I'm partnering with The-Online-Teacher to bring you this information. The-Online-Teacher brings online English teaching opportunities to part-time teachers. Their goal is two-fold. One, to teach children around the world to speak better English and two, to give you part time work. The online teaching positions pay an average of $18-22. The-Online-Teacher contracts with a variety of online … [Read more...]
Care For Your School with Box Tops for Education
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post with compensation received from General Mills. As always, all opinions are my own. Did you know that for every Box Tops for Education, your school earns $.10? CVS stores nationwide carry so many General Mills brand products with Box Tops Clips. Purchasing these products is an easy way to care for your school, making a direct, positive impact on the health … [Read more...]
Kids Love Sphero’s SPRK+ for Creative STEAM Learning
Disclosure: I’ve partnered with Sphero to write this article. #sponsored #beyondcode Your kids can do SO MUCH with Sphero’s new app-enabled robot that inspires not just coding but also learning STEAM topics in creative ways. SPRK+ from Sphero caught my kids attention from the get-go and held it as they began to explore the various learning possibilities with it. This is creative technology … [Read more...]
Hands-On Journal: My Book of Beautiful Oops! #BeautifulOops
My Book of Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg is a hands-on, write-in, decorate-in, scribble-in journal based on the iconic Beautiful Oops! (affiliate link) book. I'm working with Workman Publishing to share this sweepstakes of My Book of Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg! (Read the author's post on Imagination Soup about My Beautiful Oops and making your own "beautiful oops" here.) A … [Read more...]
The Most Comprehensive Reading App: Phonics Museum
The Phonics Museum reading app and reading curriculum for 3 to 7 year olds (preschoolers and kindergartners) is the MOST comprehensive and fun app I've ever seen. (And, I've played and reviewed tons of these apps.) It's a comprehensive, multi-sensory, classical education approach to reading instruction and practice for iOS platforms (iPhone and iPad) from Veritas Press. It's an interactive story … [Read more...]
Anti-Smoking Resources & Contest from Right Decisions Right Now
Attn: hardworking, busy middle school teachers! Grades 5 - 9 are the age group at the highest risk of trying tobacco, as you probably know. Research shows that kids between ages 11 and 15 are most likely to try smoking for the first time. Yikes! BIG GIVEAWAY!!--> To say thank you for all your hard work, Right Decisions Right Now, my partner on this post, is giving 4 WINNERS a $500 Staples … [Read more...]
Play with Green Toys Playsets
Guess what? Your favorite open-ended, eco-friendly toy company, Green Toys, now has two new and totally impressive Playsets! Both the Fire Station and Farm are brand new kid-approved Playsets that come with a building, vehicle, characters, and accessories for kids 2 - 6 years old. Scroll down for a chance to win a Playset! Play is linked with empathy according to play researcher Stuart Brown. … [Read more...]
Holiday Gifts From National Geographic Kids (+ 3 Book Giveaway)
Weird But True! 8, The National Geographic Kids Almanac 2017, and 5000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3 will make great holiday gifts for kids this season. When we got the latest Weird But True! 8 in the mail last week plus The National Geographic Kids Almanac 2017 and 5000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3, my kids POUNCED. Why? Because they're so interesting & well-designed! And, me? … [Read more...]
Create the Perfect Study Space for Your Tween
Your tween is at the age where she doesn't want to do homework in the kitchen anymore. Which is exactly why my daughter, AJ, made her own special study space in our basement. Her design includes many elements you can adapt for any tween's study area. Create the Perfect Study Space for Your Tween 1. Start with a desk or table. Ours is an inexpensive IKEA table that previously had her LEGO … [Read more...]
Owl Eyes eReader Offers Free Texts for Classrooms
Owl Eyes is a free, easy to use, user-friendly e-reader site designed to give teachers texts to use and annotate in their classrooms. Owl Eyes is a cool site that will streamline your students' close reading experiences, track students' reading progress, and provide a meaningful way to kids to interact with text. The reading choices are classic and Common Core texts. Owl Eyes continues to add … [Read more...]
Teacher Appreciation Day at Staples August 17
Teachers, do you need classroom tools and supplies at the best prices? The first 100 teachers at each Staples store location on Teacher Appreciation Day, Wednesday, August 17, will receive a free sample kit with special coupons plus every teacher with ID will get 10 percent off of their purchase. NICE, right?! Find the closest Staples store to you HERE. Besides the 10 percent discount, … [Read more...]
New Books for Summer 2016
I can't wait to tell you about the latest new books to get your kids excited about reading. So for this summer vacation 2016 or any time, browse through these reviews and see what will appeal to your child. See also my summer book lists by grade and age. New Books for Summer 2016 Nick and Tesla's Solar-Powered Showdown by Bob Pflugfelder, Steve Hockensmith ADVENTURE (ages 7 - 10) I LOVE … [Read more...]