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STEM Activities From Tied 2 Teaching

My children have been very busy over the past month building structures from Tied 2 Teaching's STEM Activities, Full Year of Challenges with Close Reading. Today we're going to share our review with you. We received over 60 STEM activities in our PDF package, which arrived as a zip file. The children were a little overwhelmed trying to decide which ones they wanted to work on first. The activities are all presented as challenges, all of them creating something, most of them building ... read more

My First Book of Haiku Poems

April is National Poetry Month, and released just in time to help you celebrate, is My First Book of Haiku Poems, Classic Poems by Japanese Haiku Masters. You're never too old, nor too young to learn haiku! Why not introduce your children to this unique form of poetry with this beautiful picture book. This post may contain affiliate links through which I may receive a small commission. Tuttle Publishing kindly sent us a copy of My First Book of Haiku Poems: A Picture, a Poem and a ... read more

5 Reasons To Get Your First Aid Certification

There's no doubt that most everyone would think that it is important for people to be trained in first aid; however, the number of people who actually have up to date first aid training are not so common. In case you've ever wondered why gaining first aid certification may be useful (some of the reasons are not what you'd expect), here are five of them. This post may contain affiliate links through which I may receive a small commission. Confidence. Just knowing that you have the ... read more

Recordmania: Atlas of the Incredible

Kids love to know about records! Little pieces of information about randomness always holds their attention! Recordmania: Atlas of the Incredible, the atlas that pushes the limits is a fun addition to the family bookshelf. This post may contain affiliate links through which I may receive a small commission. Little Gestalten kindly sent us a copy of Recordmania: Atlas of the Incredible to review and the children have been having fun flipping through the oversized pages and learning ... read more

Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter

We've been expanding our home library with new genres, and the most recent arrival to our shelf is Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter. I loved a good ghost story when I was younger, and I thought my son might like to explore this avenue in a different way...through the use of manga. Combining manga, photography, and ghosts...how did it go? Let's find out! This post may contain affiliate links through which I may receive a small commission. Tuttle Publishing kindly sent us a copy ... read more