Yearly Archives: 2019

Help Your Child Read with “Think Alouds”

When you share books with your children, they learn to think and act like good readers—without even knowing it! You can help them get even more from reading time when you talk to them as you read. Children learn when … Continue reading →

Kid Scoop News in the Maker Lab – STEM Race Car Challenge

Nearly 1,000 students in the San Francisco Bay Area are busy in Maker Labs and classrooms working on finding a way to make the fasted gravity-powered race car for the Sonoma Raceway/Kid Scoop News STEM Race Car Challenge. Thank you … Continue reading →

Happy Dancing Teachers

Dear Supporters and Teachers! Joy and appreciation! That is what I felt when I saw the following two Twitter posts from Happy Dancing Teachers at Futures Elementary School in Oakland! Continue reading →

Eco Kids Self-Sufficiency Handbook by Artie Knapp

A new book, Eco Kids Self-Sufficiency Handbook: STEAM Projects to Help Kids Make a Difference, can help children learn self-sufficiency that is good for the planet but also good for their futures. This timely book encourages children aged 7 to14 … Continue reading →

Get Caught Reading in Front of Your Kids

Every day the things you choose to do, or not do, are lessons for your children. The adage, “Do what I say, not as I do,” simply doesn’t work when it comes to effective parenting, no matter how often parents … Continue reading →

Parents share importance of Kid Scoop News

Last week was amazing for me and Kid Scoop News. Clearly we are filling an important need! Thanks to our La Luz Leadership Program volunteer, Sonia Diaz, we recently presented information about Kid Scoop News including tips for boosting reading … Continue reading →

Creating Safe Schools

Jason Carter is the Interim Director of Community Engagement for the City of Santa Rosa. He recently visited Mr. Locker’s 3rd graders at Albert F. Biella Elementary School. Jason knows first-hand the hardships of growing up poor and in a … Continue reading →

An Interview with Nick Bruel, creator of the Bad Kitty books!

Mr. Hammond’s 2nd graders at Oliveira Elementary School in Fremont are big fans of the Bad Kitty books. They questioned best-selling author Nick Bruel about his creations exclusively for Kid Scoop News. Continue reading →