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…
Category: Education
Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
My son’s art on the cover of Newton Community Ed catalog!
My son’s artwork is on the cover of the Newton Community Education Kids Catalog. The backstory is that my son started 9th-grade last year. His high school closed during the COVID-19 pandemic about mid-March. More than a month later, his school went online but just for a few hours a day (and not every day)….
Play is More Than Just Play
Play is not just a fun activity that helps children pass the time. It actually has an essential role in the brain development of all children, almost right after they are born. Play fosters early learning skills and boosts their imagination while also teaching them social-emotional skills and cognitive skills Early and healthy brain development…
Are Slant Eyes Racist? Portraying Asians in Children’s Books
“[Asians] are not a monolithic group. There’s nothing in our DNA that binds all Asian-Americans together. No group identifiable by race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion is unanimous in terms of how they approach justice, even if they share the same values. We’re far more diverse than stereotypes allows.” from Slanted: How An Asian American…
7 New STEM Picture Books
“Conformity to social expectations, gender stereotypes, gender roles and lack of role models continue to channel girls’ career choices away from STEM fields,” said psychology professor Martin Bauer of the London School of Economics, who helped coordinate the survey of 11,500 girls across 12 European countries. from CNN I’m a big fan of picture books…
How I Grew My Pinterest to 6 Million
I have been using Pinterest for about 8 years. It’s my favorite social media platform because it’s based on visual images but lets you link to a blog or website. That’s so perfect for bloggers! Pinterest demographics also match up to my audience. Pinterest users are largely female and control the household budget. These users…
Our Hawk Adolescents Gave Us a Goodbye Present
You’re unlikely to see this bird in your backyard (unless yours is a big one). Red-tailed Hawks eat mostly mammals, so they’re less likely to visit a popular feeder than a Cooper’s or Sharp-shinned hawk is. It’s very rare for a Red-tailed Hawk to go after dogs or cats. from All About Birds The…







