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Spring break has passed. For classroom teachers, testing is over. For TOT teachers, Shine Time is just around the corner (next couple of weeks!). The days are longer and warmer, and now you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. School is almost over, but you’re feeling drained. We get it! It’sRead more

Doctors recommend that children should be getting 60 minutes of aerobic exercise every day. With so many screen distractions these days, it can be hard to get children motivated to move. We’ve come up with ten great ways to get your kids moving!   1. Limit Screen Time Maybe one of the most difficult firstRead more

Teams of Tomorrow Director Debra Wood has a love for working with children. Starting as a home economics teacher, and then as a kindergarten teacher, she has had her share of teaching and sharing moments when a student understands a concept or accomplishes a feat for the first time.       Debra’s other sideRead more

We’re only a third of the way through the year, but for those who operate more on a school-calendar, the days are ticking away and summer will be here soon. As excited as it is to realize summer is almost here, many people begin to experience fatigue.   For many of us, fatigue comes from workingRead more

Parenting is hard. Possibly the most underrated sentence of the century – but it’s true. Parents have the task of raising children – teaching them right from wrong, how to tie their shoes, how to be a good sport, how to deal with heartbreak and everything in between. We also all know that children areRead more

Starting a new business comes with a few risks, a notion familiar to any seasoned Teams of Tomorrow director. For TOT Director Angie Spradling, the risks were aplenty, yet the payoff made them all worth it.   The new adventure began when Angie’s husband received a job in Colorado. Angie, then a fourth-grade teacher andRead more

We’ve all seen it: the parent trying to keep their family’s lives organized in some color-coded fashion. Whether it’s the tried and true monthly paper calendar or the increasingly popular shared calendar on our phones, parents need these to keep up with the growing list of activities their kids are involved in.   Kids ofRead more

If you observe a preschool classroom, you will see children interacting in a variety of ways. Maybe it’s giving a classmate a compliment, asking to use a toy or just carrying a conversation with others. No matter what the discussion might be, these toddlers are building critical social and emotional intelligence that will be aRead more

If you Google “United States preschools” the third item that appears is an article from 2013 titled “The United States is Far Behind Other Countries on Pre-K.” It’s a frightening, albeit enlightening, notion. As of 2013, we were 26th in preschool participation in 4-year-olds and 24th in participation in 3-year-olds. Our teacher-to-child ratio came inRead more

For present and past directors, students and parents, Teams of Tomorrow means more than just basketball. TOT comprises physical skills, academic concepts and friendships, interwoven to make up a program that helps all young children grow and become.   While TOT encompasses a lot of positive characteristics, Nashville, Tennessee, TOT Director Ginny Murray said sheRead more