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Last week while reading our regular bed time story, my 8.2 year old noticed a bright light in the sky outside through the window. This was pretty impressive given that the lights were on inside and there was a significant reflection. So we all jumped up and ran outside
Well it can't be all educational all the time (although I guess for young children it kind of is since so much is new to them). Anyway, my point is that sometimes you need to unwind after a long week of learning and working. So this week, thanks to a
Board games are incredibly good learning tools, especially for math, reading, problem solving, learning how to develop strategies within existing systems, competition (including how to win and lose with at least some semblance of grace)
This post is the first of a series of posts about the Prentice Family Human Creation and Development Group’s Policies and Procedures Manual, or what most families likely call "the rules". As my kids started getting older, I thought there might be some benefit to
Well, here we go again, back into school, and this year our family decided to do online learning instead of in school due to the pandemic. We finally received some info from the school (at least for one of our two students), so I asked my now grade-3-er to check
Also see the post about Chapter 13 [/20-000-leagues-13/] for the first post in this series. This evening as we started chapter 16 of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", my oldest son mentioned how "super cool" dive tanks would be because if you were weighted down you could still walk
I have always loved outer-space as far back as I can remember. So recently, when a friend asked if I knew of any cool videos related to outer space that kids might enjoy (and that ideally they could learn something from), I couldn't resist writing it up into this post!
We were just in the middle of a game of tag and I finally managed to get the kids inside to start getting ready for bed. But they just wanted to continue the game in the house in spite of the fact that it was bedtime. So I turned it
Wow, it never ceases to amaze me how many excellent conversations this book initiates. As you're reading, make sure not to be too rushed. Let your kids ask their questions, and look up the answers (even if you know them yourself). If you load the Wikipedia page, for example, even
Having your kids stuck at home could lead to a bit of social isolation for them. In the first week or so, my oldest son (9 years old) did see a couple of his friends across the street while on walks and shouted "hello", but that hasn't really happened as much recently.
This book (One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale) has to be one of the best ways to teach your kids (and yourself) about exponential growth. Why is it so important to learn about exponential growth? So many processes are governed by exponentials including interest income and debt, information technologies,
I borrowed the book On the Moon from the library years ago and really enjoyed it! I often forget that if I last read a book 1-2 years ago, my younger kids likely don't remember it all. Perhaps they weren't even born when I last read it. That's one of
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