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Write Secret Messages Using Ciphers

Do you have a budding spy in your house? Teach him how to write and decode secret messages here.

Bedtime Math: An Eye for Colorful Help your children sharpen their math skills with these colorful word problems.
Discover a Helping Hand Read this blog with your child to teach about a real "helping hand."
Bedtime Math: Take the Train

Ask your kids this math word problem featuring man's best friend.

4 Interactive Apps That Help Toddlers and Preschoolers Learn
by Leticia Barr
May 24, 2013
The abundant apps available for toddlers and preschoolers provide a wealth of hands-on learning through interactive activities.
Pictures 1, 2, 3
by Amy Kraft
May 22, 2013
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
by Laura Overdeck
May 21, 2013
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
by Amy Kraft
May 17, 2013
In this celebration of making and DIY, inspire your kids to learn new skills, invent new things, and imagine amazing possibilities for the future.
Really Turning Heads
This Week from Bedtime Math: Really Turning Heads
by Laura Overdeck
May 14, 2013
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.
This Week from Bedtime Math: Off to the Races
by Laura Overdeck
May 07, 2013
To win the Kentucky Derby, a horse has to be fast – and does a crazy name help, too? Either way, it’s a great time to try some Derby Math at home.
4 Ways Parents Can Help Provide Needed Classroom Supplies
by Leticia Barr
May 03, 2013
Help ease your child’s teacher's burden of providing a stocked classroom with these easy tips.
This Week from Bedtime Math: Color Factory
by Laura Overdeck
Apr 30, 2013
Did you ever wonder how they make crayons? A single machine can make hundreds every minute. And that adds up to a lot of crayons to roll under the couch.
Turn Any Play Space Into a Building Space
by Amy Kraft
Apr 29, 2013
A visit to the Children’s Museum of Phoenix inspired me to think big when giving my kids a space to build.
This Week from Bedtime Math: Roll With It
by Laura Overdeck
Apr 23, 2013
What's the longest object in your house? Do the math and find out. It might just be a roll of toilet paper!

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Scholastic Parents: The Learning Toolkit

Scholastic Parents is a trusted source of expert advice on reading and learning. In the Learning Toolkit blog, get quick and easy tips on how to support your child’s learning at home. From playing a fun game of creating new words during dinner to solving bedtime math stories and using easy tricks to try with homework problems, this blog offers simple suggestions for supporting your child’s development at every age and every stage.

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Laura Overdeck
Laura Overdeck
Bedtime Math founder Laura Overdeck creates math kids love to do.
Amy Kraft
Amy Kraft
She is a producer, game designer, and writer in children's media.
Leticia Barr
Leticia Barr
Letecia has her finger on the pulse of new apps and social media.

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