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…
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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 WeAreTeachers’ new Learning at Home resources page provides fresh…
Brainly Offers $2500 Scholarship to High Schoolers Sharing At Home Learning Experiences
This is a sponsored post Coronavirus has altered school as we used to know it. As teachers have moved their classrooms online, parents are taking on the role of educators. It might not be the ideal situation for families but Brainly is giving high schoolers a chance to share how parent support while learning from…
New Tween Star Stable Book Series & Free Activities Provide Escape from Coronavirus Reality
Online school, being stuck at home, and social interactions from screens have become the new norm. Without school, friends, and the routines that they’re used to, kids everywhere could use an escape. The new normal is hard so I’m appreciative of things like Star Stable that lets kids take the focus away from coronavirus and…
Dear Students, I Miss You!
If you asked me last year if I missed teaching, I would have said no. Ask me today and I’ll tell you I do. I had no plans to return to the classroom but a strange twist of fate brought me back to teaching and I find myself missing my students more than I ever…
9 Reasons Your Tween Should Enter the 3M Young Scientist Challenge
This is a sponsored post Identifying problems, coming up with solutions, and a passion for solving problems are characteristics of scientists. If your tween or teen has thought of improving the future of health, safety, mobility, the environment, energy consumption, or the community, they should enter the 3M Young Scientist Challenge! The 3M Young Scientist…
How to Keep Kids Learning When Coronavirus Closes School
With school systems across the country announcing coronavirus closures, parents everywhere have been left wondering how to keep kids engaged while they’re out of school. Trying to keep kids learning when coronavirus closes school and telework productively while balancing screen time with offline activities can be a struggle. My suggestion? Work with your kids to…
