As I continue this year’s Gifts for the Gifted series, I should re-iterate a few things. First of all, these recommendations are for all children – not just those identified as “Gifted and Talented.” Secondly, these gifts will be much more meaningful to their recipients if the gift-giver follows through by enjoying the gift along with the … Read more
Last year, our school’s art teacher asked the students to fill out forms about their teachers which she then compiled into books for each teacher. I laughed as I was reading my book. For the sentence, “For fun, she likes to…” one student completed it with, “go on Kickstarter and get more things for our class.” … Read more
If you are a regular reader, you probably know two things about me – that I am a fan of Kickstarter, and that I am a proponent of teaching kids how to code. One of my more recent Kickstarter acquisitions was the Robot Turtles game, which is a board game that introduces young students the … Read more