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All of my children laughed along with this very impatient caterpillar’s journey through metamorphosis. Honestly, I think it is because all of them can relate to the “are we there yet” mentality. We parents on the other hand will feel solidarity with this impatient caterpillar’s friends. The Very Impatient Caterpillar Details Title: The Very Impatient CaterpillarAuthor/Illustrator: Ross BurachPublication Year: 2019Website: www.rossburach.comAge Group: Preschool, Kindergarten, Early ElementaryAmazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments Hilarious science books are hard to come by, but this one fits the bill. This educational picture book will teach your kids a lot about metamorphosis. However, your child...

By SABRA AYRES | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s allies vowed Thursday to supply the besieged nation with advanced air defense systems as Russian forces attacked the Kyiv region with kamikaze drones and fired missiles elsewhere at civilian targets, payback for the bombing of a strategic bridge linking Russia with annexed Crimea. Missile strikes killed at least five people and destroyed an apartment building in the southern city of Mykolaiv, while heavy artillery damaged more than 30 houses, a hospital, a kindergarten and other buildings in the town of Nikopol, across the river from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power...

We all want our children to do well in school. But as a Canadian neuroscientist and mom, I’m here to tell you that we need to look beyond the academic skills of reading, writing and math. Research has shown that children do well at school if they learn and practice four skills: creativity, flexibility, self-control and boundaries. It is these “executive functioning” skills that determine whether or not a child will succeed in school and life. As parents, it may seem overwhelming (or impossible!) to try to teach our kids to  “be creative” or “have boundaries,” but there are simple,...

Sixth graders from Indian Hills Middle School learn about chemistry from UVU chemistry professor Kevin Shurtleff at the eighth annual STEM Fest at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The STEM Action Center hosts STEM Fest with support from more than 60 STEM-related organizations and exhibiting sponsors including US Synthetic, Meta and Dominion Energy and Space Force. STEM Fest is a hands-on showcase of applied science and technology projects that spark children’s interests in STEM career opportunities.Laura Seitz, Deseret News “You can’t be what you can’t see.”Have you ever heard that expression? I have,...

Young children love to learn how to make puffy paint. The squishy-ness and the way it oozes just makes puffy paint an amazing experience for our littlest scientists! Puffy paint is a fun way to blend science (chemistry) and art. In this activity we provide several templates, but we used the pumpkin template. It’s best to use cardstock with the puffy paint, but if you have poster board o oung children love learning how to make puffy paint. The squishy-ness and the way it oozes just makes puffy paint an amazing experience for our littlest scientists! Older students, even those...