This post is sponsored by Workman Publishing and contains affiliate links The school year isn’t even close to over but I’m already thinking of summer. Summer camps, summer vacations, and combatting the summer slide by helping my kids prepare for a new grade. This year Thomas will graduate from elementary school and as he moves…
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How to Use the Academy Awards to Teach about Winning & Losing (plus past & current Oscar nominees to stream on Netflix)
Tonight the entertainment industry will assemble in Hollywood to celebrate this year’s nominees for the Academy Awards. Since it’s an exciting night for families who love movies, it can also be a great time to have some timely history lessons about the Oscars, seize upon teachable moments to have conversations about winning and losing, and…
Virtual Field Trip: Testing Corning® Gorilla® Glass at the Corning Incorporated Sullivan Park Research & Development Campus #LearningThroughGorillaGlass
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass “I’m really sorry, Mom,” Emily said as she carefully picked up pieces of a drinking glass from our kitchen table. “When I knocked it over on the table it just broke. The glass must have already been abraded.” Abraded isn’t usually part of a teen’s vocabulary but on…
5 Components of Successful STEM Programs for Middle Schoolers
Thank you Capital One for sponsoring this post. How do you introduce kids to coding in a way that will keep them interested in learning the meaningful skills that they need for the jobs of today and tomorrow? You invest in their education like Capital One has done with its Future Edge initiative. Last week,…
STEM Gifts for Kids of All Ages (preK-Teen)
STEM = science, technology, engineering, and math. Since starting this blog almost 9 years ago, there has been an influx of toys and products are designed to foster curiosity and get our kids interested in these subjects from a very young age and honestly, it’s never too early to start exposing our kids to STEM…
Back to School with Netflix: Reinforcing Academic, Social, and Emotional Skills #StreamTeam
As summer ends and school begins, each child confronts a new grade level that brings with it new challenges and learning, including social and emotional learning that occurs at each age. But not every child learns the same way. Some kids may excel at paper and pencil tasks while others need visual representations and sit…
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…
Highlights Every Day Provides Engaging Learning & Favorite Content Through New App (w giveaway)
This is a sponsored post I’ve always said that not all screen time is the same. There’s a big difference between passive screen time where content is being consumed compared to interactive screen time that requires kids to interact with quality educational content. With kids’ screen time averaging more than four hours a day, parents…
7 Ways to Get Kids to Unplug From Devices and Plug into Nature on Earth Day and Beyond
It’s a great big world out there and there’s no better time to teach kids about environmentalism and inspire a love of caring for our planet than on Earth Day. After April 22nd, it’s important to kids learning about the planet and ways they can protect it but for parents who struggle to get their…
VTech MobiGo- Shooting game masquerading as educational game?
Would you purchase a product that billed itself as educational but contained a shooting game? What if you didn’t know a company was including a shooting game with a device you were purchasing? I received a sample of VTech’s newest product, the MobiGo ($59.99) and the Touch & Learn Game Pack cartridge that comes standard…
