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Get the kids back into learning mode with help from Amazon deals! Today, August 10th only, hurry on over to Amazon where they are offering up to 50% off select Back-to-School and STEM Toys/Kits! This sale includes the trusted brands – Learning Resources and Educational Insights that are both fun for playtime, and also teach your kiddos the principles of science and math! This is the perfect time to get your kids back into the swing of things for the school year! Don’t miss these deals… Learning Resources 100-Piece Snap CubesOnly $6.59 (regularly $12.99) Educational Insights Teachable Touchables 20-Piece Textured...

Get the kiddos eggs-cited about reading with Reading Eggs! 🥚 It’s no yolk that school success starts with strong reading skills, and now there’s a way to help your kiddo jump to the top of their class with Reading Eggs! Even better, through September 9th only, Reading Eggs is offering a FREE 30-day trial to their reading program for new customers! In addition, this free trial gives you access to their Mathseeds program to support their math skills and a free Rewards Sticker Book! Plus, this trial also grants you access for up to 4 kiddos so that the entire...

Do you remember the books that made you a reader? What were the first books you had to have each time a new one came out; the books that you traded with your friends and discussed endlessly? For me, it was the Baby-Sitters Club. I remember my grandparents buying me the first book, and after I loved it, they bought me the next two. After that, every time they’d pick me up from school and we’d go to a bookstore, I’d race over to the shelves, hoping to see a new addition or two to the series. If there were...

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A couple of weeks ago I held a webinar about creating your own apps. Afterward, one of the participants, Candy, emailed me to share a neat site that I hadn't previously seen. That site is called Kidzcourse, Super Courses for Super Kids. Kidzcourse offers twelve courses featuring hands-on activities for kids from ages six through thirteen. All of the courses include downloadable materials like templates for making board games, developing storyboards, and making escape room activities. Each course also has video tutorials to help students complete the required tasks. Some of the hands-on Kidzcourses that stood out to me were Building an...