This fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex (T. Rex) is the mascot of Boston’s Museum of Science. He (or she) can be seen as you enter the museum, and enticed my son down two stories to the dinosaur exhibit. I mean, who can resist a life-size T. Rex? I told my son that scientists have no idea what…
Month: August 2013
Sites to Teach Kids Foreign Languages
I use these sites to reinforce the Foreign Language curriculum that we either do at home using a tutor or to help my child in middle school who is studying a foreign language. I hope these foreign language sites help your kids too! 100 Chinese Characters Miss Panda Chinese How to Pronounce Mandarin Chinese Memrise…
A Multicultural Round Up of 20 Butterfly Books for Kids
Does your child love butterflies? Explore these butterfly books for kids, from the metamorphosis of a caterpillar to nonfiction facts. Butterflies are all colors of the rainbow and exist all over the world, so why not have a multicultural round-up of children’s books as well? We visited the Butterfly Garden exhibit at the Museum of…
Butterfly Garden
My son and I visited the Butterfly Garden exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston. He missed his third grade school field trip because he had Strep Throat the last week of school so I promised him a make up trip as part of his Camp Mom week. I used to take his older…
Water Supply System for Kids: A Science Unit and Book List
I never really gave storm drains much thought. Occasionally, I’d notice a sign that said drain empties directly to the ocean but I didn’t put the garbage piece together with the storm drain pollution piece. As for my water supply at home, I’ve only wondered what the lead content was. I had no idea where…
Parenting: Natural Consequences for Kids
My thanks to Faigie Kobre for returning with a much anticipated post on natural consequences for kids! —————- A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post for PragmaticMom on self esteem for children. I discussed four points that are crucial to helping your children develop good self esteem. One of the four points was consistent discipline….
Chapter Book to Build Vocabulary GIVEAWAY
There is something magical about this chapter book. Even though the characters are fairly static, I still liked it and doesn’t happen very often. Usually when I get a book about a concept — in this case, karma and change — the story doesn’t stand on its own, it’s so weighted down by The Big…