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How to Teach Kids the 50 States and Capitals
Fifty states and fifty capitals is a big pile of facts, and the usual approach of working alphabetically makes it harder than it needs...
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Newborn Feeding Schedule: How Often and How Much
Newborn feeding runs on cues more than on a clock, which is disorienting when you are exhausted and trying to work out whether anything...
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Country Study for Kids: A Repeatable 5-Day Plan
A country study is one of the few geography formats that works at almost any age and never runs out of material. Here is...
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Baby Sign Language for Mealtime: Where to Start
Signing at mealtimes gives a baby a way to tell you something before they can say it, which cuts down on guessing. Here is...
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How Schools Buy Posters: POs, W-9s and Tax Exempt
Most classroom orders do not fail on price. They fail on paperwork. Here is how a school purchase order actually moves, what a W-9...
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Classroom Supply Funding: Title I, PTA and Grants
Nearly every teacher spends their own money on classroom supplies, and most of them do it without checking which funding sources they already have...
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How to Introduce Allergens to Your Baby Safely
The advice on allergens reversed in the last decade, and many parents are still working from the old version. Here is what current pediatric...
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What to Do When Your Baby Refuses New Foods
Almost every baby refuses food at some point in the first year, and almost none of them are being difficult. Here is what refusal...
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How to Track Baby's First Foods Without an App
Most parents download a feeding app, use it for eleven days and never open it again. Here is what genuinely needs to be recorded...
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