None of us want our child to struggle with math facts. We hope that skills like subtraction will come easily to them, or plan to drill at h...

What’s the best way to help your student learn the multiplication tables? You might be a teacher who is puzzling over those three student...

My heart pounded as I waited. I was estatic to start school! Finally, the big yellow bus headed down my street!  I sprinted for the ...

You can do fun with math with your students. Here are 30 different math activities for preschool, elementary, and middle school. On...

My dad would always take is out to the flag pole on all the national holidays like Memorial Day or Independence Day. He let u...

These DIY ornaments turn out so pretty that children might like to do them at home for fun or as gifts. However, you could easily use them...

The dishes were piled high, creating a mess that matched the rest of the house, and I needed to eat the lunch I had missed with the rest of...

"We need to hang a pumpkin from the tree."  On a recent bright fall day we had some friends visit. They kindly brought u...

Are your kids starting school soon?  Mine already started this week!  If you are like me, the start of the school year is a bit of a let d...

This activity can be used to address the following Next Generation Science Standards  K-ESS2-1. Use and share observations of   local we...

Bubble Wrap is one of those materials that appears regularly in our household.   If you have some bubble wrap on hand, why not use it for...

  Recently, I was given an invitation to put together some learning projects for a couple of middle school girls.  How fun! They want pr...

Children thrive on routine.  Traveling is no different.  Routine will calm frazzled nerves, and let you save your energy for the adventur...

When it's time to hit the road, my kids are excited to strap themselves in.  It might be weird, but it has been a huge benefit as...

This activity can be used to address the following Next Generation Science Standards K-2-ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and ...

It took a couple of weeks, but last weekend we finally got the perfect day at the park.  After a family bike ride/walk  we finished off ou...

"Mommy, pouring water on ice melts it." What do you think? True or false? The Pony Artist had spent some time working with sn...

Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!  by Kathleen Kudlinski is  a must read science book  for any child, and I would recommend it for mos...

One of my goals for the rest of this school year is to do more fun projects with my kids.  Participating in the V irtual Book Club fo...

This activity addresses several different skills.   For kindergarten purposes, it most directly addresses the Common Core objectiv...