The links in this gifts for teens post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Parenting high schoolers while teaching middle schoolers provides an interesting perspective on ages 13+. We tend to think that teens are closed off and moody but many…
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2021 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Tweens (ages 8-12)
The links in this gifts for tweens post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. As a middle school teacher, I’m around tweens a lot. This age group wants to leave childhood far behind in favor of being grown up. They feel…
2021 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Early Elementary Ages (ages 5-8)
The links in this best gifts for early elementary ages post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Before I was a middle school teacher, the first teaching job I ever had was as a first grade teacher. As challenging as it…
6 Tips for Preserving Your Family’s Mental Health This Holiday Season
This post is made possible with support from the American Academy of Pediatrics through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All opinions are my own. As the first quarter of our new virtual school year was winding down, I assigned an Exit Question as a way to check in with…
10 Best Gifts for Gadget Lovers
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. There’s never any shortage of shiny new gadgets but figuring out exactly what you need can be absolutely mind boggling. This year’s Best Gifts for Gadget Lovers includes new gadgets…
Best Gifts for Unplugged Fun to Combat Online School Fatigue
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Managing screen time limits during a pandemic has been no easy task. With school not able to be in person, our kids are relying on screens for learning and also…
2020 Gift Guide: Best STEM Gifts for Kids of All Ages (PreK-Teen)
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Every year I say that my Best STEM Gifts for Kids of All Ages gift guide is the biggest one to date and this one continues the trend. There continues…
2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Teens That Aren’t Gift Cards
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. As an 8th grade computer science teacher and mom of two teens, I spend a lot of time interacting with teens! Parenting and teaching teens definitely gives me an interesting…
2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Tweens (ages 8-12)
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Ah, the tween years! The kids who comprise this age group have one foot firmly still planted in childhood while the other wants to leap towards the teen years. Ready…
2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Early Elementary Ages (ages 5-8)
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Well before teaching middle school, I started my career teaching first grade. My 5 and 6 year olds always had a wide range of knowledge and skills which is indicative…
