This DIY robot was fun to make and surprisingly easy to make. It went off without a hitch, except for cutting the toothbrush end off. My husband came up with an ingenious way to use friction and heat while bending it back and forth with pliers to cut it. My son trimmed the rough…
Category: Education
Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
The Mystery of Pi for Pi Day!
What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o’-lantern by its diameter? Pumpkin π. Joke from comedian John Evans from 50 Interesting Facts About Pi PickyKidPix came home from school after Pi Day last year determined to memorize 100 digits of Pi. Her math teacher offered 1 point of extra credit for learning Pi….
Ice Makes Cool Sounds: Science of Ice and Sound
Ice makes some pretty cool sounds! Check this video out from PBS Kids. We noticed it ourselves when we found the ice at our dog park sounds and looks like broken glass! We’ve also heard that reverberation of ice when we throw rocks at the frozen water in the reservoir. This time, though, we couldn’t…
Kids & Family Reading Report from Scholastic
Scholastic released its latest research from Kids & Family Reading Report, 6th edition. Read to learn what kids – and parents – want in books. One key finding: kids need for more guidance on books to read for fun. For 10 years, this nationally representative research from Scholastic has surveyed kids ages 6-17 and their parents (with an additional…
Republicans Cause Recessions?
My fourteen year old was concerned about the Republican controlled government so she looked it up and found this: Republicans last controlled the White House and Congress in 1928, causing the Great Depression. (1928-1939). Republicans Cause Recessions? Republicans Caused The Great Recession? I posted on this on my Instagram and one of my followers, HomeSchoolLiving, corrected me….
How To Get Your Book Noticed: Marketing for Authors
I recently got an email from a new author asking for advice on how to get her book noticed. I wrote her a short reply about The Long Road and The Immediate Fix. Then I got to thinking that I really didn’t cover it enough so I thought I’d try to tackle that today. First of…
Visiting Artist Victor Hugo Zayas
Having enjoyed over sixty exhibitions to date, Victor Hugo Zayas is best known for his paintings, vigorous depictions of landscapes and cityscapes, as well as still life and figural subjects that mediate between realism and expressionism… Their subdued palette evokes the tonalism of Rembrandt, Velazquez, and Manet, but their expansive, forceful brushstrokes hark back to…