Only a few weeks left until school’s back in (or maybe it just feels that way because I’ll finally be heading back to teaching after 4 years off raising my son!). As an Elementary School Teacher for over a decade, I have an insider point of view on what teachers want parents to know the…
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How to Learn from a Failed Experiment
Today’s post could also be titled: “The Seeing Sound Machine That Never Was.” You see, I was supposed to post a sound-themed activity today for the Summer S.T.E.A.M. Camp blog series, but unfortunately – I left it until last minute and the whole thing failed! And I mean triple failed! So, why am I here…
16 Reasons Why Great Coaches Make the Best Parents
With the Women’s World Cup playing regularly in the background of our house lately, I got thinking about how being a good parent is a LOT like being a great coach. After all, a coach has to use many of the same qualities that a great parent has to use to get their players to…
Earths Elements for Kids: An Earth Day Activity Roundup
Because I strongly believe that kids today need to have an appreciation for our natural environment before they can truly understand why we need to take care of it, I have rounded up a variety of amazingly fun kids activities centred around learning about our Earth’s elements: air, water and land.
A Playful Hands-On Math Curriculum
Today’s post is full of playful hands-on math to try with young children. We have ideas to help kids aged 2 to 6 learn about numbers, measurement, geometry, patterning, and data management (graphing!) – all in a fun hands-on way. Because that’s how kids learn math best when they’re young – through play!