Science is more than a pink volcano

When we ask most parents to recall science in their elementary school years, many describe the “baking soda and vinegar volcano” that oozed pink lava all over the kitchen floor. Perhaps they recall the green gunk they collected from the river near the “ol’ swimmin’ hole.” Our remembrance is foggy…

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Helping your child become a good reader

Reading is a learned skill, and for many children, a challenging one. In order for our children to understand printed information, they must understand how to recognize the letters, how the letters work together to make sounds, and how the sounds go together to make words. We call this “decoding.”…

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