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Scholastic Parents: Raise a Reader

Take a Trip to Medieval Europe Through Books

May 23, 2013

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You can -- and should -- help guide your children to great books, but let them make the ultimate decision about what to read.

What to Do When Your Child Can't Remember What He...

May 20, 2013

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Amy Mascott

How parents can support children who need help remembering what they read.

Read & Watch: Motivate With Movies

May 16, 2013

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Allison McDonald

Encourage reading with the promise of a movie. Here are 30+ books turned into films that you can watch with your children after you read the book!

The Benefits and Pleasures of Listening to Audio Books

May 15, 2013

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Maggie McGuire

Bringing audio books into the mix of reading experiences your kids have has many benefits.

Scholastic Parents: The Learning Toolkit

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Pictures 1, 2, 3

May 22, 2013

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Amy Kraft

Charts with illustrations and photographs are great for reminding pre-readers of the steps needed to complete a task.

This Week from Bedtime Math: Wrong Number

May 21, 2013

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Laura Overdeck

How many phone numbers do you think are out there? And how many of them are actually wrong numbers? Try some phone number math to find out!

10 Reasons to Take Your Child to Maker Faire

May 17, 2013

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Amy Kraft

In this celebration of making and DIY, inspire your kids to learn new skills, invent new things, and imagine amazing possibilities for the future.

This Week from Bedtime Math: Really Turning Heads

May 14, 2013

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Laura Overdeck

Did you ever hear of the wise old owl? Owls might be wise – or maybe they just see things we can’t see. Learn how they do it in today’s math challenge.

Media Macaroni

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5 Years of Media Macaroni

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Amy Kraft

May 21, 2013

Wanna know something crazy? Today marks five years since my very first post on Media Macaroni! Crazy, right? To give you a sense of what five years is...

Go to Times Square You Must. Big Lego Surprise You...

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Amy Kraft

May 20, 2013

This Thursday, May 23, head down to Times Square at 11:00 am to see an unveiling of the world’s largest Lego model. All I can say is that it has...

GeoGuessr: The Global Game

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Amy Kraft

May 11, 2013

I’m warning you, don’t read this post if there are productive things that you’re meant to be doing right now. I happened on GeoGuessr in a friend’s...

Interview with a 3-Year-Old

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Amy Kraft

May 04, 2013

Tomorrow’s a big day. Ozzie is turning 3! I know I should be wistful for the end of the baby years, but it’s so much fun to have a big boy. He’s not yet...

Teach Mama

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budgie and parakeet fun fact lunchbox notes: help kids...

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Amy Mascott mascott

May 22, 2013

We are now the proud owners of two budgies. Or parakeets. Or budgerigars. Two budgies. Two boys (we hope!). Right. Apparently, all budgies are parakeets...

how to help your child remember what he reads

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Amy Mascott mascott

May 20, 2013

Some children are able to easily read the words on a page but cannot remember a lick of what they read. Believe it. Whole paragraphs, pages, chapters can...

raising word conscious kids: a chat with Mando and...

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Amy Mascott mascott

May 16, 2013

I can’t stress enough the importance of raising word-conscious kids. Words are everywhere, all around us. Why not capitalize on the learning...

how to get your kids started with texting: texting 101

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Amy Mascott mascott

May 14, 2013

Texting is big. For tweens, it’s really big. It’s like the coolest thing ever. And everyone is doing it (or so they think), and so Maddy has asked...

No Time for Flash Cards

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13 Patriotic Crafts For Kids

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Allison McDonald

May 22, 2013

Next Monday is Memorial Day and whenever I do any patriotic posts I consult with my husband since he’s American and a former Air Force Officer. I on the...

Water Balloon Game { Learning After School}

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Allison McDonald

May 21, 2013

My son’s all time favorite activity we’ve ever done was our Angry Birds Water Balloon Game. With warm weather and a half day of school yesterday was the...

Spelling With Nuts & Bolts

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Allison McDonald

May 20, 2013

This is not something I thought up at all. This idea has been around for ages but when my husband had to run to Home Depot for something else I asked him...

Kids Crafts & Activities {Link Up !}

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Allison McDonald

May 19, 2013

Most Saturday nights I sit and I scroll through last week’s Link...

On Our Minds @ Scholastic

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Is media multitasking melting our brains?

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Tyler

May 22, 2013

Kids today are master multitaskers. You’ve probably heard about this phenomenon or observed it in your students or the children in your life (or with...

Sarah Jessica Parker and Zac Posen will help celebrate...

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Lia

May 22, 2013

Students will celebrate their accomplishments at Carnegie Hall on May 31! 2013 marks the 90th anniversary of the Scholastic Art...

An OOM commencement address from Andrew Jenks

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Lauren

May 22, 2013

This week we’re posting about graduation to celebrate the many students who will complete this rite of passage over the coming month. Yesterday we looked...

5 Books for a Red, White and Blue weekend

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Michael

May 22, 2013

This weekend, across the United States, we’ll be stepping out to parades, making our first beach trips of the season and barbecuing with family, friends...