With Halloween behind us and Thanksgiving around the corner, the holidays are on the horizon. While your kids are pouring over glossy catalogs, transfixed by YouTube unboxing videos, and listening carefully to a friend share details about their new favorite toy, The Toy Association has been busy compiling the hottest holiday toys for their annual Toy…
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Star Banks Adventure Teaches Tweens & Teens Personal Finance
This is a sponsored post Sometimes the request for money for the things our kids wants seems endless. Money for the movies, a school field trip, yearbooks, a trip to the mall to replace outgrown items in their wardrobe, sports equipment, and the request for a new and better phone, headphones, etc. adds up! We…
How to Teach Kids to Code with Let’s Start Coding
This post and giveaway is sponsored by There’s no doubt that there’s a need for today’s generation of kids to develop confidence in and mastery of STEM skills as we look towards the kinds of jobs that will be a part of their future but one challenge that many parents face is getting their kids…
4 Life Lessons Kids Can Learn from The Magic School Bus Rides Again
“Seatbelts everyone!” Those two words begin every class adventure with Mrs. Frizzle of The Magic School Bus. What started out as a favorite series of books in classrooms around the country became an animated series on public television stations. Now the brand new animated The Magic School Bus Rides Again inspires kids to learn about the wonders of…
All About Micro-Credentials for Teacher Professional Development
This is a sponsored post When I was a classroom teacher, my main job was to educate my students but I wasn’t done when they left my classroom for the day. I taught my students and then continued my own education, taking classes to earn a second Master’s in School Administration and Technology Leadership from…
The Transformative Effects of Travel on Our Family (and why I hope my kids will #StudyAbroadBecause)
On the days when I’m not traveling for work, I’m home when my kids get home from school. The routine is always the same. My two middle schoolers bust through the door, yell hi, plop their backpacks down, and throw their binders on the table to start homework. On this particular Monday I finished working…
3 Reasons You’ll Love Circle Round Storytelling Podcast for Kids
This is a sponsored post Everyone loves a great story and they always sound even better when read aloud whether around campfires, at libraries, or before bed. We all know that reading aloud to our kids helps develop their imaginations, fosters language and listening skills, and lets them recognize what reading for pleasure is all…
How to Use TypeTastic! to Teach Elementary Kids to Type
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with TypeTastic! and We Are Teachers People who sit next to me at conferences or meetings often comment about how fast I type. The truth is, my worst grade ever was in middle school typing class. I spent a semester struggling to remember where each letter was…
Using Zap Zap Kindergarten Math App to Teach Early Math Skills
This is a sponsored post Number sense, representation, spatial sense, measurement, estimation, patterns, and problem solving are all key math skills young children need for school but how do you translate these into learning experiences for toddlers and preschoolers so they’re ready for kindergarten? Incorporating counting into every day tasks, using manipulatives to develop one…
Support Public School Teachers Through #StaplesforStudents and Win a $50K Scholarship & Chance to See Lady Gaga in Concert!
This post is sponsored by Staples Each July and August I find myself scouring ads for school supplies because once a teacher, always a teacher. I used to comb through the ads in the newspaper looking for the best prices on pencils, scissors, crayons, composition books, folders, and markers for my first grade classroom but…
