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As states and districts consider how best to educate students this fall, it is critical to understand how the pandemic-induced school closures affected students’ engagement with online learning resources intended to compensate for lost time in school. One way to do that is by using high frequency, nationally representative Google search data. These data allow us to document in real time how parents and students sought out online resources as schools closed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. By comparing changes in online search activity across different geographies, we are able to estimate how Covid-induced demand for online resources varied...

Hey there friends,We are officially half way through the year, and what a year it has been right? In California schools and teachers are preparing to have children back in the classroom come September, and while I believe their efforts are amazing we’ve decided as a family that we will keep our daughter home from her final year of preschool and homeschool going forward. It was a hard decision, but for our family it made sense. Since our daughter has just turned 4, she would be technically be entering into pre-kindergarten, with her formal education beginning next year in 2021...

This year is like no other. I’ve been fielding a LOT of email from readers looking for advice on how to start homeschooling, so I wanted to update this post and make sure it’s on the front page. Are you starting to homeschool or need fresh inspiration? Here are tips on how to start homeschooling, homeschool teaching strategies, units you could cover and more! This whole situation is tough… for so many reasons. I’ll try to offer some practical starting points below, but first let me say that you can do this! For one thing, you know your kids better...

We're not exactly lacking STEM studies here in our homeschool, but I thought that the kids might like a change from robotics, so I offered them the opportunity to create something from this fun little book:Because what could possibly be more charming than a book with a real, actual rubber band on it?!? Or more tempting than a cover that boasts the instructions for a "slingshot rifle" inside?!?Here is Will's ballpoint pen crossbow, made from paint stirrers, bamboo skewers, a lot of hot glue, and some twine:I don't have any photos of it in action because I didn't realize that...

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now I love focusing on good nutrition at any time of year. Summer is my favorite time for a fruit and vegetable unit, though, when farmers' markets are open many places with lots of super-fresh fruits and vegetables! Today, I have hands-on fruit and vegetable activities for you! I also have a new fruit and vegetable pack (newsletter subscriber freebie at LivingMontessoriNow.com)! You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year along with presentation ideas in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to...