YQR Tutors

☀️ Daytime or evening? The choice is yours!
This summer, we’re offering flexible literacy programming designed to keep students learning, growing, and engaged.
📚 Daytime Literacy Camps
• Kindergarten–Grade 6
• Ability-based small groups
• English & French options
🌙 Evening Reading Programs
• Story Explorers (K–2) | 5:00–6:00 p.m.
• Story Detectives (Grades 3–5) | 6:00–7:00 p.m.
• Wednesdays throughout the summer
• English & French options
Whether you’re looking for a summer camp experience or a weekly literacy boost, we have an option to fit your family’s schedule.
✨ Small groups
✨ Experienced teachers
✨ Engaging, hands-on learning
Register today at yqrtutors.com 💛

Three years ago, this started as a side project driven by a passion for helping students. We never imagined it would grow into something that would impact so many learners and families.

What has surprised us most isn’t the growth.. it’s the relationships. The trust families place in us, the messages celebrating milestones, the kind reviews, and the opportunity to be part of so many learning journeys have meant more than we can put into words.

The impact we’ve been able to make is far more meaningful than we ever imagined, and we’re incredibly grateful for every student, family, tutor, and supporter who has been part of this journey.

Thank you for allowing us to do work that we genuinely love. 💛

Rainy day art umbrellas for the win! 🌧️ ☂️ 🎨

☀️ NEW! Wednesday Evening Story Sessions!
Whether your child loves exploring new stories or is just needing a bit of extra support this summer, we have 2 sessions designed to spark imagination and strengthen literacy skills while keeping your child learning all summer long!

🌟 Story Explorers (K–2)
🕔 Wednesdays | 5:00–6:00 PM
Young readers will explore exciting stories through songs, movement, crafts, and hands-on activities designed to build comprehension, vocabulary, and a love of books. Each session brings stories to life while encouraging curiosity, imagination, and early literacy development.

🕵️ Story Detectives (Grades 3–5)
🕕 Wednesdays | 6:00–7:00 PM
Story Detectives encourages students to think like readers and investigators as they dive into engaging stories of all kinds. Through discussion, games, creative activities, and comprehension challenges, students will make predictions, infer meaning, identify key details, explore characters, and strengthen their understanding of what they read.
📚 Small group sessions
👩‍🏫 Led by an experienced teacher
✨ Designed to keep children engaged in learning throughout the summer while having fun with peers

Spaces are very limited and expected to fill quickly!
👉 Register today at yqrtutors.com. 📖🌟🕵️‍♀️

With growing classroom complexities and increasing class sizes, it can be challenging to consistently provide the individualized support every learner deserves. 💛

This is one of the reasons we started YQR Tutors. Through small-group and one-to-one learning, we have the opportunity to give students focused attention, build meaningful relationships, and truly get to know their unique strengths, interests, and learning styles.

Those “aha!” moments never get old, and we feel incredibly grateful to have supported so many students and families over the past three years. Thank you for trusting us to be part of your learning journey. 🌱✨

Did you know flat LEGO® pieces can be a powerful math tool? ✖️➗➕➖
Multiplication isn’t just about memorizing facts—it’s about understanding how numbers work. Flat LEGO pieces naturally create arrays, helping children see multiplication in a hands-on way.

🧱 Try it at home or in the classroom:
• Build a 2 × 4 array and count the total studs.
• Ask: “How many rows? How many in each row?”
• Record the multiplication sentence (2 × 4 = 8).
• Turn the piece and discuss how 4 × 2 = 8.
• Compare different pieces and look for patterns.
• Challenge children to find pieces that equal the same product in different ways.

✨ As children build, they’re developing:
✔ Multiplication understanding
✔ Skip counting skills
✔ Number sense
✔ Mathematical reasoning
✔ Problem-solving skills

The best part? Many children don’t even realize they’re doing math—they think they’re just playing.

Save this idea for your next math lesson!