Top Picks for Family-Friendly Museums with Free and Discounted Admission

The Philadelphia area is home to numerous family-friendly museums and historical sites to explore. And the best part is many are free or offer discounted admission on select days and seasons. Read on for art museums, science museums, historical sites and more!   Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Dinos […]

The Best Philadelphia Historical Sites for Area Families

Help Kids Get Close to History While Staying Close to Home As the birthplace of our nation, Philadelphia is full of ways to discover American history as a family. From iconic city landmarks to wide-open battlefields, we have so much history to explore in our own backyard. And, one of the coolest things about having […]

Guide to Fun Maple Sugaring Demonstrations 

Pails hanging off of maple trees to catch sap

This time of the year, whether we have snow on the ground or experiencing more balmy temperatures, behind the scenes, maple trees are doing their magic. It’s maple sugaring season in our area and it is a fascinating process that you and your family can see firsthand at many of the area’s environmental centers.  A few years […]

Congrats! Your child is engaged!

Meridee Piano kids

Your kids are engaged, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Not engaged to be MARRIED, of course, but engaged in creative opportunities and educational activities. Daniel Coyle, author of “The Talent Code” and a favorite blogger, says that “engagement is perhaps the most important, yet least-understood element of the talent-development process.” Here’s an excerpt from his […]

Guide to Fun Maple Sugaring Demonstrations 

This time of the year, whether we have snow on the ground or experiencing more balmy temperatures, behind the scenes, maple trees are doing their magic. It’s maple sugaring season in our area and it is a fascinating process that you and your family can see firsthand at many of the area’s  environmental centers.  A […]

Executive Functioning Skills Can Help Your Student Soar

Executive Functioning Skills are skills that everyone needs in life. They are skills that help with daily living. Learning to be organized and managing your time efficiently are two very important skills that help make life for your student so much easier.   At times, we all struggle with how to write a paper in an […]

Three Activities to Teach Kids About the Weather

Science Explorers

You might not always love drizzly days, foggy mornings or snowy nights. However, the weather gives you the perfect excuse to jump right into some fun weather experiments with your kids. Whether you have a preschooler, elementary-aged student or middle schooler at home, you can easily get the younger ones involved with a few weather science […]

What Exactly Is Executive Functioning?

EF Group Kids

What Exactly is Executive Functioning? Teacher Time To Go breaks it down and provides tips and tricks for the best school year ever! If you are a parent of a child anywhere from preschool age to college age then I can guarantee, with almost 100% certainty that you have heard of the latest buzz word […]

How to Make Summer Reading Fun: Just Read 

Summer Reading

Don’t let the heat of summer fool you. It’s the perfect season to go outside and jump into…a book! While the school year keeps kids and parents busy with schedules and homework, and the past school year amped-up the time devoted to at-home education via online learning, we are truly ready to plunge into an […]

Building Confidence at Benchmark Camp 

Benchmark Camp

Confidence building is the number one reason to come to Benchmark Camp. For kids with dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, and other diverse ways of learning, the academic program at Benchmark Camp is so much more than “summer school”; it’s a different way of looking at learning. “It’s an introduction to It’s an introduction to strategies and processes […]

How To Keep Remote Learners Motivated and Happy

remote learning

At this juncture in the school year, every parent deserves a gold star. Unless you were already homeschooling your children, this is not what you signed on for…so give yourself, and your kids, a break. Until the official end, until it is truly over and graduations and moving-up ceremonies have taken place, we still need […]

How to Create a Fantastic Field Trip for Your Family

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Remember the excitement your children get when they know they are going on a field trip? Bouncing around the house with eager anticipation, smiles lighting up the room, chattering nonstop about the sights they are going to see. It is difficult for them to contain themselves as they anticipate a day away from the routine […]