Archive for The Hilltowns Region
Literary Guide for Roald Dahls’ “Danny the Champion of the World”
Jul
29
2013
Our Summer Reading Resource Literary Guide series continues this week with Roald Dahl classic, “Danny the Champion of the World.” The literature guide is written with 4th grade students in mind, but the story can be easily read and appreciated by younger students who have begun reading chapter books… a fun book for bedtime read-aloud [continue reading]
Parenting Possibilities: The Chinese Finger Trap
Jul
29
2013
This month Shana uses the metaphor of the Chinese Finger Trap as it applies to parenting power struggles with her youngest son. Read her monthly column, “Parenting Possibilities: Contemplation with a Splash of Inspiration” to find out how a small woven bamboo cylinder helped her let go of anger during a power struggle with her [continue reading]
Journal-Making: Inspiration for Writing & Drawing
Jul
17
2013
Making Journals with Kids Can Encourage & Support Language & Visual Art Skills It’s no secret of parenting that kids have a lot to say. Just as our own adult brains are constantly stirring through ideas, memories, and observations, children’s brains are working just as hard. They make note of interesting things that they see [continue reading]
PBS LearningMedia: Digital Media for Educators
Jul
16
2013
This week we take a look at PBS LearningMedia, a free online digital media service for preK-12 educators (formal & informal). PBS Learning Media provides a wide variety of educational resources to help curious families expand their learning with extensive content, presented in the form of videos, still images, games, audio clips, rich text, and [continue reading]
Oak & Acorn: Edible Summer Flowers
Jul
15
2013
This month in “Oak & Acorn: Forage, Farm and Feast with the Family,” Hilltown Families Contributing Writer, Leslie Lynn Lucio, writes about daylilies, the perfect perennial that is both edible and can grow (and thrive) in both cultivated and wild landscapes. Find out how she like to prepare them for her family… [continue reading]
STEMBite: Bite Sized Videos Supporting STEM Education
Jul
10
2013
Add some science to these hot summer days with STEMBite, a YouTube channel that offers snack-size videos focused on topics in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and the things in our everyday lives that they are related to… [continue reading]
What Does a New Garden Need Most?
Jul
10
2013
Skip using a water sprinkler to water your gardens…. sprinklers were meant for lawns, and for cooling off the kids! Here are some tips on how and when to water your newly planted garden, and how your kids can help! [continue reading]
WebCams Around the World and Across the Nation
Jul
3
2013
World Travel via WebCams Summer vacation is the perfect time of year to expose kids to new places – there is so much for them to learn about, and there are so many beautiful and historical places worldwide and nationwide that you could visit! However, if jet-setting around the globe isn’t in your family’s plans [continue reading]
Crash Course: 100+ Episodes in 6 Online Courses
Jul
2
2013
Crash Course: 6 Courses. 112 Episodes. Research has shown that students can lose two months (or more!) worth of their learning in mathematics and language arts during the summer if they aren’t exposed to meaningful and enriching learning activities while they’re out of school. Of course, informal learning can take place for students in almost [continue reading]
DIY Tabletop Biosphere
Jun
26
2013
Tabletop Biosphere Summer Lessons in Biology Looking for a lessons in biology this summer with your kids? Try making your very one tabletop biosphere! What is a biosphere? Planet earth is a biosphere, an enclosed, self-regulating system with no intervention from outside the sphere. And while sounding like something out of a science fiction novel, [continue reading]
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