Newsletter Target Circle Week Picks: Spring Fashion, Sandals, Patterned Rugs, and Skincare Target Circle Week starts Sunday April 7-13. They are not paying with these mark downs! Here are my top picks for the sale starting with women's spring fashion, women's sandals, cute rugs, and skincare.
Videos Question for the Teacher | April Livestream Natalie hosts a livestream answering questions about preparing your child for kindergarten, teaching your child to write, and writing the perfect email to a teacher.
Videos How to Teach your Child to Color Using Skin Tone Diversity Crayons Is your child drawing their skin or other people’s skin the wrong color? It’s time to change that. Natalie explains how to address this with Crayola Colors of the World skin tone crayons. She walks through a self portrait project to teach your children to embrace their skin tone.
Newsletter What's going on with North Carolina School Vouchers? North Carolina, like many states, has been pushing school vouchers to supplement the cost of private schools. But over the last month the inequity of this program was revealed
Videos Interview: From The Ashes Of My Burnout with Natalie Parmenter Talking about the education, the origin of Primary Focus, and how I help parents of children in elementary school.
Newsletter How do I teach my child to embrace other cultures? This is exactly why multicultural education is so important. It helps us understand that people are just people- and we should see our differences as interesting and worth celebrating. The good news is, it's easy to incorporate multiculturalism into your routine.
Newsletter 🍀 3 spring holidays that aren't St Patrick's Day Every spring there are a multitude of festivals and holidays celebrated around the world. Many of them will be observed in your own town. I picked out 3 that are really fun and more likely to have celebrations you could attend.
Videos Q&A with a Teacher: March Livestream: Rapid fire questions, about custom learning plans & consult calls Natalie hosts a livestream answering questions about supporting your child in elementary school, teaching, and her life.
Newsletter 😰 Will my child be BULLIED for this? Recently, I've had a few consultation calls with parents of rising kindergartners. I've been asked this question by them and followers so many times I had to address it. Let's talk about summer babies...
Videos Screen time: how much is too much? Interview w/ Ash Brandin @TheGamerEducator There's a negative connotation around children and screen time. But does there have to be? This interview will reframe how you think about the way children interact with video games.
Newsletter Hack: Kids Mental Health Meets Reading When reading fiction with your child there's one reading comprehension question you should always be asking. How is the character feeling right now?
Newsletter that feeling in your gut Have you ever had that feeling in your gut...like something is wrong? Maybe it's happened with your child. You have concerns with their learning, or a teacher's advice doesn't seem to fit what you needed. That's why I started Primary Focus.
Videos Ask an Elementary School Teacher: February Q&A with Primary Focus Natalie hosts a livestream answering questions about supporting your child in elementary school, teaching, and her life.
Newsletter Homework ruins my day! Is homework time stressful? Take these tips from a teacher encourage your child to work independently, ask for help without whining, and be time efficient.
Newsletter 3 Signs your Child Needs a Tutor It's incredible the amount of support a tutor can give...but how do you know it's time to hire one?
Videos Valentine's Day Teacher Gift Guide Whether your budget is $0 or $10, Natalie has a great Valentine's Day gift for your child’s teacher or favorite school support staff member.
Newsletter February packs a punch! This Thursday begins the shortest longest month of the year for preschool and lower elementary school teachers. If this is your first year with your child in school, buckle up! There's so much going on in February!
Newsletter 5 Ways the School May be Able to Help in Your Divorce A lot of families experience divorce or separation. Most schools and teachers are well practiced in supporting students through this transition. Take advantage of all the ways the school can help you!
Newsletter If you hate writing emails, this is for you Have you ever had to write a difficult email to your child's teacher? Did it fill you with anxiety? I've got three tips for you to make writing that email go a lot smoother.
Videos Vlog: I Quit Teaching 2 Year Update 2 years ago this week I decided to resign from teaching. In that time I've had my work stolen, was mentored by Chelsea Fagan, and completely lost and found myself. I know myself better now than I ever thought I would, but only because of the challenges I faced the past two years.
Newsletter It's been 2 years since I quit... I'm taking a step away from my typical content to get a little personal today. Last week marked 2 years since I decided to resign from teaching. I'm sharing 3 Lessons I've Learned Since I Quit Teaching.
Newsletter Subtle Hints in Your Child's Report Card There's a specific style teachers use to write report cards, but you only know if you know. Learn how teachers write report card comments to look for subtle clues if your child is succeeding or...not
Videos Ask an Elementary School Teacher: January Q&A with Primary Focus Natalie hosts a livestream answering questions about supporting students with disabilities, warning signs from teachers, and if she regrets quitting teaching
Newsletter Last minute gifts for 6 year olds Need a last minute gift for a 6 year old? This list has budget friendly gifts that children this age will actually want.
