Turn Over a New Leaf This School Year:
Tips for Better Learning from Home

It's important to get the house ready for a successful school year, whether you are managing your time for one student or many. Free up more time to help improve learning at home with these helpful ideas from Connections Academy, a high-quality virtual school for grades K–12:

• Better organize your school area to facilitate better learning—check out these eight simple steps!
  
• Create learning activities that the whole family can be involved in at once—check out these ideas for fun family learning.
  
• Become your child's Learning Coach. Try a virtual school from home program like Connections Academy. With the support of a certified teacher, who helps motivate and creates a personalized learning plan for each child, and a top-quality curriculum, you will be able to spend more quality time working one-on-one with each of your children. No more lesson planning—and less stress!
  
• Find out how to improve your student's study habits to prevent procrastination and foster independence so you spend more time being productive and less time bantering about getting schoolwork done.
  
• View other homeschoolers' schedules to see if any make sense for you to try.
  
• Supercharge everyone's concentration and memory (including yours!) just by choosing the right foods. Read about these magical munchies.
  
• Join the "school from home" conversations online to consult with other parents who have similar challenges—start at the Virtual Learning Connections Blog.

About Our Sponsor:

Connections Academy is a leading national provider of high-quality, highly accountable virtual public and private schools in the U.S. for students in grades K–12. Connections Academy schools deliver a top-quality, personalized education for students that combines certified teachers, a proven curriculum, technology tools, and community experiences to create a supportive and successful environment for children who want an individualized approach to education. In Connections Academy's Personalized Performance Learning® approach, students use daily lesson plans and curriculum materials provided by Connections Academy. Teachers develop a learning plan for each student, whose progress is tracked through a proprietary, Web-based Learning Management System. Connections Academy offers grades K through 12, though some public schools do not offer all grades. For more information, call 1-800-382-6010 or visit www.ConnectionsAcademy.com.
Check school availability where you live.