Please Note: The updated version of this lap book for the upcoming 2020 election can be found here. Can you believe that the U.S. Presidential election is less than 4 weeks away? If you're like most Americans, you're probably not super thrilled with the way the election is going. I have some ...
Kindergarten Learning
U.S. Presidential Election Cards
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Please Note: An updated version of these cards with the 2020 presidential candidates can be found here. It recently occurred to me that I was letting a rare educational opportunity pass by. The next time there will be a presidential election in the United States, my oldest child, now 6 years old, ...
Homemade Inventor’s Box
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I love the idea of open-ended learning. It's fun to do projects with my kids like our homemade wobblebot or propeller car, but I truly believe that kids learn best by messing around and seeing what works and what doesn't. There's nothing like hands-on experience. I first made an "inventor's box" ...
Greek Mythology God and Goddess Cards
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You can't study ancient history without learning at least a little Greek mythology. The gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece permeated nearly every aspect of Ancient Greek life. If you decide to look in depth into the stories behind these mythological characters, you'll find that Greek mythology is ...
Theseus and the Minotaur: Ancient Crete Shoebox Craft
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My kids are having such a great time learning about ancient history. After spending the past few months on Egypt and Mesopotamia, we recently started on Ancient Greece. (They loved having an excuse to watch the Disney version of Hercules again.) We started off our study of Greece by reading about ...
Ancient Greece Definition Cards
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There is so much to love about Ancient Greece. The art, philosophy, greek mythology, the origins of democracy...if I had to choose a time to go back and visit, Ancient Greece would be a contender. (Of course, I'd prefer to be an elite male, and would rather be someplace like Athens than Sparta.) I ...
Homemade Propeller Car
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My kids love when we make little homemade "robots" that move and wiggle around. I've been wanting to make something more car or rover-like with wheels for awhile, but I wasn't exactly sure how to connect the motor to the wheels. This little propeller car kind of feels like cheating, since the ...
What Time Is It? Material
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Being able to tell time is one of those abilities that I take for granted as an adult. Since my 6 year old is a pretty fast learner and good at math, I figured it was time for him to learn to read an analog clock. He's been able to "read" a digital clock for awhile, but he has no real understanding ...
Homemade Weather Vane and Compass Activity
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There's been a lot of weather in my life recently. We just had a couple weeks of awesome summer weather followed by some sleet, snow, and hail. (Unfortunately, I wasn't paying much attention to the changes in weather and my 4 year old dressed herself in shorts and flip flops during one of our ...
Dialogic Reading Cheat Sheet
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Everyone knows that reading picture books to children is good, but what you might not know is that NOT "reading" books might be even better. Don't worry...Iβm not suggesting that you part with your childβs personal library quite yet. However, rather than simply reading the words on the page to your ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 