Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
I met Michelle Chen at the Harvard Asian American Alumni Association (H4A) recent three day conference. We are both mentoring young women at Harvard and I was thrilled to learn that she works in children’s public television, having watched countless hours of PBS kids with my children when they were young. I wanted to learn more,…
My sister’s book is coming out March 1, 2019! She’s a piano teacher with a marketing background, so it’s not a surprise that she wrote a book called Two-Year Wait List: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers: In my new book, Two-Year Wait List: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers, I share my tried-and-true method of…
On behalf of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, I am reviewing ebooks from One Globe Kids, a nonprofit with a mission to spread global friendship stories and educational resources. What I really love about these eBook is that it is an experience. It’s fascinating to learn about Valdo in Haiti. He and his parents travel down…
My husband found this toy at Costco and gave it to our son for his 14th birthday. My son likes Legos and building kits so this was a natural fit. This would be my STEM toy recommendation for the holiday season. I love how it teaches simple machines in a really fun way. My son…
It’s easy to take clean water for granted. I know that I do. But what does it mean not to have easy access to clean water? I explore that in this post 13 Children’s Books About Water Scarcity + Activities: water scarcity booklist water scarcity activity water supply STEM unit list of clean water nonprofits…
In honor of my oldest daughter who will be heading to art school after gap year, I’m celebrating photographers in picture books. My daughter has been the force behind the photography of indigo clothing co., a company she started with her younger sister. There is nothing like trial by fire to learn photography. She started…
5 Ways How Creative Writing Helps to Learn a Language Creative writing is fun. At the same time, it requires a precision of expression. Some people believe that creative writing is all about pouring whatsoever comes to your mind on paper. However, in reality, this activity involves playful but thoughtful usage of language, which might…