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Cookie cutter shapes and dough.

Find lots of fun ways to help kids learn shapes and be ready for math, reading, and more

Mar 14, 2022

We’re all familiar with shape-sorting toys. Toddlers find the pieces that match the same-shaped holes and push them through. Why so popular for generations? Shapes are building blocks! Learning to...

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Part 2: Cursive comeback suggests handwriting still matters

Oct 16, 2021

Yes, children learn keyboarding skills early, and yes, a few years ago cursive writing appeared to be going the way of slide rulers and shorthand. That trajectory, however, has slowed and in some c...

2 young boys and their dad working in workbooks together

Kids need both digital learning and fine motor skills developed in other ways

Oct 08, 2021

Salt and pepper. Knife and fork. Bread and butter. Without “both” in these pairs something important is missing, right? Ditto for print and digital learning. They work together to build the full se...

Cookie cutter shapes and dough.

Mar 14, 2022

Find lots of fun ways to help kids learn shapes and be ready for math, reading, and more

close-up of a chalk board with cursive uppercase and lowercase letters a-f written

Oct 16, 2021

Part 2: Cursive comeback suggests handwriting still matters

2 young boys and their dad working in workbooks together

Oct 08, 2021

Kids need both digital learning and fine motor skills developed in other ways

the benefit of puzzles a close-up of a crossword puzzle with the word puzzle written in for one of answers

Oct 07, 2021

Putting together fun and skills: puzzles offer not-so-puzzling, really big benefits for both kids and adults

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