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Category: Education
Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
One Cut STEM Shape Fun
My son and I watched mathematician Dr. Katie Steckles cut a square with just one cut. This is an idea that dates back to 1721 in Japan: The Fold and Cut Theorem. My son was fascinated by the one cut idea so we decided to try it out ourselves. We started with the 1 cut square….
5th Grade Cloud Science Project
My three kids have been lucky enough to have the same kindergarten teacher and the same 5th grade teacher — bookends to their elementary school lives. Every year in 5th grade, the grade does a big science unit on the weather which includes cloud formations. And, every year, the kids make cloud posters. Day 1:…
Pattern Block Creativity & Kid Lit Blog Hop
I have to say that I got my money’s worth out of the pattern blocks toy manipulative that I’ve had for ages. All my kids loved playing with them. I kept them in an old diaper wipes box, decorated with stickers and I found that my son, now 11 years old, will still occasionally pull…
Naruto Inspired Learning for my 5th Grade Son
My son has always had his obsessions: Age 3: Dinosaurs and Angry Birds Age 4 and 5: Pokémon Age 6: Bakugan, Ninjago Age 7: Magic Cards, Minecraft, Mario Brothers Video Games Age 9, 10: Minecraft, Dragonballz, Injustice Video Game Age 1o and 11: Dragonballz, Naruto My son’s guitar teacher has channeled his interests into guitar…
How Not To Get Hacked: My Advice after 2 of My Blogs Were Hacked
Two of my blogs got hacked recently. I think the hacker used the same means for illegal blog entry: an old theme that I had tried out years ago and rejected. That particular theme was probably not updated over time, and it became a Trojan Horse for hackers to enter my blog. It turns out that…
Homopolar Motor: Clean Energy Science Project for 5th Grade
This video that we saw on The Kid Should See This prompted me to buy the supplies to try this at home with my son: Supply List for Homopolar Motor I bought the wrong magnets so I would suggest you buy this smaller one instead. It’s less expensive too! Neodymium Magnet, $10 Be careful with…