by Barbara Spalding | Jul 31, 2012 | Articles, Scientific Discovery
So who doesn’t just love a great summer flick? Weather you prefer the big screen, a flat screen or a double feature outdoor screen… the summer proves the best time for on-screen story time. I’ve recently been invited to preview a few summer movie...
by Barbara Spalding | Jul 3, 2012 | History, Politics & Geography, Parking Lot, Scientific Discovery, Travel, Z Getting Creative
Sure there are so many things to do for the summer, and every child anxiously awaits the last day of school. But nonetheless, they experience days of total summer boredom and with that comes nothing good, including the messiest play, mischief, migraines for parents...
by Barbara Spalding | Jul 2, 2012 | Scientific Discovery
National Chemist Competition held in Philly, Co-written w/ Greg Wolbert On June 25th, the “You Be The Chemist Challenge” took place. This Chemistry competition is hosted by the Chemical Education Foundation. It is a national competition where students in fifth through...
by Barbara Spalding | Jun 11, 2012 | Articles, English & Creative Writing, Parenting Hacks & Helpful Tips, Scientific Discovery
The Avengers and You – Guest Post by Mark Spalding With the amazing turnout to view the Avengers, I thought it might be a good time to expand upon what learning possibilities even a summer “popcorn flick” can provide. You may not know the characters as well as...
by Barbara Spalding | May 25, 2012 | Articles, Parenting Hacks & Helpful Tips, Scientific Discovery
So a quick run through the drive-in at Burger King turned out to provide more than a cheeseburger kid’s meal. Their kid’s meals come in a cardboard recyclable container with lots of educational tid bits… let’s take a closer look. Of course...
by Barbara Spalding | Apr 24, 2012 | Articles, Pending Review or Trash, Reading, Scientific Discovery
Here’s another DETAILED resource for teaching your school-aged children about the Solar System. Check out Questions and Answers SPACE as part of the Questions and Answers series published by Arcturus Publishing Limited. This book is colorful and offers a variety...
