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Civics: Teach Your Kids About the Right to Vote

Families play an important role in shaping their children to be good citizens—including exercising their right to vote. Whenever it’s election season in Texas, that presents an opportunity to talk with our kids about civics and government. For more ideas… Continue Reading →

Life Skills Literacy
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Making Faces and Building Social and Emotional Skills

Managing our emotions is hard, whether you are four, or six, or forty six! Teaching children to effectively manage their feelings and emotions is such an important, ongoing task for both teachers and parents—there is no one-size-fits-all lesson for helping… Continue Reading →

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Digital Parenting Tips for Keeping Kids Safe

We are proud to publish this guest post about keeping kids safe in an online world by Mandy Majors & Kim Elerick, co-hosts of the nextTalk podcast. When kids are little, we can fall into the trap of thinking “parenting… Continue Reading →

Life Skills Social-Emotional
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Ingredient List for Cutie Charcuterie with Dave Terrazas

Going shopping? Use this list to buy ingredients for Cutie Charcuterie, a family-friendly snack board developed by Dave Terrazas that you can make for Valentine’s Day—or any special occasion. Find more at-home learning activities activities, including Chef Dave’s Cookin’ Smart… Continue Reading →

Life Skills STEM
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Cutie Charcuterie with Dave Terrazas

So, you’ve got your plan down . . . flowers, candy, dinner reservations—not so fast! The COVID–19 pandemic is changing the way we celebrate holidays, and this one is no exception. Valentine’s Day is for lovers. And while there will… Continue Reading →

Life Skills STEM
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Spooky Snack Board Recommended Shopping List and Equipment List

Here is your recommended shopping list and equipment list to make the Spooky Snack Board activities developed by Chef Dave Terrazas, owner of Foodie Classroom, for our Charter a Voyage of Learning guide. Recommended Shopping List Non-food Items 1 package… Continue Reading →

Life Skills STEM