Be My {Yoda}
I grew up with three brothers in a world that revolved around Star Wars. I consider myself a student at heart, a “Luke” one might say. Each week I find myself learning new things through wonderful articles, shared ideas, unique activities, and people. Below are a few examples of Yoda’s I came across last week. ...
Passionately Curious
Creativity Matters. Yes, yes! Not Just Cute is one of the very first blogs that I subscribed to. I was cleaning out my inbox and I came across an old post from November that I just had to share with y’all. It is that good. Amanda writes: Curiousity is a critical element in authentic learning. ...
Schools Kill Creativity
Have you been formally introduced to TED? Ted who? What? There are two resources I highly recommend to parents who want to stay curious & creative: the RadioLab podcast and the TED Conference website. This week for the {Not My Words Wednesdays} post, I’d like to share a video from a collection my Pinterest friend ...
Elementary Email, My Dear Watson
Yesterday we chatted about the value of typing and the daily use of the computer lab. While I agree with the general consensus “typing is an invaluable skill” I still wonder if it is something that should be taught in say fourth grade rather than kindergarten or first grade. I lead this anti-technology push with ...
What is the value of typing?
What is the value of typing? This fall when our girls started kindergarten and first grade at the local elementary school they started using computers at school everyday. Our girls are generally fairly tech savvy. We play educational games on the iPhone and have bookmarks on the computer to SuperWhy? and The Electric Company set ...
Grow Organic Readers with a Book Tree
Have you decided whether you want to offer an incentive to your child for reading? In a past post I asked readers when it comes to growing new readers, “What is a book-lovin’, anti-incentive, Montessori Kool-Aid drinking mom supposed to do?” Shad came up with a brilliant suggestion. The best “incentive” to give a child ...
Grab Your Rope
Quinn casually suggested “Let’s pretend we’re going to college” to her sister Rose the other day as they got out of the car for summer school. The statement took my breath away and for a moment my heart stopped. My first reaction was to scream “No you will not missy!” because despite only being five ...
