My mom friend Stella who is Chinese explains the ins and outs of Chinese Red Envelope etiquette and its significance to 2nd grade kids. We did a special presentation as part of their 2nd grade China Unit that included: the Chinese invention of paper money, red envelope craft and background, Chinese silk children’s clothes, and…
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Free Site for Summer Learning Activities for Kids (CWIST)
I received an email from CWIST, a free website for parents and kids, and was intrigued by their idea: Challenges or “cwists” are crowd-sourced from parents, educators, mom bloggers and experts and posted in the cwist library. The cwists can be anything from organizing a community clean-up, researching fun facts for an upcoming family trip, completing a summer reading…
25 Math Skills Games for Kids
As the school year starts to wind down, I’m longing for summer even though the school year is in full force and quite hectic this time of year. Every summer, I bribe my kids to do some math review so I’m also starting to think about what workbooks to buy. Some moms I know manage…
5th Grade Slavery Unit in Newton: 23 Children’s Books on Enslavement + Resources
Learn how to explain the history of enslavement to kids with these children’s books about slavery, from the Underground Railroad to Frederick Douglas. “It [Enslavement] is such a major part of American history, but it gets glossed over. I mean, the foundation of our early economy was based on slavery, and that’s missing,” Berry said….
Screen Free Week Ideas using K’NEX!
Thank goodness a shipment of K’NEX came this past week. We are trying to cut back on screens for Screen Free Week and my biggest challenge is my 8-year-old son who likes to simultaneously play video games on the computer while watching TV and eating a snack. I need more screen-free week ideas! I met…
Amazing Ukelele Virtuoso: Jake Shimbabukuro
With 11.7 million YouTube views, you must see this performance by Jake Shimabukuro, a ukulele virtuoso is known for his complex finger work. Be sure to watch the last minute where Jake plays a pretty incredible sequence. My husband gave found Jake on YouTube and my kids loved watching him play, especially my son who plays…
Kindergarten Readiness FREE Printable Book: My Book About Me
When my son was in preschool, I created this free Kindergarten readiness book for him. I printed it out, bound it into a 3 ring paper folder, and made a copy for each child in his class and the teachers had the kids work on it for a few months before preschool ended. It is…