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Understanding Wind

Spring is a windy time of year. Baseball caps fly right off heads and garage can lids get blown off the trash cans. Wind is often a difficult concept for young children to understand. We can see the effects of wind. We can feel wind. But we cannot hold wind. ...

Breath Out. Twice.

When we exhale, our heartbeat slows down slightly, which is probably why long, deep exhalations are associated with relaxation and well-being. If you are feeling anxious or tense, doing a few big exhalations can help: 1. Inhale deeply through your nose. 2. Exhale completely through your mouth. When you get to the bottom ...

Super Science: Matter Matters!

Super Science: Matter Matters! by Tom Adams Illustrated by Thomas Flintham Templar Books Why do fireworks make loud bangs? Why do streetlights glow yellow? Is Kryptonite a real element? Your kids will find out in the pop-up chemistry book Super Science: Matter Matters! Each page is filled with fun facts about experiments, reactions, atoms, and ...

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Books: Guinea Pig Party

It’s the wildest guinea pig party around!

Author Interviews: Interview with Author and Illustrator Nicola Killen!

Check out our exclusive interview with British author and illustrator Nicola Killen, creator of Fluff and Billy!

Health & Fitness: Breath Out. Twice.

If you are feeling anxious or tense, doing a few big exhalations can help.

Books: Bear in Love

One morning, a bear finds a crunchy, orange thing on the rock outside his cave. Who left it for him?

Blogs: Understanding Wind

These simple experiments can help your preschoolers understand wind!

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Now and Then Blog
by Heather Kauffman

We Heart our Readers!

Heather Kauffman is the U.S. Kids associate editor. Her responsibilities include researching the nearly century’s worth of Jack and Jill and Humpty Dumpty archives. She is currently getting her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and is the mother of a hockey-obsessed third-grader.

Science Snippets Blog
by Lisa Bhatt

Understanding Wind

Lisa Bhatt has formal education in law and the environment, but has spent the past eight years being a stay-at-home mom. Lisa has been creating family science adventures with her children for over five years.

Classroom Corner Blog
by Anne Spaniol

Smart Moves

Anne Spaniol is a Reading Recovery-trained teacher who has taught in the classroom and as a reading teacher. She currently stays at home with her two children, who she loves to read with.

Teachable Moments
by Rachel Herman

Great Leaps

Rachel Herman graduated from Indiana University in May 2012 with a degree in elementary education. She currently works as a resource instructional aid for grades K-4 at Durbin Elementary in Hamilton Southeastern.

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