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Reality is an Optical Illusion: How to Teach Kids About Perception

We grown-ups sometimes forget that our kids’ perceptions and understandings of the world are often different from ours.

Why I Chose to Unschool My Son

Kids learn in many different ways. And the truth is, opportunities for teaching are everywhere. Unschooling embraces that.

You Should Take Your Kids to the Opera: Here's How to Do It

It may not be the first arts and culture activity you think of doing with your kids, but an afternoon at the opera is absolutely doable.

What You Need to Know About Common Core Reading Standards

More than just reading words, the common core reading standards focus on reading comprehension. Here are some ways to support your child's learning.

If Preschool Had a Yearbook, These Would Be The Superlatives

Sometimes it's clear pretty early on just who our kids are going to be when they grow up.

Feelings Can't Be Taught: A Lesson From My 9-Year-Old

Occasionally our kids drop a lesson on us that we never would have learned otherwise.

Kid Made Recipe: Delicious Green Smoothie Popsicles!

How do you get your kids to eat their veggies? Make this simple, kid-friendly recipe for surprisingly delicious kale (shhh!) and pineapple popsicles!

How to Reinforce Educational Concepts Cook With Your Kids This Summer

There's so much to do in the kitchen that can be fun and educational ...you’re stressed because you’re scrambling to fill hours usually reserved for school, you probably wonder how to keep your ki...

What Not To Do At An Art Museum

An elderly German woman was questioned by police after filling in blank spaces on a crossword puzzle that was being displayed as a work of art at a local museum. ...the 91-year-old woman used a ba...

Swift Playgrounds by Apple Will Help Kids Learn to Code

The new Swift Playgrounds app for iPad is the next step on Apple's path towards a new breed of computer programming. Due to arrive in the App Store this fall, the app is an educational tool. Throu...

Why Scientists Feel Dinosaurs Did NOT Roar

Do you hear that sound? It’s 65 million years ago and there’s a dinosaur calling out through the wilds. But it’s not a roar. Instead new research says that sound would probably be better described ...

Read Aloud to Your Kids EVERYDAY! Here is Why

Troubling New Study on Reading Aloud | BookSpring ...the report shows that fewer than half (46%) of parents read aloud to their children every day, and only 34% do so for at least 15 minutes. “We...

Why the 4th of July is the Date of Our Celebrated Independence

We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of Ame...

What Was on the Menu at Founding Fathers 4th of July Parties?

Culinary historians and diehard Fourth of July fans alike have long wondered what exactly was on the menu at America’s first birthday party The first-ever American Independence celebration, held o...

5 Patriotic Books to Read with Your Kids

From snippets of American history, to how families celebrate the day, these 5 books are sure to become Independence Day favorites.

Summer Reading List 'Swallows and Amazons' For Your Kids

Kids have always loved stories about peers enjoying themselves far from prying, protective grownups, and Arthur Ransome’s classic novel of summer adventure is one of the best in the genre. Enormou...

A Literacy Coach's Advice On How to Keep Kids Reading This Summer

Kids can lose up to three months of reading achievement if they don't pick up a book this summer. This literacy coach-approved challenge can help.

Study Looks to Support Autistic Children with Adapting to School

A University of Manchester-led study is testing whether an intervention with parents and teachers can help children with autism transfer newly acquired social communication skills from home into sc...

Putting in the Time Over Summer can Help With Scholarships

Putting in the Time Over Summer can Help With Scholarships

Want to Pack Lightly- Here is How

During a job interview, I was once asked, “If you were going on vacation to Ireland, what would you pack and when would you start packing.”My answer was normal for how I used to pack – I’d make a l...

Rare Celestial Occurrences Seem to be Happening Non-Stop, Why?

Something weird seems to be happening in the heavens. This week marks a coincidence of the full moon and the summer solstice. Some astronomers are calling this combination of maximum moonlight and ...

Once in a Lifetime Strawberry Moon and 2016 Summer Solstice

It's the first time the "Strawberry Moon" and summer solstice have lined up in 50 years. The summer solstice arrives just after 6:30pm EST on Monday, June 20, marking the longest day of the year. ...

Step by Step Guide with Helpful Links- Best to Garden with Your Kids!

Turn off the computer, TV and video games, it’s time for hands-on, get-down and dirty family time in the garden of life. Children love when parents focus on them. Gardening is a great way to work t...