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A Toy Drum Worth Banging on About! |
Johanna Sorrentino | May 12, 2008 | ||
| Toy drums are great fun, but did you also know that they help develop your child's spatial perception, limb muscles and auditory nerves? She may also pick up a healthy dose of rhythm. But, if the thought of listening to the clang of cheap plastic is holding you back from getting one for your child, ... | ||||
Celebrate Earth Day with the Story of Knut |
Education.com | April 21, 2008 | ||
| It's the week of Earth Day, and at school your child is learning all about endangered species, global warming, and the importance of recycling. A great way to complement this study is with a family reading of Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World by father-daughters writing team ... | ||||
The Dirt on Dirt |
Johanna Sorrentino | April 7, 2008 | ||
| Mud pies. Sand castles. Ant farms. Yes, kids love dirt--and the stuff they find in it. But did you know that dirt can teach your child loads about such subjects as geology, biology, chemistry, archaeology, and geography? That's the idea behind the new book The Dirt on Dirt (Kids Can Press), written ... | ||||
Books to Grow With! |
Education.com | March 31, 2008 | ||
| Here it was another company baby shower and we were racking our brains on what to give the expectant couple. Baby clothes? Nah. Stroller? Passe. In the end, our staff decided to go with something that we're all passionate about: learning. Where does it all begin and end? With a love of books, of ... | ||||
Make Classic Literature Come Alive! |
Johanna Sorrentino | March 17, 2008 | ||
| Graphic novels are a great way to encourage the reluctant reader to turn off the television, take a break from the video game and get between the pages of a good story--where words and enticing images work together in the telling. Now, reluctant readers and book worms alike can delight in classic ... | ||||
A 3rd Grade Teacher's Notes from the Edge |
Education.com | March 10, 2008 | ||
| You know the story: a mild-mannered stranger stumbles into an even stranger land, where he encounters bizarre characters and situations, but perseveres. Except that the stranger is a newly minted 3rd grade math and science teacher, and the strange land is a portable classroom full of eight and ... | ||||
Art Books for the Younger Set |
Education.com | February 25, 2008 | ||
| Renoir. Van Gogh. Degas. Think these names are a little out of your child's repetoire? Think again. There is no better time to learn about these great artists than during burgeoning youth, when imagination is ripe, and the eyes fresh. That's the idea behind Barron's series of art books for kids. ... | ||||
How One Hen Made a Big Difference |
Education.com | February 11, 2008 | ||
| When Kojo, a young boy in a small village in Ghana, had a few spare coins to rub together, he knew that he wanted to use them to help his mother, who worked long hours gathering firewood to sell. And he knew the perfect way to do it. Kojo bought one hen, and when she started to lay eggs, he sold ... | ||||
