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"Operation Midnight Hammer" was in the news during the weekend of June 21. It was about U.S. stealth bombers struck Iran’s nuclear sites without detection. Read this article and learn about "10 Cool Facts about the B-2" - published by Northrop Grumman, a leader manufacturer of hyper-sonic defense and space programs.
https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/aircraft/b-2-stealth-bomber/10-cool-facts

Fun Fact: Northrop Grumman (maker of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber ) https://kids.kiddle.co/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit

10 Cool Facts about the B-2 | Northrop Grumman Read about the B-2, considered an engineering marvel—the finest example of American air superiority, and how it can pe*****te sophisticated enemy defenses.

Journal writing helps your children to explore ideas, refine the language and story-telling techniques. Starting from sketching a story, describing the scenes and characters, to summarizing the complete story, we recommend to learn journal writing in a chronological format. Parents should encourage the learners to experiment by tracking their thoughts over time with different writing styles, tones, and refining writing techniques.

Happy Mother's Day 2025!
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Author Links: Marlies Larch https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0D2KC6BKT/about?ccs_id=6bfc7d96-3c3a-4f92-acdd-d2ac09b7ae86 Katie Clemons https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B013VQ52ZM/about?ccs_id=df4bf571-9a11-49c0-ad55-213b5581f34c

White House Executive Order issued on 4/23/2025 -One E.O. is refreshingly relevant to our children's K-12 STEM education "ADVANCING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION FOR AMERICAN YOUTH".

Source: Read this Smart Brief https://www.smartbrief.com/article and learn about how the introduction of AI in kindergarten can develop and nurture learners' exposure and passion for it throughout K-12 to create tomorrow's innovators.

AI education roadmap: Kindergarten to career - SmartBrief Introduce AI in kindergarten and nurturing a passion for it throughout K-12 to create tomorrow's innovators.

A beautiful, cultural intertwining of food and Autumn Moon celebration for children! Reader Susan A. commented "The story sparks one's curiosity to dig deeper into the stories and traditions surrounding this and other Chinese festivals which is great!" We enjoy reading the books "The year of the Dog" and "The year of the Rat" which are also written by Grace Lin. Follow the Author https://gracelin.com/

BoBo, 寶寶, our hungry red panda, loves to eat! BoBo Loves Dumplings (餃子jiǎo zi) is a bilingual counting board book written in Mandarin and English. Using food as the subject of matter in engaging bilingual learning is pure genius. This is a cute and ideal bedtime story to read to a toddler. Author Charlotte Cheng - full bio https://charlotte.art/

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse moved across North America, passing over Mexico, United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. Maximum totality occurred at 1:42 pm CST in Dallas, Texas. https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/
Image Source -Texas Monthly, austintexas.org and NASA.gov

To raise a confident reader is EASY...by starting Reading Aloud to your child. I love Bob Books Box sets. Introducing literacy by engaging babies and toddlers in activities: like Drawing for 18-24 months baby. Drawing is a form of literacy. The whimsy drawing in all the Bob Books opens the door to a young child's imagination.
"Through drawing, not only is the child more confident to write, but the child simultaneously improves their oral language, including vocabulary." -Bromley, T., & Turner, K. (2019). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A589966985/AONE?u=anon~44f6273e&sid=googleScholar&xid=7a9fcd17Practical

Reading Critically - moving forward from reading passively
Visualization Skills for Reading by Janine Toole PhD and Five Happy Frogs: A Count-A-Long Picture Book by Erik Dunton

A word list about Computer Science:
Algorithm
Mathematics
Logic
Code
Hardware
Software
Application
Browser
CPU - central processing unit
Programming
and More... Read this Big Notebook to start your journey to learn the basics of computer science and coding. Perfect for middle school readers.

Back to the basic... To raise a reader, parents should just sit next to your child and open a book! Action speaks louder than words!!
Check out the author's blog about "How to Raise a Reader".
https://www.pamelapaul.com/books/how-to-raise-a-reader/

Latest trends in how White, Pink and Brown noises might influence the ways we focus, sleep and relax, even benefit therapeutically for children with reading disability and ADHD by heightened focus and productivity.
Read and Listen to this New Year Times article to understand more...https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/23/well/mind/brown-noise.html
By Dani Blum on Sept. 23, 2022

Paint and Learn... with lots of Fun!!
Early child development study revealed that "children were significantly more inspired when viewing abstract art rather than figurative, or other type of paintings."
Viewing art inspires creativity! Viewing abstract paintings full of colors and shape will enhance young children's Cognitive development, Math skills, Fine Motor skills, and Language skills!

-Kylie Rymanowicz, Michigan State Universitym USA