The breakfast mission: A very short story for kids
Last week, my youngest tried making toast by herself. The kitchen looked like a flour tornado had passed through even ...
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The last marshmallow: A very short story on kindness with moral
Last week, during our bedtime wind-down, my son asked, “Why do some people share and others don’t?” It wasn’t math ...
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27 Interesting facts about Paraguay (interactive quiz inside)
I still remember the day my third graders and I were exploring a big, colorful map of South America. Little ...
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The secret of the old oak tree: A very short story with moral
Back when I taught third grade, I had a five-minute ritual, right after recess, just before math. I’d gather the ...
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What Is the S&P 500, And Why Do Stock Market Crashes Matter?
“Mom, what’s a stock market crash?” That’s the kind of question that can land like a brick at the dinner ...
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What Do Rising Mortgage Rates Mean for Our Kids’ Education?
You know, no one walks into a classroom thinking about mortgage rates. Not parents, not teachers, not the kids sitting ...
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9 Kindness poems that rhyme: Little lines that grow big hearts
I once had a second grader who taped a crayon to his lunchbox, just in case someone forgot theirs. That ...
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