Big Learning Art Activities for Families: Helping kids love art and develop artistic competence, even if parents aren't art experts.
Big Learning during the School Year: How to keep your children curious and creative through the press of homework and after-school activities. Big Learning Tools for the Budding Mathematician: Tape measures, scales, measuring cups and more - how they help kids develop crucial math skills. Big Learning's 10 Math-Boosting Questions: 10 Questions to ask your children during everyday activities to help them hone math skills.
Big Learning on a Hot Summer Day: Creative, brain-boosting activities to do when the temperature soars Big Learning's Favorite Offbeat Art Supplies: Inexpensive ideas for rejuvenating your art supply box. Big Learning's Web Picks for Young Picassos: Great Internet sites to help kids learn to draw and create. Big Learning with Family Music: Easy activities to help your child develop important musical skills. Big Learning at the Art Museum: Tips for taking kids to art museums.
Big Learning through Orienteering: A fun family activity that teaches wilderness skills and self-reliance. Big Learning with Civil War Music: Making the Civil War come alive with music. Big Learning at the Bird Feeder: 8 ways a bird feeder can teach your child science. Big Learning in the Car: Calculation (speed distance, and time), map reading, instrument reading, using a car compass, and more.
Big Learning in the Garden: drawing plans to scale, garden calendar, soil analysis and amending, and more.
Big Learning with Kites: Wind speed, kite design, kite making, measuring in the field, calculating altitude, and more.
Big Learning through the Mail: Writing to authors, writing to government officials, pen pals, sample license plates, and more.
Big Learning with a Compass: Directions around the house , directions in the car, treasure maps and more.
Big Learning during the School Year: Organizing a learning-friendly home with measuring tools, calculators, and more.
Big Learning with Backyard Wildlife: Bird feeding, signs of fall, habitat improvement, and more.
Big Learning at the Grocery Store: Food geography, marketing strategies, expiration dates, unit prices, estimating weight, nutrition labels, and more.
Big Learning with Holiday Treats: Cookie science, treats from around the world, make your own recipe, quickbread chemistry, and more.
Big Learning with Wood Crafts: Ten components of a child-friendly wood shop, designing from scratch, math in woodworking, and more.
Big Learning with Family Fitness: Dance, home fitness tests, President's Challenge, and more.
Big Learning on a Rainy Day: Estimate wind speed, test for acid rain, satellite images, and more.
Big Learning with the CD Player: Rhythm games, vocal harmonies, instrument sounds, and more.
Big Learning for Nurturing: Activities that develop nurturing skills: pet care, gardening, and more.
Big Learning with Family Travel: How to make family vacations more exciting and interesting.
Big Learning at Harvest Time: Harvest-related nature, cooking, and more. Big Learning through Family Volunteering: Learning life's big lessons while helping others.
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