senior class. Your senior year of high school is NOT the time to start planning for college. Believe it or not, your student's ... [... more]
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Helping Kids Love Writing - LDS Families
Writing a composition is now a required part of the dreaded SAT tests, so it's likely to become more important in the schools. However, the limited amount of time given to children in which to write is not sufficient to turn them into skilled ... [... more]
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LDS Also Means Learning Disabled Student - LDS Families
Being LDS, meaning a Latter-day Saint, is supposed to be challenging, but we know we will gain great rewards for our efforts. The harder we try, the greater our blessings will be. Being LDS, meaning a learning disabled student, can be explained ... [... more]
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Summer Learning - LDS Families
Many children believe summer is a great time to turn off the brain and vegetate. Unfortunately, not only does this dull the mind to the point it's hard to retrain it in the fall, but it sets up an attitude that learning is something that only ... [... more]
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The Promises Made to the Fathers - LDS Families
Because He loves us, the Lord has created families in the image and shadow of heavenly things. To fulfill His promise that He would send the Spirit of Elijah to turn the hearts of the children to the fathers and the hearts of the fathers to the ... [... more]
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Teaching With Television - LDS Families
When I was a child, we watched the television program Brady Bunch as a family. I'm sure my parents were bored by the problems the Brady children faced, but they were natural teachers, and they saw the program as a teaching opportunity. During ... [... more]
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Your Child's Learning Disability - LDS Families
From their earliest days, LDS children are taught that they are children of God, that He loves them, and that they are an important part of His great plan. They are taught that education is an essential part of that plan. For some children, this ... [... more]
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Your Learning Disability and Your Children - LDS Families
When I was a child, I had a secret. I was stupid. Well, I thought I was, and I thought that it was very important that no one ever find out. My IQ scores placed me in programs for gifted children, but nothing seemed to add up. Math baffled me. I ... [... more]
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Back-to-School Countdown Calendar - LDS Families
This year my youngest child will be starting pre-school. He is convinced he's going to school because he's finally grew tall enough to touch the bottom of the three-foot depth in the local swimming pool. Happily, he is very excited to be joining ... [... more]
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