Today’s challenge is to have fun with math. For most of us, we know that this, indeed, is quite a challenge! During the school year, I have so many ideas for how to make math fun, but unfortunately, getting things done sometimes takes precedence. With so much to cover during ...
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Black Lives Matter: From a White, Conservative Mom
I have been silent for a while now. While others have told me that silence means I’m a racist, they do not know the condition of my heart. Racism is a heart issue. Very few can understand the true motives of someone else’s heart—even those who know us better than anyone else. ...
Science Experiments for Kids
This is the week that my children would normally have participated in a summer fun program, in which they get to choose classes based on their interests and learn at the public school for three hours each day. My oldest son and I were both supposed to teach STE(A)M classes; I, for ...
Family-Friendly Movies for Family Fun
Having family movie night can be difficult when you have young children and older children. Finding a movie that has age-appropriate content, as well as being clean, is quite difficult! Add to that the differences in preference between boys and girls, and it can be tricky to find a ...
Project Planning: Get Done, Then Have Fun
Every Spring, I have this conversation with my husband, “We should get ____ done this summer. Oh, and what do you think about doing _____?” “Sure. That’s a good idea. Yeah. We can do that.” And then I have the same conversation around twenty more times filling in ...
The Importance of Celebration
Today is my daughter’s half-birthday. Yep! You read that right. She is six and a half today…and we celebrate! We have celebrated half-birthdays since my son was one-half! It is almost as special as their “big” birthday. We don’t necessarily make a huge deal about ...