Parents are often concerned about “brain boosters” and “school preparedness”. Part of my mission is to alleviate some of the pressure and stress we place
Month: August 2011
3-5 (Preschool) 3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 6-8 (Early Elementary) Featured Science
Dinosaur Pasta Skeleton
We’ve been learning about dinosaurs and have enjoyed our visits to the American Museum of Natural History. The kids tried their hands at assembling a
0-3 (Babies and Toddlers) 3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergartners) 6-8 (Early Elementary) Featured Science
Over 12 Picture Books About Dinosaurs
There are a lot of picture books featuring dinosaurs but only a handful that use an entertaining story to share facts about dinosaurs. Most of
I’m waiting until the storm passes to discuss Hurricane Irene in more depth with my children–my daughter was obsessing about tornadoes months ago and I
Here are some Picture Books About Hurricanes for kids. I didn’t have the foresight to check these out of the library this week before Irene
1-2 (Toddler) 3-5 (Preschool) 3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 9-11 (Elementary) Featured Science Touch
Dinosaur Fossil Imprints in Salt Dough
We have a lot of plastic dinosaur figurines from our visits to the American Museum of Natural History and we enjoy trying to classify them.
We volunteer and donate as much as we are able and literacy charities are very important to me as a mother and an educator. The
Splashing, swimming, and sailing, in sinks, water tables, pools, lakes, and oceans…studying sea creatures, washing, measuring, and floating…there is so much fun to be had
5-6 (Kindergarten) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 6-8 (Early Elementary) Featured Science
Stegosaurus Craft
We’ve been on a dinosaur kick for the last half year over here and I thought it would be fun to make a few dinosaur
When I taught history in the classroom, I found that a handful of students came with a deep background level of knowledge of certain eras.