Sometimes I really feel like I live under a rock. How have I not ever run across “Kid President” before? This kid totally cracks me up! First of all, take a look at the screen shot above from his website. I love his party motto, and the “Paid for by My Mom” logo. He has … Read more
I originally found this list at KB Connected, along with several other lists of books on different themes. Some of the other themes that might be of interest to readers of this blog are: Books About Fine Art, Books About Math, Books About Strong Girls, and Books for Field Trips. All of these lists are … Read more
First of all, did you know that TED, the fabulous producer of videos with “Ideas Worth Spreading”, now produces ebooks? If you did, why didn’t you tell me? Fortunately, I read the San Antonio’s Express News on Sunday, and found out about it when they published a brief review of one of the ebooks you … Read more
Welcome back, everyone! In my first post for 2013, I present to you a short animation that has a surprising ending. This would be a great video to present to your students when talking about Multiple Perspectives, one of Sandra Kaplan’s areas of Depth and Complexity. It could also be a fun story starter or … Read more
The interestingly named site, “Dumb Little Man“, recently included a post by Barry Demp that listed 6 of some of Einstein’s more memorable quotes. The bonus, though, is that Barry Demp also gives his own thought-provoking questions to follow each quote. I’m guessing that his audience is mostly adults, but I don’t see why some … Read more
It’s that time of year again – time for a new topic for the Kids Philosophy Slam. The 2013 topic is, “Which is more powerful, love or hate?” You can learn more about the Slam by visiting their site. Be sure to watch the video on the home page, and take a look at the … Read more