Rainbow time has arrived! Our gorgeous new diy prism rainbow mobile is hanging in the window, and rainbow happy hour in our apartment is currently from about 3 to 6 pm. We used to have a lovely glass prism object d’art that brought us a kaleidoscope of rainbow happiness every afternoon, but (gasp!) I broke…
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Valentine’s Day Math Art Ideas — Without Worksheets
Kids not into the lovey-dovey aspect of Valentines’ Day? Obviously, you need to turn to mathematics for inspiration! Bookmark this collection of twelve Valentine’s Day math art ideas because you are going to want to do every single one! The list of Valentine math projects includes a variety of ideas. Most are perfect for elementary…
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Heart Geometry Puzzle to Make Your Kids Love Math!
What better way to learn to love math that putting together the pieces of your heart with this sweet geometry puzzle! This heart puzzle is also a simple STEAM project that teaches the concepts of math, engineering and art/design. But not only that, it is a boredom buster brain teaser that will make your kids smarter!…
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Heart Tessellations: Three Lovely Different Math Designs
These heart tessellations make a relaxing art project, especially for kids who like patterning, and repetitive doodling. Art doesn’t always have to mean drawing still life, after all. Combine this math art project idea with Möbius strip hearts and you and your kids can celebrate Valentine’s Dayin style. Made famous in popular culture by M.C….
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50 Science Picture Books for Kids that Teach about Our Amazing World
Plug any science topic into the library catalog and you will certainly find a large selection of science books for kids on that subject. But which of those myriad of dinosaur or ocean books will you actually enjoy reading with your child? When you are looking for science picture books to read aloud, you don’t…
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Math Card Game that Takes the Sting out of Fractions
My oldest son loves any game that involves mathematics, and when he was younger her loved playing math card games like Tens Go Fish and Make Ten. When he started learning fractions we started playing a fraction-reduction card game. This math card game teaches kids about fractions by helping them learn and recognize which fractions can…
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Salt Volcano: Groovy Liquid Density Science Experiment
A salt volcano is a simple science experiment which has a super high groovy factor. Your kids want their science projects to be colorful, dazzling and immediately gratifying. You want them to learn something about the amazing natural world. Well, a salt volcano is where it’s at, man. While they are making a salt volcano,…
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Fraction Games for Kids that Are Actually Fun
My neighbor’s mom is a math tutor and she likes to discuss how “Kids these days just don’t get fractions!” (Be sure to say that in a New York accent.) Whatever the reason, fractions can be difficult to understand. However, after you play these fraction games with your kids, they will have them figured out 100%. Okay,…
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12 Practical Life Activities for Kids
When my older son was younger I discovered Montessori, and while I never strictly adhered to their activities and lessons, I loved the idea behind it and tried to incorporate the activity ideas into our daily learning. I was particularly drawn to Montessori’s emphasis on practical life activities. Practical life activities are a wonderful way…
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3 Preschool Science Resources that Will Last for Years!
If you are a parent who thinks you can’t do science experiments at home because you don’t have any experience, you are wrong! You don’t want your kids to miss out on building their their scientific brains and engaging their natural curiosity! With these 3 basic preschool science resources, you don’t have to. I should…
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