History, social science and geography for kids.
Holocaust Memorial Day is coming up soon on January 27th. We used to host Multicultural Children’s Book Day on the 27th of January every year until we realized that it conflicted with Holocaust Memorial Day. It seemed disrespectful to put our celebration on the same day so we switched our day to the last Friday…
“[Asians] are not a monolithic group. There’s nothing in our DNA that binds all Asian-Americans together. No group identifiable by race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion is unanimous in terms of how they approach justice, even if they share the same values. We’re far more diverse than stereotypes allows.” from Slanted: How An Asian American…
I met Michelle Chen at the Asian American Alumni Association a few years ago. We were both volunteering to be mentors to Harvard students. She is a producer of PBS educational shows at WNET in New York City. I interviewed her previously about how PBS shows got made. She is currently working on an educational…
Perhaps we can do something small to celebrate Earth Day at home. It can be as simple as planting seeds for a garden or changing out light bulbs. The Earth Day message of reduce, reuse, and recycle is both one of conservation but also of thriftiness, mindfulness, and caring for our environment — all messages…
I’ve organized ten years of posts here at PragmaticMom into Activities and Learning Resources for #KidLitQuarantine. I hope that it’s helpful for you if you need learning activities while hunkering down at home. I am also sending out my newsletter tomorrow that will have more Activities and Learning Resources from other KidLit and blogging creators….
For my son’s birthday last year, I was finally able to book his oyster farm tour at Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury. My son loves oysters on the half-shell. It’s not surprising that he’s also the best shucker in the family. The oyster tours were all booked last summer, so I made sure to book…
I will never consent to have our sex considered in an inferior point of light. Abigail Adams The three women of the Boston Women’s Memorial are Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, and Lucy Stone. I posted on Lucy Stone here and Phillis Wheatley here. Today, I wanted to learn more about Abigail Adams. Perhaps there is more to…