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Events
A list of online and in-person (Florence, Massachusetts) events for 2021. Check back often as this list changes throughout the year.
Workshop: The Motivated Adolescent: Insights from Neuroscience, Psychology & Teenagers
A workshop for educators who work with teens and want to understand them better, taught by 2014 Missouri Teacher of the Year Chris Holmes.
Seminar: Helping Your Teenager Thrive: Insights from Neuroscience, Psychology, Education & Adolescents
A seminar for parents and caregivers of teens and tweens created and facilitated by 2014 Missouri Teacher of the Year and Community Classroom Academic Coach Chris Holmes.
The Community Classroom Summer Reading Group
A summer reading group for students who are rising 4th graders-8th graders. Taught by a certified teacher and media specialist.
Free Interactive Math Walk in Downtown Northampton
Grab your thinking cap and your walking shoes and head to downtown Northampton, Massachusetts for a free, interactive math walk with 20 math problems (and strolling mathematicians).
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Articles
A collection of articles, blog posts, and other ideas to help parents and caregivers.
Guest Blog: Creating Connections
Through a solid understanding of why connection is important, and tools and strategies to implement it in our homes, we can improve our relationship with our kids
Cooking up Stories: A Recipe for Literacy
Cooking and reading with kids at home: A recipe for success! Nourishing young minds through culinary adventures
Maple Sap Science
Learn how to harvest maple sugar and about the physics of capillary action, and make maple candy to explore the chemistry of crystallization.
Guided Reading: Navigating the Alternative
Why combining the Science of Reading and Guided Reading leads to a robust foundation in decoding, comprehending, and loving reading.
Valentine’s Day Science Activities
Make slime light up a bulb, explore how the heart pumps blood, and launch a Q-tip like Cupid with these Valentine’s Day science activities.
Embracing the Science of Reading in Elementary Education
What is the science of reading? Learn the foundational pieces for one of The Community Classroom’s reading specialists.
Popcorn Science
Explore the science and history of popcorn, then attract birds to your yard by creating popcorn-seed balls.
The Community Classroom to Launch The Little Community Classroom “STEAM-mobile” in Spring 2024
The Little Community Classroom will debut a pop-up social justice reading room and mobile STEAM lab at the weekly Florence Farmers’ Market.
Summer 2024 Programs
Announcing our 2024 summer camps: Community Leadership, Astronaut Training, Chemistry of French Cooking, and Hidden Herstories of Florence.
Unlocking the Secrets of the Winter Solstice
As days grow shorter, the winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year. Use these ideas to explore it with your kids.
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A collection of articles, blog posts, and other ideas to help parents and caregivers.
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