It’s hard to avoid hearing about coronavirus and not start to feel a moment of panic. Kids, especially, might be hearing things about the coronavirus that may or may not be true. I’ve rounded up some resources to share with your kids about the coronavirus and hand washing, our best defense against it. I’ve also…
A Unit on Place Value: 6 Picture Books, a Game, and Music Video
Today, I found a great animated video about place value so I am basing my post around this math concept. I like to use picture books and games to teach kids math concepts. It’s a fun way to get them to get an intuitive sense of math. I have math games here: 70+ Free Educational…
Our Secret Beach in Kauai
I’m going to let you in on our secret beach on Kauai that we stumbled on this past summer. My husband and his friend Aaron spotted it while playing golf at The Club at Kukuiula. It’s a private exclusive club and they only had access because they know people. His friend Aaron played on the…
SCBWI Minnesota Racist Illustration and Gaslighting Response
November 20, 2020 April, As the Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, you could have acknowledged the minority group that was hurt by the Scbwi Minnesota group — that of mixed-race Black/Asian American children. Seeing a racist image that reflects their ethnicity is harmful to adults and children. This is why Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen and…
Newton North Nordic girls skiers take Mass Bay East title
My blog is also my virtual scrapbook for my family. Sadly though, only my husband reads my blog. One day, I hope my kids (or future grandkids) will find these posts about them and enjoy them. Today, I want to preserve this local newspaper write up of my daughter’s high school nordic team. She started…
Dragonslayer Event at Newton Free Library
I’m really lucky that Tui T. Sutherland lives near me because my son is her biggest fan. He started reading her books in 6th grade when a girl at his table recommended it. We’ve had the great pleasure of going to three of her book events so far. My son has mostly read books by…
Boston Performing and Visual Arts College Fair
Boston Performing and Visual Arts College Fair at Emmanuel College is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is recommended; high school students will receive a QR code that colleges can scan to track who saw them. This puts students into their system and notes their interest in the school and will also trigger mailings…







