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Teaching children about community should begin from a very young age. For toddlers and preschoolers, their knowledge about the world around them is very limited, often to their family, teachers, and the people they see on a regular basis. As they reach kindergarten, kids must broaden their worldview to learn about the wider community. In doing so, they do much more than merely gain knowledge; they nurture their social and emotional learning by feeling a sense of belonging and purpose. 

In educational times today, it’s important to make sure that young learners have strong foundational skills early on. Text analysis is one  skill that can significantly enhance reading comprehension as well as critical thinking. In this guide, we will  demonstrate how to reinforce text analysis in emerging readers, specifically kindergarten students, through text comparison using Kids Academy's Classroom tool and Talented & Gifted Online program.

Ask any second grader about the hardest part of math, and most are likely to say word problems. Word problems are tough because so many things can go wrong when trying to solve them. Children who already struggle to read will find this type of math problem extra challenging. Even those who excel in reading might find math phrases and concepts tricky. Many students lack the focus to connect all these skills together, from reading them to figuring out which operation to use before finally following through to solve it. Add a notoriously tough math concept like subtraction, and one can see why these problems are so daunting!

Kids Academy is constantly striving to bring teachers and families new, innovative ways to make teaching and learning easier and more efficient. Two possible solutions include Kids Academy Classroom and Talented and Gifted Online, both of which are digital tools to reinforce learning and skills practice. 

At Kids Academy, we understand how crucial it is that children get a healthy balance of both rest and academic practice to support stress relief while preventing learning loss. This year, Summer Camp 2024 is offering you summer-long access to our Talented and Gifted app as well as Talented and Gifted Online and Kids Academy website resources at a sizzling price that you won’t find the rest of the year!

This way, your little learner can customize their summer learning by utilizing interactive, bite-sized lessons and activities, or take on a more comprehensive course depending on their needs. Read on to find out the details!

For preschoolers, learning should be exciting! Every day brings new opportunities for exploring the world and everything in it. This includes making sense of all the letters that are on everything from street signs to cereal boxes. While most adults take simple tasks, like learning the alphabet, for granted, children are more than eager to take it all in. They mostly do this through daily play, but they must also be guided by parents and teachers who can provide the right resources. That’s where Kids Academy can help! 

During their first school year, grade K, children learn the basics of operations with numbers, such as counting groups of objects and counting forward and backward along a number line. When it comes to addition and subtraction, by the end of the year learners should master single digit addition, subtraction, and follow multi-step directions in word problems. 

If you’re not sure where to start their addition and subtraction journey, let’s explore the milestones that all early math learners must master, along with helpful simple worksheets that they can use for practice. 

As technology becomes more integrated into the classroom, a growing concern of parents and educators alike  is the increasing amount of time children spend in front of screens. Not only do students use technology in most assignments they complete  in the classroom, homework is more often than not, digital as well. And while there are benefits of digital homework, in the end it is not adding to the problem of excessive screen time. In this article we'll consider various strategies parents and educators can use to leverage homework as a tool to reduce screen time.

Because the math that 5 and 6-year-olds learn is so crucial to their developing skills, it’s important that parents and teachers have a strong idea of a child’s strengths and weaknesses. The easiest way to get it is to assess their knowledge regularly using a quiz or test. However, it’s understandable that to some quizzing a 6-year-old might seem boring and unmotivating. That’s where Kids Academy comes in to save the day! We provide short, targeted quizzes that feel more like solving a puzzle than completing a math problem. By playing with gamified quizzes, kids have fun while working hard, and parents get the feedback they need to monitor learning. Read the article to learn more!

If you’ve ever wondered why the Cadbury bunny lays eggs, you’ve come to the right place! Easter is a fascinating holiday that combines an important religious feast day with springtime lore with ancient roots. Here’s an article to delight you and your child with interesting facts about Easter, as your family prepares for this fun-filled holiday.

In these videos, we will show you some fun and easy Easter crafts for kids. From card decorating to bunny ears, these activities are perfect for keeping little ones entertained during the holiday season.