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Cheetahs, Pilots, and Bugs: Exciting Nonfiction for Kids

May 24, 2012, 12:56 am

In the latest of my catchup round-ups, I’m sifting through the awesome nonfiction that’s come my way. The breadth of topics is remarkable, and so many people are finding ways to make nonfiction exciting for kids. Does your kid imagine a life i...

Flying in a Rocketship with Bari Koral

May 19, 2012, 11:51 pm

This morning the kids were all hyper, which could only mean on thing: it’s time for a living room dance party. Today our music selection was Bari Koral Family Rock Band’s latest release, Anna and the Cupcakes. Considering the last time I wrote...

A Mother’s Day Scavenger Hunt

May 13, 2012, 3:45 pm

Today Olive treated me to the best Mother’s Day present ever — a scavenger hunt of her own design. She started me off in the hall and handed me my first handwritten clue on a piece of paper cut out with her fancy zig-zag scissors. The next clu...

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quick trick: mind-blowing math tricks

May 24th

It’s no secret that I am not a math person. And it’s really no secret that my kids’ math skills will soon (hopefully!) surpass my own. I cried my way through calculus (no joke), and I’d rather walk on fire than take another statist...

counting, identifying, and writing numbers during play

May 23rd

One of the things I believe in strongly is that any time can be a great time to sneak in some sort of learning. Whether it’s counting the candies in the line at the grocery store checkout, learning about the fish in your neighbor’s backyard pond, or tryin...

digital family summit: conference for tweens, teens, and parents (with full pass giveaway!)

May 21st

I am totally over the moon about a family-friendly, tech-happy conference coming to the Keystone State. It’s an event that is the first of its kind–new, exciting, and cutting edge. When I heard about it, I literally danced. It’s the fir...

No Time For Flash Cards

Balanced Meal Match

May 25, 2012, 3:01 am

by Kim We have been talking a lot at our house about vegetables, fruits, and grains. My five year old son is very into healthy eating (he says it will make him a better ninja). To help explain a balanced diet to my three year old I made some felt f...

35 Easy Animal Crafts For Kids

May 23, 2012, 3:01 am

Last week we went to the zoo and since our visit my son has been pouring over the free map asking about each animal and telling me what he learned about it. It gave me the idea to round up our best animal crafts for kids and share them in one post. Bat Bi...

Ocean Shapes Mural

May 22, 2012, 3:04 am

We usually rush off to t-ball after school but the practice was rained out and I was determined not to fill the time with TV although I really wanted to just chill and read too. So we went up to our messy playroom and while my son set up his playdough bat...

On Our Minds @ Scholastic

Second grade student excels in Scholastic Reading Counts!

May 24th

At Scholastic we love hearing about academic success stories and we certainly love to celebrate literacy, so when I heard about this particular student in the Scholastic Reading Counts!(SRC) program I had to share her story! Earning 1,000 pointsmore... fu...

Novel suggestions for great beach reads

May 23rd

Its Memorial Day weekend! Time to fire up the barbeque, break out the bathing suits, and celebrate the summer. What better way to spend a long, sunny day then curled up on the beach or by the pool with an awesome new book? I’ve got some novelmore... full ...

These teenagers will be able to say they already know how to make it to Carnegie Hall and it is no joke

May 23rd

It's getting closer! The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall is happening next Friday. Hundreds of talented young artists and writers will descend upon New York City to receive their national medals andmore... full pos...