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Teaching Kids About Money: Buying Lunch Activity

by Beth on May 30, 2012 · 0 comments

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My son, ER, is in Grade 1 and they have been spending some time in class learning about money. As we recently acquired an activity set all about introducing kids to money, I decided that this was a perfect time to help reinforce his school learning. The activity set came with pretend coins as well [...]

Science World: How to make science fun!

by Nicole on February 13, 2012 · 0 comments

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Before I begin, even if you don’t live near Vancouver, you can still partake in some scientific fun with your kids through online games and activities at The James Dyson Foundation website (where the goal is to inspire the next generation of engineers by encouraging young people to think differently, experiment, and invent). For those of [...]

Adina’s Deck -Review

by Nicole on August 18, 2011 · 0 comments

How to approach the subjects of Internet Safety and Cyberbullying are likely a concern if you have school-age children (especially with a new school year quickly approaching). Before having kids, I taught grade six and Cyberbullying was starting to become an important hot topic. With the new technologies that have emerged in the five years [...]