Project 100

Feb 24, 2013 by

Some time back, I read an article about an exercise where students were asked to do a different creative thing for 100 days and to...

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Math for Kids: Pets and Cents

Feb 10, 2013 by

Math for Kids: Pets and Cents

Here’s a little riddle for you: I have 3 things that are also 16 things. What are they? A penny, a nickel and a dime. …...

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Not Everyone is “Better ...

Dec 17, 2012 by

Not Everyone is “Better Than You” and This is Why

“All the kids in my class know more things than me,” your child says one afternoon. “Whenever the teacher asks a...

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Resources to Develop Children&...

Oct 29, 2012 by

Over the past year and a half, I have written posts on a variety of topics. One topic in particular has consistently surfaced as...

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10 Key Competencies for Succes...

Oct 22, 2012 by

Let me share with you a very real and troubling concern that I have. Perhaps you share it too. My kids and yours are growing in a...

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Sleep Strategies for Little In...

May 14, 2012 by

Sleep Strategies for Little Insomniacs

Sleep – that one-way ticket from the madness that is our day to the madness that is our night in slumber. Sure the nighttime...

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Celebrating Birthday Week

Apr 9, 2012 by

The Negotiator turns 8 on Saturday (!) and so this week, we are borrowing a lovely concept from his school to celebrate this...

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Learning by Creating

Apr 2, 2012 by

Spring Break is here and if you are looking for a great way to continue developing your children’s multiple intelligences and...

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The Math of Music (or how butt...

Dec 5, 2011 by

The Math of Music (or how butterflies can help you play the violin)

The Diva has started taking violin lessons. One of the first pieces she is learning consists of playing a series of notes in the...

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Subtraction Made Easy (or how ...

Aug 29, 2011 by

Today marks the start of second grade for us. The Negotiator was so excited this morning and the nerd in me was right there with him....

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Learning to Learn (Part 2 R...

Aug 9, 2011 by

This is the continuation of series discussing strategies to help children learn how to learn. As I’ve noted before, learning is...

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32 Ways to Develop Your Child&...

Aug 4, 2011 by

32 Ways to Develop Your Child’s Spatial Intelligence

So you want to improve your child’s Spatial Intelligence? Well, I have 32 fun, engaging and crazy effective ways for you to do...

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Developing Spatial Intelligenc...

Jul 1, 2011 by

Following on our discussion of multiple intelligences, today I want to talk about spatial intelligence – our inherent cognitive...

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Ying-Yang (or another way we a...

Jun 29, 2011 by

Ying-Yang (or another way we are teaching our kids to meditate)

This is the concept I want to convey to the Negotiator and the Diva at 8:00 when I am trying to rein them in to get ready for bed....

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Multiple Intelligence Games

Jun 7, 2011 by

Yesterday I started a discussion multiple intelligences. My objective is to spend some time covering different techniques that we can...

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