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 […]
It’s a little dated (way back in 2002), but I came across a news item from BBC News about a study that showed simulation and adventure games like Sim City and RollerCoaster Tycoon develop kid’s strategic thinking and planning skills, along with math, spelling and reading skills. The study was done by a group called […]
So why aren’t more American children doing it? The National Center for Educational Statistics released an annual report in 2007 that found a third of all fourth-graders cannot read at a basic level. You can imagine the implications of this for their futures and for society as a whole. My husband and I read something […]
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