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  • What’s Your Emergency? A Cheat Sheet for Teaching Kids How to Call 9-1-1

    There’s little more bracing than the thought of your child being in a situation in which they’re forced to call 9-1-1, but avoiding the thought wil...
  • An Education in Climate Change

      By Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative Several years ago, Christopher Knittel’s father, then a math teacher, shared a mailing he had received ...
  • My Adult Son Thinks I’m Old

    We were hiking up a hill in my neighborhood after dinner. Night had fallen, but porchlights on nearby houses and a lone streetlamp lit the way. Mi...
  • Weekend homeschool links: May 12th

    I have been so impressed with the amount of beautiful guided journals coming out these days, and this new one from Jennifer Dukes Lee would make a...
  • Against the Struggling Single Mom Trope in Romance Novels

    Every single mother I’ve ever met is the same. In romance novels, I mean. It’s almost as though the authors are working from a shared set of ideas ...
  • The Ball Brothers Foundation names its Excellence in Teaching Award Winner

    West View's Kira Zick has received the Ball Brothers Foundation's Excellence in Teaching Award, according to a report from the Ball Brothers Founda...
  • Adding Petals Addition Pages

    When children are learning to add, they may start with adding physical objects they can touch. Then they move on to using semi concrete objects...
  • ‘The Piece Maker’ — how folk artist Eric Dowdle built a puzzle empire

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  • 10 Things to Make Living in Milwaukee a Breeze

    Maybe you’re relocating for a job opportunity, or you’re just searching for somewhere fresh to start a new chapter in life. Either way, living in M...
  • Flower Themed Patterning Cards

    Patterns are found in all areas of learning. Learning how to find and build patterns early on helps children learn to look for them later on. T...
  • Nature’s Math: Earthworm Measuring with Kids

    Measuring earthworms with kids is a fun and educational outdoor activity that can provide a great opportunity for children to connect with nature a...
  • Flower STEM Challenges Build Pattern Block Mats

    Pattern Blocks are a great to to explore shapes They invite children to reflect, rotate, and translate shapes. (You will learn more about t...