The number of summer days is dwindling and if anxiety about the new school year is creeping in, you’re not alone. We have all the feels but somehow, we have take a deep breath and set them aside because it’s more important than ever to help your child have a great virtual school year. Proactive…
Education
How a Desire to Learn Leads to Constant Innovation
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass Five years ago, I was sitting in our apartment in Turkey on a vacation high when a work email caught my eye. Our family had spent a week exploring and eating our way through Istanbul. We taught our kids the history of the Byzantine empire while Istanbul Not…
5 Tips for Managing Teacher Stress During Virtual Learning
The pandemic is forcing us to start school in a way we never have before. Teachers have spent the summer wondering how school will start in the fall, if the decisions made will keep us safe, and thinking about managing students and our own kids’ schedule. Strategies for managing teacher stress during virtual learning is…
6 The Trials of Apollo Themed Activities for DIY Camp Half Blood
This post is sponsored by Disney Book Group With so many camps cancelled and our kids in need of fun and engaging summer activities, capitalize on their love of reading Rick Riordan books with a DIY Camp Half Blood. This October The Tower of Nero, the fifth and final installment of The Trials of Apollo…
The 3 Best Ways to Use Technology for Learning
This post is brought to you by Remake Learning and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. Through my years of blogging, there have always been hot topics that parents clamor to know more about. These days the right age to get a kid a cell phone and how to keep kids off screens have taken a…
How to Teach Young Kids to Think Like Engineers
There’s no one way to teach young kids to think like engineers because it comes naturally. Toddlers and preschoolers are fascinated with building things and taking things apart. Elementary ages use learning to build more complex things using different materials and methods. Fostering curiosity and natural problem-solving skills among the youngest ages helps to build…
Tips for Finding the Right Online Summer Camp
This post is brought to you by DigiPen Academy and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. This time of the year has always been one filled with excitement over the things that summer brings. We’ve always anticipated vacations with loved ones, hanging out at the pool, and memories created at camp with friends new…
How Would You Remake Learning to Improve Education?
This post is brought to you by Remake Learning and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. As we count down the number of days left of a school year that will end in the most unexpected way, we’re faced with the uncertainty of what lies ahead. We wonder what tomorrow will bring and about…
4 Tips for Keeping Teens Engaged in Science at Home
This post is sponsored by Ward’s World Since online school began, I’ve been checking in on my middle school students. They haven’t been shy about telling me how they are, how their online classes are going, and the best and worst parts of learning at home. Even kids who didn’t love school find themselves missing…
110+ Elementary STEM Resources for Learning at Home
This is a sponsored post for WeAreTeachers. Thanks to sponsors like Lysol and Messenger Kids for making this page possible. There’s nothing easy about being at home right now but it’s even more difficult for curious kids who love learning about the world around them. Thankfully provides fresh age-appropriate content that is a welcome relief…
