This newest addition to the best-selling GIANT Encyclopedia series expands the scope of the series by offering complete lesson plans. Written and created by teachers, The GIANT Encyclopedia of Lesson Plans has more than 250 complete lesson plans, covering topics … Read More ...
The How-To Cookbook for Teens: 100 Easy Recipes to Learn the Basics
A couple of weeks ago we shared a cookbook for teaching cooking skills at home, and one of our readers wrote in and recommended this book for teens. It is for teens who can read, do and make themselves. … Read More ...
Book Review – 50 Art Lessons For Kids
Fifty K-12 Art Lessons: Deluxe Color Edition: Creative Differentiated Explorations In Art
This FULL COLOR book contains fifty differentiated art lessons for K-12 students, with extensions for advanced classes. Many include links within lessons that will connect to mini-video … Read More ...
Book Review – Cooking Class
So my 13 year old recently went on a school camp for 5 weeks and one of the things they had to do was cook for themselves. Of course for lots of children this was a brand new concept which … Read More ...
Book Review: After-School Kids’ Crafts
I know not all kids are going to in-person school right now, so despite the title of the book, these crafty activities would be great for doing when kids need a little break from the computer or after physical school … Read More ...
Activities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
King Day is typically a time of service and reflection on what each of us can do to help make our communities better places, as well as discussions of racial equity and how our nation still falls short of … Read More ...
Book Review – Paint by Sticker Kids: Christmas
Paint jolly holiday fun with stickers! A great stocking filler gift.
Step 1: Find the sticker
Step 2: Peel the sticker
Step 3: Place the sticker
…and watch your Christmas painting come to life!
Includes everything you … Read More ...
Book Review – STEAM Kids Christmas: Science
Countdown to Christmas with captivating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) activities that will wow the boredom right out of kids! Created by an MIT engineer, award winning educators, designers, and homeschooling experts, STEAM Kids will inspire your children … Read More ...
10 Christmas Themed Young Adult Books
These 10 books are filled with Christmas holiday spirit. The perfect young adult book to curl up with. Grab some hot cocoa, a blanket, some slippers and escape into a make-believe world this Christmas.
Teens are notoriously hard to buy … Read More ...
Book Review – 101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever
Easy, Creative and Fun Things to Keep Your Children Entertained and Happy
Never again will you hear the all-too-common call of, “I’m bored!” with this kid-pleaser for many ages.
Whether your kid is 3, 5 or 12 years old, there … Read More ...
Book Review – Real Chemistry Experiments
Chemistry for kids can be so much fun! Real Chemistry Experiments has 40 exciting and engaging experiments with a real-life STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) connection for kids.
Become a better problem-solver, inventor, and innovator with these fascinating chemistry … Read More ...
Book Review – Totally Spooky Writing Prompts
This collection of writing prompts is like no other. WRITTEN BY A KID FOR A KID, this fun resource makes use of your child’s interest in everything spooky, creepy, and mysterious.
By combining creative story starters with an already … Read More ...
Book Review – Paint by Sticker Kids: Halloween
This Halloween Sticker book is a great activity for Halloween season, the perfect gift for anyone who can’t have candy too.
Paint a world of spooky fun with stickers!
Step 1: Find the sticker
Step 2: Peel the sticker
Step … Read More ...
Book Review – Halloween Hidden Pictures
This Halloween activity book is a trick and treat, combining the fun of coloring with highlighters and the enduring popularity of Hidden Pictures puzzles. Every intricate themed seek-and-find puzzle offers the opportunity to see the hidden objects in a new … Read More ...
Book Review – Real Science Experiments
Take your scientific exploration to the next level with real experiments.
Here’s a hypothesis you can prove: science is a ton of fun! These science experiments for kids give you the opportunity to test this theory using 40 exciting activities … Read More ...