Do you need more fun classroom games to play with your kiddos between lessons? Here are some of our suggestions! Read More
School Organizational Skills for Kids: A Parent’s Guide
As the new school year begins, minimize stress by organizing your child’s routine. Organization, or lack thereof, is based on executive functions which are natural neurological processes, a group of critical mental skills. Individuals with adequate executive function skills can plan, organize, strategize, and manage time. They know which assignments are on the agenda after school and can prioritize. Read More
Teacher’s Visual Lesson on Hand Washing Will Totally Gross You Out
No surprises here, but the pieces of bread that were wiped on the students’ Chromebooks and the pieces that were touched by unwashed hands were by far the moldiest by the end of the experiment. Read More
Interview With Heidi Stock, Creator of Whistlefritz CARNAVAL
The benefits of learning a second language are myriad. There are obvious benefits – such as being able to communicate with more people and learn about other cultures – but there are less obvious benefits too. Research shows that bilinguals develop stronger cognitive and brain processes that enable them to function better in areas that are both related and unrelated to speaking another language. Read More
Interview With Maggie Van Galen, Author of The Keeno & Ernest Book Series
Hello Mom’s Choice readers! We are coming at you with another amazing interview with one of our very own Mom’s Choice Award-winning Authors. Maggie Van Galen, Author of The Keeno & Ernest book series, sat down with us to share more about her background as a writer, how her relationship with her father influenced her path to publishing, and what she hopes her books get through to her readers. Read More
Teacher’s Illustration About Carrying Baggage Is What We All Need to Hear
From there, she asked each student to write down things that were bothering or hurting them, crumple up the paper, and toss is across the room. The students then, one by one, walked over, picked up a crumpled sheet of paper, and read it out loud to everyone before finally placing it in a plastic bag hanging by the door. Read More
Formerly Bullied Boy’s T-Shirt Request For First Day of School Will Melt Your Heart
While other kids are trying to soak up the last few bits of summer break, picking out new school supplies and freshening up their haircuts, Blake had only one request of his mom, Nikki. He wanted his classmates to know that, even if they felt alone, they had a friend waiting in him. Read More
Interview with Dave Schultze, Founder of Gridopolis Games
We have a really fun, playful product for you today. We sat down with Dave Schultze of Gridopolis Games. Gridopolis is a multiplayer strategy game that allows students to not only play the game in 2-D, but it is expandable so that you can build and play in three dimensions! Read More
Boy Won’t Give Up on Breaking Board in Class and Teaches Us All About Resilience
Claudia Swonger posted a video of her son, Phoenix, in front of his whole martial arts class at Bobby Dixon’s American Martial Arts Academy in Orlando, Florida. In front of Phoenix is his sensei, Erik, who is sitting on the ground holding out a board for him to break with his heel. It’s all part of Phoenix’s quest to get his yellow belt. Read More
5-Year-Old’s Outfit Deemed Inappropriate at School, so Her Mom Took Action
There is a bright spot in all of this, though. Emily Stewart didn’t take this lying down. She didn’t just send angry words out into the universe: she went straight to the source and made a change. Because of her boldness in speaking up, the school formally changed their policies, and now administrators are no longer able to make judgment calls on the appropriateness of a child’s outfit. Read More