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  • Seven Sites and Apps to Help Students Learn Coding and Programming

    The other day I was in a Zoom meeting with someone who is relatively new to field of educational technology. I was asked about any "must read" book...
  • 7+ Websites to Teach Financial Literacy

    When kids read that America’s $30 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their futur...
  • Easter Egg Letter Matching Game

    Create this fun Easter Egg Letter Matching Game for the kids to play this Easter season! It’s hard to believe that my daughter is almost fi...
  • 87 Parents Share The Creepiest Thing Their Kids Have Ever Done

    If there's one thing The Omen, The Exorcist, and The Ring have taught me is that kids can be really scary. Damien, Regan, Samara—terrifying. All of...
  • Ottawa Senators announce that owner Melnyk has died at the age of 62

    Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died at the age of 62. The Senators made the announcement Monday night. The cause of death was not immediat...
  • Children in Nature

    Spring 2022/Jessica Frierson If your children are anything like mine, they love to sp...
  • Play in the Elementary School Library

    Bone magic. Bone trees. Bone orchard. Sara A. Mueller's The Bone Orchard is a fascinating whodunit set in a lush, gothic world of secrets and m...
  • Free Nature Scavenger Hunt Printable

    We have a FREE downloadable Nature Scavenger Hunt printable that has been hugely popular over the years. I wanted to share this fun activity with y...
  • Best Kids Art Apron out of top 21

      1. Fiodrimy Aprons for Kids, Kids Art Apron Girls Boys Painting Apron with Pockets Adjustable for Cooking Baking Gardening School Kitchen Multiu...
  • 62 People Share Their Absolute Worst Homeowner Association Stories

    A homeowner's association (abbreviated as HOA) is an organization in a subdivision, planned community, or condominium building that makes and enfor...
  • Upland woman’s obituary cites her love of the newspaper

    The obituary this week for Eleanor Meek recounts the 98-year-old’s life and includes one line that stopped me in my tracks. “She read the Inland Va...
  • The SPIN Interview: Steven Van Zandt

    There are many Steve Van Zandts (although, ironically, not Steve Van Zandt, his publicist gently rebuked me, which comes as no small embarrassment ...