Please welcome my guest blogger, Michele Williams, Ph.D., who has a math tutoring company. Today she will be sharing tried-and-true ideas for making math fun for kids! —————— I can’t think of anything more rewarding than tutoring, especially in math. That’s why I spent nights and weekends helping family and friends with math during my…
Category: Education
Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
Flu Season Science for Kids
PickyKidPix 7th grade science started off with microbes and how the immune system works. Despite this information, she still doesn’t understand why she needs to get an annual flu shot. I found some great videos and a picture book to help kids understand Flu Season Science! PickyKidPix’s 7th Grade Science Unit on Micro-Organisms. How do vaccines…
My Son’s Educational Video Picks
My son and I have been curating videos for your viewing pleasure. Many of them came our way via the excellent blog The Kid Should See This which selects videos created for adults but appropriate for a young audience. My son spends quite a bit of time on YouTube these days so he offered up…
A Flock of Children’s Books about Birds
Please welcome author Suzanne Goldsmith, winner of the 2014 Green Earth Book Award in the Young Adult Category, for Washashore. Today she is sharing her favorite books about birds! Suzanne is giving away 3 signed copies of her book to 3 winners! See the Rafflecopter below to win. (This giveaway is going to have a…
My Son Gives to a Child in Need Through CWIST
I posted on CWIST’s learning challenges that parents select for their kids and reward them as they see fit. For the holiday season, CWIST has a program that lets kids earn a present for a child in need who might not have any presents under the tree this year! First, we chose a boy just like him:…
Bombadier Beetle Fun & Educational App for Kids
My kids think farting is extremely funny. I think they would love this interactive app about Luna, a Bombardier Beetle, with a unique talent. The talent of the toot! But first, some background on the Bombardier Beetle to put Luna’s talent into context. The amazing defense strategy of the Bombardier beetle! Bombardier beetles are ground beetles which…
Madonna Teaches the Alphabet
Do you remember Arturo Avina who made those wonderful Miss Nelson is Missing and Miss Nelson is Back with his kindergarten class? Well, he and his kids have made another video! He says: We recently wrapped up an education-related video that the LA Times called “innovative” and “ambitious,” and I think it could be of…