My sister in law was telling me a funny story the other day about a little boy in her class who is having difficulty learning his colors. All the children in her school are assigned a ‘house’, which they belong to throughout their time at her primary school. The ‘houses’ are given colors and the children are told they are in ‘blue house’, ‘red house’, ‘yellow house’, or ‘green house’. The children can earn points for their house with good behavior, and the winning house is given a treat at the end of each term.
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Attention! Attention!
All you Moms out there who are in need of a little support, I invite you to check out MOPS. They explain it quite well on their own:
MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. MOPS International exists to meet the needs of every mom – urban, suburban and rural moms, stay-at-home and working moms, teen, single and married moms – moms with different lifestyles who all share a similar desire to be the very best moms they can be! MOPS recognizes that the years from infancy through kindergarten are foundational in a mother-child relationship and are filled with unique needs.
Now, …read more