Science non fictions books and fun experiments for kids to do at home.
My daughter and her team are competing for $65,000 in prize money for the Wege Prize against five other teams who hail from around the world! Wege Prize is an annual competition that ignites game-changing solutions for the future by inspiring college/university students around the world to collaborate across institutional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries…
If you are going to teach kids programming, do it gently. You can scare kids away from coding for life if you approach it in the wrong way such as by forcing them to do it. If your child is showing resistance to coding, hold off for a few years until your child is older…
On vacation in North Captiva Island in Florida, we got a new neighbor. Gopher Tortoises are endangered and protected there, so they can be spotted ambling about. When we first arrived, we spotted the deep hole near the house and speculated what it was and who could live there. It turned out to be a…
Garden designs and seed packs emerge when the earth melts, and the first tulips bloom. Children are drawn to gardening tools like gloves, buckets, shovels, and watering cans, like bees to honey. Gardening is not only a likable hobby for children, but it is also a wholesome and valuable educational tool. Plant care may teach…
Please welcome my guest today, New York Times bestselling illustrator Amber Ren with her list of STEM picture books with BIPOC characters. She says, “Many kids (and adults, let’s be honest) find math intimidating and scary, but it doesn’t have to be!” Her picture book, Bake Infinite Pie with X + Y, takes math and…
Please welcome my guest author, Maria Gianferrari! She has a bobcat book list, resources, and a great giveaway. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter! ————- Celebrating prowling bobcats with books, websites +a 25 book #homeofthebobcats school giveaway and virtual author visit! Happy Spring & hearty thanks to Mia for helping me…
My daughter and her team, Team Scup, will be competing as one of eight finalists invited to present at Ocean Exchange in Fort Lauderdale, FL October 24-26 2021, in front of 150 delegates from business, NGOs, academia, and government. Ocean Exchange will pay for airfare for one member of Team Scup plus a hotel room….