Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
Please welcome my guest author Kelly Carey today with her post on Pi Day! We are also giving away two copies of her debut picture book, How Long Is Forever? Share a picture of kids and adults teaming up to bake on Twitter to win. Details below. Today is a magical number day on the…
This is a fun STEM challenge. Build a bridge that is at least two feet long using only 50 bamboo skewers and string. You can use any kind of string and any quantity. You can not use glue. You can cut the skewers or do anything you want to them. The bridge must support at…
Nature picture books to get kids outdoors are the perfect antidote to screen time! With Spring around the corner where I live in the Northeast, try these new STEM books to get kids reading. I’m giving away a pair of books to one winner: A Stone Sat Still by Brendal Wenzel and You Smell! And…
Today, I found a great animated video about place value so I am basing my post around this math concept. I like to use picture books and games to teach kids math concepts. It’s a fun way to get them to get an intuitive sense of math. I have math games here: 70+ Free Educational…
For my son’s birthday last year, I was finally able to book his oyster farm tour at Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury. My son loves oysters on the half-shell. It’s not surprising that he’s also the best shucker in the family. The oyster tours were all booked last summer, so I made sure to book…
Learn about the lifetime benefits of teaching a toddler a second language. Plus, you can also get helpful resources from the best online language tutors for a convenient and personalized learning environment for your child. Do you want to give your child more opportunities? You can give your child big opportunities while they’re still toddlers. It’s…
I was thrilled to do a Skype author visit with 120 kindergartners! They were well prepared having read the story ahead of time. They also came up with questions that the Media Specialist had collected ahead of time. For such a young group, the teachers asked for a 20-minute visit. The kids were great and…