Author: preppyteacher
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Getting Kids Excited about Reading
Sometimes a little creativity and enthusiasm can really change a child’s perspective about a book. We needed to read the epic tale “Beowulf”. I was concerned that because of the lack of Hogwarts my children would judge and dismiss it before they ever read a single page. My solution was to create hype for the…
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Kids in the Kitchen
Each of my children had the assignment to make something with the wonderful influx of mangoes from our neighbors. While my daughter made chutney, my son elected to bake mango bread. It was seriously yummy. Mango Bread Directions 2 cups of mango puree (we simply pureed mangoes using a hand blender) 2 cups all…
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Mango Fest
Did you know there are over four hundred different varieties of mangoes? If you live in the vicinity of South Florida the Fairchild Botanical Garden is having its annual Mango Fest July 12-13. Fairchild provides a plethra of classes all about mangoes. In addition they have mango tastings and trees for sale.
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Kids in the Kitchen
My neighborhood is having a “bumber crop year” in mangoes. When walking my dog I am regularly approached by kind neighbors offering me mangoes. It is wonderful! Cooking is a great activity for children. The act of cooking and following a recipe is multidisciplinary. Children have to read the recipe, follow instructions, measure (math skill),…
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David Uzochukwu
Kids are amazing! I am frequently awed by the youth of today. Every time I turn around I am reading about a young person who has achieved incredible academic success, is an artistic phenom, is working tirelessly to make the world a better place, or is simply just a great well rounded kid. I try…
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Musical Language
If you have not listened to “Radio Lab” on NPR you should give it a try. I find the segments to be completely thought provoking. Not only do I find it fascinating, my ten and twelve year old love listening too. I found the “Musical Language” episode particularly interesting. When does speech become music? Why…
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Book Review
Recently, my daughter and I were faced with a two day car ride. We immediately began discussing potential audio books. After much discussion we chose the book, “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai. We both thoroughly enjoyed this memoir. The book recounts Malala’s life giving the reader a historical perspective of how the Taliban came…
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Elementeo
There is more to learn than just chemistry from the board game “Elementeo.” This game is the brain child of kid CEO, Anshul Samar. That’s right, a middle schooler developed this board game and is CEO of his own company. I first heard of Anshul Samar on NPR. I have included a link to his…