How do you encourage children to learn to play musical instruments? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 12 answers

Looking for modern, easy-to-understand references to The Emperor's New Clothes that would help 5th graders understand what a literary reference is (and why it's useful to have a more-than-passing familiarity with source material that writers tend to reference.) [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2008 - 6 answers

Websites to research alternative programs for students who have been suspended or expelled, including students with disabilities. [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2007 - 3 answers

How can I help my child learn to pay better attention to instructions and concentrate on his work, without turning him into a perfectionist? [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 28 answers

I'm looking for Askme threads -- or other blog/conferencing threads -- that I can show my fifth graders as examples of what's good about this (conferencing) medium. [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2007 - 19 answers

I found out today that starting tomorrow, I'm teaching a kids' book club once a week. I've never done this before. Help! [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2006 - 7 answers

I have a daughter who is 7, and I want to give her an even picture of American History. [more inside]
posted on Sep 18, 2006 - 45 answers

Polylingualkidsfilter: (Hypothetical) I'm a Fluent English/French speaker and my wife is a fluent English/Mandarin speaker. Living in an English-speaking country (Australia), in what language should we speak to our kids? [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2006 - 31 answers

Hi, does anyone have any good recommendations for great web sites for 2 to 4 year olds? [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2006 - 15 answers

Looking for ideas for teaching probability to kids. [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2006 - 16 answers

What's a good, very basic paint program for OSX? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2006 - 7 answers

I run a computer lab in an elementary school. I use a very few programs to teach a lot of important skills- mostly about thinking, writing, and organizing one's thoughts and time, and only secondarily 'teaching kids to use technology' (as if such a thing was actually necessary.) We're getting a bunch of new macs next year, so we'll be migrating to OSX. I tend to hate 'kids software' and prefer using well designed adult software. What essential OSX app.s are cool, simple, and worth using with kids? [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2005 - 8 answers

Raising a bilingual child. I'd be grateful to hear advice, experiences or recommended resources for raising a child in a dual-language home. [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2004 - 17 answers