We’re winding down the “Smart Summer Challenge” over here. The challenge is all about combating the “summer slide”: the “brain drain” some researchers have found
1-2 (Toddlers) 3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 9-11 (Elementary) Featured Musical Science Smart Summer Challenge Songs
Outer Space Songs for Preschool through Elementary School
We like to sing songs as we learn. Audio cues have always helped me remember information and it seems to work well with my children,
3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 9-11 (Elementary) Bodily-kinesthetic Featured Science Smart Summer Challenge Visual-Spacial
The Sun, Earth, and Moon
I do a brief demonstration with my kids of how the earth rotates on its axis to create night and day, how the Earth orbits
We began with ourselves and our communities, explored the natural world around us and now, for the final week of the Smart Summer Challenge, we’re
Show us how you’re having a Smart Summer! The prize this week (Water Fun Week) is from a company that is a staple in classrooms
Beaches, water tables, sprinklers, the sink, the bath–if it involves water and getting soaking wet, it is sure to be a hit with young children…especially
3-5 (Preschool) 3-5 (Preschool) 3-5 (Preschool) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 5-6 (Kindergarten) 5-6 (Kindergartners) 6-8 (Early Elementary) 6-8 (Early Elementary) Ecology Featured Science Smart Summer Challenge
A House for Hermit Crab Craft
When I was a child, I got to take home the class hermit crab over a long vacation. There is something incredibly fascinating about a
I cannot believe that July is almost over!I love the slower pace of summer and the opportunity to find lots of fun learning opportunities for
My husband, who grew up here on Long Island, enjoying voyages on the small wooden boat his grandfather built, turned to me two weeks ago
Kismet. Sometimes it seems like things are just meant to happen. My husband booked us a whale watching trip for the Sunday before the Water