This is a sponsored post written in partnership with Brain Chase and The Motherhood In our house, the countdown is on! Only 8 more days of school and 15 days until Brain Chase begins! I’ve written about how Brain Chase is an online learning adventure that prevents brain drain for ages 8-14 and the more…
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Parents: “We have our work cut out for us” Talking About Sex and Other Hard Topics with Your Kids
There are many firsts associated with childhood and while first steps, first words, and the first day of preschool and kindergarten are associated with innocence, the first sex ed talk at school that is a true sign of growing up. Spring of fifth grade marked the start of family life and human sexuality (FLHS) curriculum….
Virtual Field Trip Friday: 8 Family Friendly Dishes from Turkey to Make at Home
“What did you eat while you were in Turkey,” Emily asked with wide eyes right after she gave me giant welcome home hugs. “Everything,” I replied. “Each meal seemed more delicious than the last. Is that even possible?” I wondered aloud, knowing that my meals at home would pale in comparison to those sampled during…
How to Motivate Your Kids to Keep Reading Over the Summer #SummerReading
This is a sponsored post Oh the dreaded summer slide. We hear about it and know it to be true but there’s nothing carefree in thick packets of work or the colorful cartoony workbooks designed to review concepts as the new school year draws closer. I’m a much bigger fan of integrating learning into the…
Free Microsoft YouthSpark Summer Camp for Beginning and Experienced Coders at Microsoft Stores Near You
With Memorial Day behind us and plenty of end of the year activities scheduled over the next couple weeks, it finally seems like summer is truly around the corner. Each year my strategy for summer is the same- a couple weeks of camp for both kids, a lot of pool and outdoor time, a family…
Virtual Field Trip Friday: Locating Turkey on a Map
It’s Friday and welcome to our very first virtual field trip to Turkey! Thanks for joining me for today’s journey that features a geography lesson to get you and your kids acquainted with where Turkey is in the world while providing information about the capital city of Istanbul. It’s my hope that through the interactive…
How an 11 Year Old’s Ribbon Barrettes Raised $3600 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
When school ended last June, my eleven year old daughter, Emily, set out to raise more than the $142 she did the previous year through ribbon barrette sales benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). In the past eleven months she’s raised $3600 in honor of her best friend, Ava, who was born with cystic fibrosis….
Virtual Field Trip to Turkey
With each new experience I had in Turkey, all I could think of was my family and how much they would have enjoyed being right there with me. Since coming home I’ve been thinking of a way to teach my children about the many sights, sounds, and tastes of everything I saw, ate, and did…
Visit Palau’s Coral Reefs on a Virtual Field Trip with The Nature Conservancy (5/19)
This is a sponsored post written as part of a partnership between NatureWorksEverywhere.org and We Are Teachers We know that kids learn best when there’s a personal connection created between them and the curriculum. Hands-on learning through field trips provides unparalleled learning but the reality is that not all of us can take a school bus…
#BrainChase Summer Online Learning Adventure Giveaway
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with Brain Chase and The Motherhood Are you thinking about summer yet? I am. We’re looking forward to some unstructured days where we can do the things we want to without worrying about schedule. This usually means spending lots of time at the pool and enjoying the…
