I received an opportunity to try out Sphero and I thought my son might like it since he’s learning how to program in Scratch and Processing (an object-oriented version of Java). What I didn’t realize was that Grasshopper and Sensei, a rising high school freshman, and PickyKidPix, a rising 7th grader, also wanted the Sphero, such that…
Category: Education
Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
Why Kids Should Keep Up with Science News
Please welcome my guest blogger today, Catherine Ross of Kids Learning Games! There are plenty of websites that provide science news for kids. With the latest updates on research findings, cool inventions, and scientific expeditions in various fields, these websites provide scientific content that would interest kids in a manner that they can understand. Scientific…
Debbie Clement GIVEAWAY and National Teacher Day
One of the great pleasures of blogging is meeting wonderful fellow bloggers like Debbie Clement, a teacher, musician, author/illustrator and performer. What doesn’t she do?! In celebration of National Teachers’ Week which kicked off yesterday and National Teacher Day today, I wanted you to meet her! Her company, Rainbows Within Reach, is now launching it’s 18th year…
Science Competition for Middle School Students: $25,000 Prize
A dad friend encouraged me to sign my daughter up for an afterschool elementary school class called Wicked Cool Science. He was a high school science teacher and had a son and daughter of his own. “If you don’t get your daughter’s interested in science before middle school,” he warned, “They will turn their backs on…
History of St. Patrick’s Day for Kids
I have to confess that I thought St. Patrick’s Day was about pots of gold, leprechauns and four leaf clovers. I suppose if I thought hard about it, I would have guessed that St. Patrick was a Catholic saint. So, in a fit of curiosity and because I recently subscribed to a blog, Celebrating Holidays,…
How Pi Tells Stories: Happy Pi Day!
Happy Pi Day! To celebrate, we are going to explore the idea of Pi and storytelling. Can the infinite sequence of the number Pi tell a story? Am I nuts to even think this? pi pī noun: the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet ( Π, π ), transliterated as ‘p.’ symbol: the numerical value of pi. pi =3.14159265359……
How to Teach 3rd Grade Boys to Program in Scratch
Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations. It’s created by MIT. I had heard of it years ago from the founder of the company who created my first PragmaticMom blog template. His young son was using it to create games. My son was…