Guest Blog: Creating Connections By guest blogger and parenting coach, Rachel Martins These days there is a lot of talk about connection. But this can be a sort of vague notion. What does it even mean and how do we do it? I want to get really clear here about this...
Cooking up Stories: A Recipe for Literacy Cooking up Stories: A Recipe for Literacy Nourishing Young Minds through Culinary Adventures by Keara Holmes, Community Classroom tutor and reading specialist As caregivers, we know that mealtime can be more than just about...
Maple Sap Science Maple Sap Science Capillary Action & Crystallization Experiment for Ages 8-15 (or younger with grownup help) By Nicole Rhodes, MAT, Lead STEM tutor Learn how to harvest maple sugar and about the physics of capillary action. Make maple candy and...
Guided Reading: Navigating the Alternative By Keara Holmes, virtual tutor and reading specialist at The Community Classroom Guided Reading, while widely adopted, follows a different trajectory than the Science of Reading. Check out the previous blog post to better...
Valentine’s Day Science Activities Valentine’s Day Science Activities Did you know that you can make slime light up a bulb? How does the heart pump blood throughout your body? How far can you launch a Q-tip? Answer these questions, and come up with more of your...
