This is a sponsored post Yesterday eleven groups of women and their male allies presented technology solutions that were designed to support women and girls in tech as part of the first ever Women in Tech #WITDemoDay. Teams were asked to create products that would inspire more girls of color to learn coding and inspire…
Education
#StaplesforStudents Funds ALL DonorsChoose.org College & Career Prep, Literacy Projects in Washington, D.C.
This post is sponsored by Staples As part of Staples continuing their long-standing commitment to supporting education through the Staples for Students program, today they announced they’re are funding all literacy projects and all career & college prep projects that were listed on DonorsChoose.org in Washington, D.C. as of this morning. This huge announcement is part of…
Big Fat Notebooks: Essential Homework Help for Middle Schoolers Makes Learning Fun
This sponsored post is written in partnership with Workman Publishing Gone are the days when you had to borrow notes from the smart kids in class in order to catch up on what you missed. For today’s middle schoolers, homework help commonly comes from group texts, Facetime, or Skyping friends but for those times that…
Galxyz Teaches Tweens Science Concepts Through Self-Paced Interactive Online Game & App
This is a sponsored post All kids are born curious and naturally act as scientists from a very young age but sometimes this desire to learn can get lost, especially as children get older and there’s a disconnect between science concepts and real world examples. Suddenly a subject that your child was naturally drawn to…
littleBits Rule Your Room Kit Inspires Kids to Create Touch-Activated Inventions to Secure Their Stuff
We are a house that can never have too many littleBits. These snap together electronic building blocks inspire endless inventions and with today’s launch of their Rule Your Room Kit, kids everywhere have a new way to create touch-activated inventions to control and protect their stuff. It’s a dream come true for parents who are…
How to Integrate Netflix Into Your Child’s Summer Learning #StreamTeam
Summer reading and math packets assigned by schools to prevent the summer slide represent one way for kids to maintain their skills but they aren’t for everyone. The truth is getting your child to sit down and complete the many pages of paper and pencil tasks is a struggle when the weather is warm, school…
Why I Will Always Encourage My Daughter to Keep Playing Sports #LikeAGirl
This is a sponsored post written for the Always #LikeAGirl campaign During the 8 ½ years I’ve been blogging, my little girl has grown up. No longer the four year old who once had a pseudonym and was occasionally featured, 12 year old Emily is now a bigger part of the content that I share. By…
4 Tips to Decrease Your New Middle Schooler’s Locker Anxiety #LSSS
This is a sponsored post Graduating from elementary school is a big milestone but the transition to middle school can be exciting yet filled with anxiety. As the school year draws closer, your new middle schooler might not seem worried but there could be some concerns brewing in the back of their mind. There could…
Teaching Kids About Race, Privilege, Equality & Civil Rights in an Age Appropriate Way
As parents, my husband and I are committed to open and honest dialogues with our kids about anything and everything but there are times when we struggle to make sense of current events. We talk about friendships, money, our marriage, social media behavior, alcohol, sex, race, and so much more. We seize teachable moments that…
Support Public School Teachers through #StaplesforStudents and Win a $50K Scholarship & Chance to Meet Katy Perry!
This post is sponsored by Staples When I first began teaching first grade in 1998 in a low income public school, I was surprised that my public school budget for an entire year of classroom supplies totaled $120. $120 was supposed to purchase pencils, crayons, construction paper, glue, glue sticks, erasers, lined writing paper, writing…
