I loved the Little House on the Prairie book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder as a girl, and read all eight books to my son when he was about 6.…
I signed up to teach Scratch to some kids at my son's school for "project days". Rather than make a video game, I wanted to introduce projects that could be…
Several of us have talked over time about finding volunteer opportunities that involve children. Here are a couple ideas for Thanksgiving time . . . Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) organizes…
My son's 1st/2nd grade class did a segment on listening this last week (this was a first for this classroom). The kids discussed what's involved in listening and apparently concluded…
Just finished reading Charlotte's web to my son, out loud, for the third time. You probably remember the story -- a barnyard spider named Charlotte's saves a pig named Wilbur's…
This is a list of resources that I've found to be useful as the mother of a young child. It is in no way comprehensive, and links to more comprehensive…