About Little Learner Guide

Little Learner Guide publishes short, practical guides for parents of kids ages 4 to 10 who want to help with learning at home. Each guide answers one question, like how to teach a child to read a clock or what a number bond is, and answers it in the first paragraph.

How guides are written

• Answer first. The opening paragraph gives you the answer. The rest of the page adds the steps, examples and practice ideas.
• Grade levels from the standards. When a guide says what kids are expected to learn in a grade, it comes from the Common Core State Standards or another official standards document, with a link. Many states use the Common Core or their own version of it, so your child’s school may order things a little differently.
• Practice that fits a real day. Ideas use things you already have at home and take a few minutes, not a lesson plan.

Recommendations

Some guides recommend a learning app where it genuinely helps with the topic. App descriptions come from each app’s App Store listing. Some of the apps recommended here are made by the people who publish this site.

Not affiliated with any school

Little Learner Guide is general information for parents. It isn’t affiliated with any school, school district or standards body, and your child’s teacher has the final word on what their class covers.

Corrections

If something on this site is out of date or wrong, email [email protected] and we’ll fix it.