Bush has signed into law a bill to ban lead from children’s toys. The bill is considered to be the toughest in the world. Funny, until the scare from lead paint in the baby wooden blocks made by First Learning Co., products from Mattel and other company’s toys made in China, I thought such toxins […]
For baby and toddler educational and developmental toys and gifts, ebeanstalk.com has about all you could want. The site allows you to shop by age and has a neat feature called The eBeanStalk Gift Series, where you can order a year of age appropriate gifts for a child. Four gifts will be delivered every three […]
The Department of Education Helping Your Child Learn series of booklets suggests simple activities for incorporating science learning into your child’s everyday routine. Some suggestions include:
Going for a science walk around the neighbhorhood (take a magnifying glass and a journal)
Using bubbles to learn about surface tension
Predicting what floats or sinks in water (e.g. a piece […]
Back in 1996, the National Resource Council of the National Academy of
Sciences released the National Science Education Standards, which outline what students need to know, understand and be able to do to be scientifically literate at various grades. I don’t see the original publication any longer on the National Academies website, but the Department of […]
To ensure that your child is ready for the real world of school and work, you have to get involved early in childhood education and stay involved throughout your child’s schooling. Mathematics and counting (along with reading and writing) are fundamental parts of your child’s learning.
Even before kindergarten, your child should learn beginning concepts in […]
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