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Click here to read Rainbow Bead Counting Game for St. Patrick’s Day on Hands On As We Grow® Want to teach number sense and counting to your preschooler this St. Patrick’s Day? You’ll love this super simple bead counting game for St. Patrick’s Day from Julie. Counting with beads is a fun, hands-on way to support early math skills. Help your child build a rainbow for the pot of gold, and practice number recognition, too! If you’re looking for more fun St. Patrick’s Day ideas, check out this list! You probably have the materials for this activity around your house already....

Clear your schedule and pack all the things, because your kids may never want to leave these amazingly fun playgrounds built with kids in mind Portland parents know our sunny days are limited, and we don’t want to miss out on any of those rays. So pack a picnic basket, because these destination playgrounds were made for play. Not only will your kids love climbing, swinging and sliding till they’ve had their fill, these parks have other perks that keep kids playing all day long. We’re talking some of the best splash pads in Portland, skate parks, hiking trails, and...

Kentucky was a fun state, and I enjoyed getting to watch some of the Kentucky Derby videos while we were studying it. Hi! Future Ticia 2023, we just redid our Kentucky Unit, just a quick overviews so the kids could remember everything we learned, so I’m updating this to be more in line with our current geography lessons, while keeping some of what we did back then. (there are affiliate links in here) Kentucky Unit booklist Apparently years ago when first writing about our Kentucky unit I never felt like sharing with you what books we used. Sigh, silly 2012...

If your child is in middle school, it feels like there are fewer camp options. Kids don’t need as much supervision, but they need to spend their days doing something off the screens, right? This roundup of summer camps includes camps for rising 6th through 8th graders. For middle schoolers ready for leadership opportunities, see also our East Bay Guide to CIT Opportunities for Teens & Tweens. For junior high kids wanting to sleep away from home, see Northern California Overnight Camp Guide for more ideas! Campers doing mountain biking | Photo: Avid4 Adventure Thank you to our sponsors: The...

Kimberly Farmer/UnsplashWhen we talk about “school transitions”, we generally refer to three specific points: starting primary school, starting secondary school, and moving from secondary school to further education or work. However, school transitions occur every year, and the lack of a smooth transition, particularly if it occurs outside the expected “big years”, sometimes takes both students and their parents by surprise. The transitions from the first year of school to Year 1, and from Year 7 to Year 8, may be particularly fraught. Year 1: when school ‘gets real’ In many Australian states, the first year of school (called kindergarten,...