Parenting and Family

Story starters are an excellent way to get kids writing quickly. Here are eight ways you can integrate story starters into your language arts lessons.

Short stories have a lot of work to do. They have to convey vivid details about setting and characters while advancing a cohesive plot in a limited amount of space. Using a story planner template is an effective way to ensure a positive short story writing experience for both new and experienced writers.

Simple and fun activities for Earth Day that you and your children can do together to learn about the earth, its challenges and ways we can protect it

April 22 is Earth Day, a perfect opportunity to learn more about our amazing world, the challenges it’s facing, and the actions we can take to protect our environment. Putting together a unit study about the planet is a piece of cake with these stunning Earth Day books for kids from Candlewick Press.

It is a challenge to teach kids Spanish—or any second language—when you don’t speak it yourself. With FabuLingua’s fun and engaging Spanish app for kids, this isn’t an issue. Listen to a growing series of beautifully illustrated stories with your child and soon you’ll learn to speak Spanish together.

These free educational websites for kids are filled with games and resources to keep kids learning in your home, classroom, and homeschool.

Do your students grumble when it’s time to practice writing? Is getting them to write an essay about as much fun as getting grapefruit juice in your eye? Maybe it’s time to try some fun writing activities instead. Here are ten of our family’s favorite creative writing activities for kids.

The high school English curriculum created by PAC Works offers maximum flexibility and helps students master their English writing skills before college.

This self-isolation thing is new and scary. Here are some fun things to do with kids to make self-isolation a joy rather than a stress-bomb.

My Cup Runs Over helps busy moms make small changes in their homes, lives, and homeschools to make things simpler and more sustainable. We offer resources to help you manage chaos and overwhelm so you can spend more time enjoying your life and your family. Here are a few of our most popular posts.