Please welcome my friend Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett! Her fabulous site, Miss Panda Chinese, has playful and engaging Chinese language programs for early childhood education organizations and elementary schools. She is also the host of Playful Chinese podcast. Her “Let’s Learn Mandarin Chinese with Miss Panda!” album has been introducing Mandarin Chinese to families that are new…
Category: Education
Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
8 Tips for Teaching Your Kids Financial Responsibility
It’s strange but personal finance is not often taught in school which means we, as parents, need to teach our kids how to handle money when they get out of school and into the real world. Let’s be honest, many of us are still trying to figure this out ourselves, so teaching our kids these…
Visiting the exact location of the Boston Massacre: A Unit on the American Revolution
What exactly was the Boston Massacre and why is it an important milestone in American history? Let’s follow along Boston’s Freedom Trail and find out! The American Revolution was ignited in this single incident. The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl…
Most Effective Ways to Improve Spoken English for IELTS Exam
English is one of the most-spoken languages in the world. However, not all of us are proficient in speaking English. For most of us, English is only another language that we learn at school. It is not our mother tongue, unlike the ones living in the West. However, the widespread usage of English in private…
Resources for Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day is coming up soon on January 27th. We used to host Multicultural Children’s Book Day on the 27th of January every year until we realized that it conflicted with Holocaust Memorial Day. It seemed disrespectful to put our celebration on the same day so we switched our day to the last Friday…