3 Ways to "Travel" Without Leaving Home 🏝
After being cooped up due to the pandemic, you're probably wishing you could go on an adventure or relax on the beach. Why not try a virtual trip?
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The 17 Best Board Games for Kids AND Their Parents 🎲
The Best and Nerdiest Educational Toy Ever 🎁
Learning how to solve a Rubik's cube is an insanely good way to improve your kids' problem solving ability, memory, patience, focus and concentration!
Astronauts are flying right over your house; go take a look 🛰 #ISS
From the city, if you time it right, the ISS can be a really inspiring astronomical object to show your kids.
Encouraging nerdy discussions with "Have Space Suit - Will Travel" 📖
For the last couple months, I've been reading a really awesome novel to my 8.2 and 9.6 year olds called "Have Space Suit - Will Travel" by Robert Heinlein. We recently finished the book and I wanted to share a few thoughts on educating your kids by reading to them.
Obscure cardboard costume creation with math and polyhedra nets 🥕
Pre-bedtime City Astronomy ✨
Last week my 8.2 year old noticed a bright light in the sky outside through the window. So we all jumped up and ran outside to see what it was.
Systematizing family movie night 📼
Learning from Monopoly 🎲 at 2.6 years old 👶 (and up)
Board games are incredibly good learning tools, especially for math, reading, problem solving, learning how to develop strategies within existing systems, competition (including how to win and lose with at least some semblance of grace)
Policies and Procedures 📜
This post is the first of a series of posts about the Prentice Family Human Creation and Development Group’s Policies and Procedures Manual, or what most families likely call "the rules". As my kids started getting older, I thought there might be some benefit to
Today reading "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" Chapter 16
This evening as we started chapter 16 of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", here's what we learned!
Today reading "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" Chapter 13
Wow, it never ceases to amaze me how many excellent conversations this book initiates. As you're reading, make sure not to be too rushed. Let your kids ask their questions, and look up the answers (even if you know them yourself). If you load the Wikipedia page, for example, even
One way to help with your kids' social isolation: battleship
Having your kids stuck at home could lead to a bit of social isolation for them. In the first week or so, my oldest son (9 years old) did see a couple of his friends across the street while on walks and shouted "hello", but that hasn't really happened as much recently.
Why "One Grain of Rice" is so awesome
This book (One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale) has to be one of the best ways to teach your kids (and yourself) about exponential growth. Why is it so important to learn about exponential growth? So many processes are governed by exponentials including interest income and debt, information technologies,
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