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Watch Seeds Grow
At several points in your child’s years in school he or she will be asked to understand how a seed grows into a plant. Interest in this topic and other science topics grows when children have hands-on experiences at home! Continue reading
Aleca Zamm is a Wonder By Ginger Rue
Meet the wonder-full Aleca Zamm, an ordinary ten- year-old with an extraordinary ability: she can stop time! Aleca Zamm has finally reached double digits and she still doesn’t have a “thing” — a special talent or ability that will make … Continue reading
How To Save Our Planet Step 1
What do you think? Draw a picture and/or write a sentence telling what you think is the most important first step in saving the planet. #HowToSaveOurPlanetStep1 Participating Schools include: Pleasant Valley in Novato, Ranco Las Positas in Livermore, San Ramon … Continue reading
Little Otter Learns to Swim by Artie Knapp
In this charming story, a baby river otter learns to swim, dive, and play in her natural habitat. During April, when we celebrate the wonders of the natural world and Earth Day, this delightful story of one of the world’s … Continue reading
Earth Month Scavenger Hunt
Have fun, get outside, get moving and help out the planet by going for a walk to pick up litter in your neighborhood. Play Litter Bingo, with each family member crossing items off the game cards below as you make … Continue reading
An App for Planet Warriors
Do you think litter is ugly and bad for the planet? Do you want to be a part of making the planet a cleaner, healthier place? Now there is an app for that! Litterati.org has developed an app that asks … Continue reading
Science Fun at Home
Conducting simple and fun science experiments at home boosts your child’s success at school. While working together on an investigation you will be providing experiences that make science familiar in the classroom: Science: Start with a Question: How many nickels … Continue reading
The Good News Jar
While adults and kids can have not-so-great days, there’s almost always at least one good thing to take away from each day. Just before bed each night, have your child jot down one good thing that happened that day. Keep … Continue reading
Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
The team behind Kid Scoop News loves to read! This month, Operations Director, Vivien Whittington shared with me one of her favorite books to read to her granddaughter. Skippyjon Jones is a great read-aloud book, full of witty rhymes and … Continue reading
Two Truths and a Lie: It’s Alive! By Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson, Illustrated by Lisa K. Weber
Two Truths and a Lie is the first book in a fascinating new series that presents some of the most crazy-but-true stories about the living world as well as a handful of stories that are too crazy to be true. … Continue reading
