79 silly, educational Holidays {+Activities} for kids through May
Use historical events and even crazy holidays to help guide and educate your kids.
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How to teach your kids at home even if you have a job.
Whether you have a desk job or are teleworking, here’s how to make teaching your child from home possible.
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How to make Disney+ Educational: 99+ movies with a book title
Imagine a world where Disney and education intermingled and teaching children was as magical as the movies with fireworks exploding overhead as we see the sparks light up in our kids’ minds as they learn. Sounds like a fantasy right? It doesn’t have to be! Disney Plus can actually be educational. In fact, it can…
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How to teach your kids to be money conscious without being cheap
A large whiteboard hangs in our small hallway between the bathroom and the kitchen. On it, you would see the name of each child in our family over the age of three years old and 25 small circles drawn under each. When initialed, they represent $2 each; but the kids can’t start earning until they…
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How to help kids thrive in an adult world: 4+ ways to communicate & play
It is easy for babies and toddlers to learn. Every single day is new and all that happens is an educational experience. Show a baby a zipper and they learn. Put their hand under running water and they learn. Teach them a new word, and they learn. But learning isn’t necessarily thriving when the world is…
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Will our kids make change in the world? These 5 questions can help.
Like a stone into water, the ripple effect of our actions can make big waves. And that’s an important concept to teach our children as they explore career opportunities or even just how to be an active citizen in their community. From an early age kids start telling their parents what they want to be…
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5 historic things to do in Lexington and Concord all year
While most people start flooding the area of Lexington and Concord in the Spring, our unit actually originally took us there at the beginning of January. While most of the buildings were closed like the visitors’ center that closes November through March or even some of the historic houses that you can tour, we still…
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Huzzah! How to make the most of a Boston Tea Party field trip.
Honesty first, I was skeptical taking a field trip to the Boston Tea Party Museum. I didn’t know that it would add much value to the kids’ education and I had my doubts that it would be worth our time or money. But in the end, it was fantastic and I plan on going back…
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How to teach kids sudoku and why it matters
I have always enjoyed games and especially those that exercise my brain so it was exciting to be able to share one of my early favorite games in Sudoku. My almost six year old granddaughter quickly caught on to the concept and experienced great success. It was exciting to see her brain working as she…
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3 easy ways to prep for Kindergarten and boost confidence
When Jenn was 14 months old, we started “tot school” where I introduced her to colors, shapes, numbers, and fascinating learning experiences. It deepened her understanding of how the world around her worked and fueled her ever-frowing curiosity. With wide eyes and a few squeals of fear, she learned about suction from a vacuum cleaner….
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Experience the solar eclipse with kids the right way!
In case you haven’t heard, but you probably have, there will be a major total solar eclipse this year on April 8, 2024 just like the last major one on August 21, 2017. Eclipses of the sun are fairly rare to happen over the same city, but they do happen regularly in different parts of…
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Exploring and understanding snowflakes indoors on cold days
Kids love to make paper snowflakes. Here is a little spin on snowflake art for all aged kids that includes science and math concepts: crystal structures and symmetry. Teach Kids about the geometry & science of snowflakes Each snowflake is made up of tiny ice crystals. Snow begins as a speck of dust, or pollen…
