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100+ Science Books to Support STEM Learning at Home & in the Classroom

Support STEM learning & interests at home with this list of recommended science books! Blending images and stories with scientific language, these books will plant seeds and enrich self-directed learning and interests in the field of science for children of all ages.

Category: Reading Lists, Science Tags: DK Eyewitness Science, Dover Children's Science Books, Gail Gibbons, Jerry Pallotta, Learning, Let's Read and Find Out, National Geographic Readers, Petersen Field Guides, Science, science illustrations, STEM, The Magic School Bus

Language Play: Learning How to Learn

If students are taught HOW to learn, might they do better in school? This month in “Time to Talk,” Hilltown Families Contributing Writer, Kathy Puckett writes about teaching kids HOW to learn and giving them a road map to school…

Category: Contributing Writer, Kathy Puckett Tags: Language developlent, Learning

Social Learning Made Easy with Sophia

Sophia Flips the Classroom with New Social Education Platform Are there topics that you want your kids to learn that haven’t yet been (or aren’t) covered in their school’s curriculum? Are you a teacher looking for online information to supplement your student’s textbook or classroom notes, or a place to share your own curriculum? Are you a homeschool or unschool learning facilitator wishing you had a map of topics in multiple disciplines? Sophia,… Read More

Category: Homeschooling, Resources, Video Tags: crowdsourced educational material, Curriculum, Education, Flipping the Classroom, Homeschool, Learning, online learning, social learning, teachers, Teaching

100 Links (February 2010/March 2010)

100 Links (February 2010/March 2010) Nearly every day I add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family, others, maybe not so much. But it’s a fun and useful list worth perusing! If you have a link you’d like to share, post it in our comment box. Where are these links? You won’t find them on your blog… Read More