If your child is taking TubeStars this summer, share this video with them! Shotcut is the video editing software campers will be using during camp. Bonus – it’s free! You can download it ahead of time here, and practice or explore before camp starts!
How One Student Became the Teacher
“This couldn’t have been planned by me,” she smiles as she shakes her head. “The universe is so cool!” Meg McNamara seems to credit simple serendipity for coming full-circle from once attending Classroom Antics summer tech camps to now teaching Classroom Antics after-school program, and even teaching two of her past teachers’ child. But she […]
A New Way To Look At Valentine’s Day
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, which means you’ve probably already bought the class cards at Target for your kid, you’ve attached 30 pieces of candy to each card… and maybe you even wondered if your spouse would do something nice for Valentine’s this year? Here’s the thing: Valentine’s day doesn’t have to be solely commercial or […]
School Called Off? Inside STEM Activities for Kids!
Minimize Screen Time With These Fun Activities First of all – I hope everybody is staying safe and warm in these crazy arctic temperatures! While the kids couldn’t be happier for this snow/ice/cold day, they don’t have to just play video games inside all day, and they don’t have to miss out on learning! Are they […]
Encouraging Children to Teach Each Other: The Benefits of Mixed Classroom Ages
When it comes to our child’s comfort, we are all worried about how they will adjust to a new situation or meeting new kids. We ask ourselves questions like how much will the other kids influence our child? Will my kid be too shy or too obnoxious when trying to get to know other students? […]
‘Get Moving!’ vs. ‘Sit Still!’: We Forget to Play!
Do you ever catch yourself telling your child to “sit still” or “calm down”? Though in some situations, it’s appropriate to keep your child from disrupting, there is also a time and a place for play and movement (including those screams!). Think about when you’ve been sitting for a long time in a car or […]
This Is Why Fortnite Is So Popular
Let’s face it. It’s infiltrated, well, everything. Fortnite Turns 1 Today, And We Can’t Believe It Either! Yes, you read that correctly! The game which our children cannot stop playing on every screen, at any time, is turning 1 year old today. And as parents, we feel like it’s been a century… We may […]
Helping with Homework: Painless Parenting Strategies That Work
Helping your children with their homework can be overwhelming even on the best of days; sometimes, the work is easy, but it’s been a long day and your brain has had enough. Other times, it’s hard to tune back into concepts you learned years ago in order to help your child understand, or maybe there […]
A Honeybee’s Helpful Robot
The Honeybee Crisis Most of us are aware of the honeybee crisis. The environmentally sustaining species – pollinating 80% of the world – have been dying out at a surprising rate. So, scientists in Japan have been working on a backup plan, just in case: Pollinator drones. How Pollinator Drones Can Help In the distant […]
World’s Tiniest Computer and What It Means For Your Child
What Is That Speck? See that really tiny black speck? That’s a computer! And that giant white rock next to it is actually a grain of rice… I know – mind BLOWN! Measuring in at 0.04 cubic millimeters, this is officially the world’s tiniest computer. Now, you can’t play Fortnite on this little guy, but […]
