Education Archives

Dear Parents, What You Might Want to Know About Middle and High School ADHD Accommodations

August 23, 2022August 21, 2022Elizabeth MacAndrew

GeekMom Elizabeth, a former teacher, discusses ADHD accommodations for middle and high school students and what parents should know to help students be successful.

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Pride Month 2022: ‘Outrageous!’ by Paul Baker

June 12, 2022June 9, 2022Sophie Brown

Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Today’s book review is ‘Outrageous!’ By Paul Baker.

Women’s History Month Picture Book Round-Up

March 6, 2022March 4, 2022Jenny Bristol

Learn about women from the past few hundred years of history through these fabulous biographical picture books.

What Made King Alfred so “Great?”

February 24, 2022February 23, 2022Melanie Meadors

King Alfred of the Anglo-Saxons is known as “The Great.” What did he do to earn this title, and did he really deserve it?

Hex Nut Musings: A Look at the Beauty of Simple Design

February 20, 2022February 18, 2022Lisa Tate

Even the simplest, littlest, and seemingly most boring things can have a big impact on the world, both in practical and artistic ways.

Inspiring Women in History (In Puzzle and Trivia Game Form!)

January 22, 2022January 21, 2022Jenny Bristol

Learn about inspiring women as you do a puzzle or play a trivia game.

Why Isn’t the Earth Cratered Like the Moon?

January 18, 2022January 17, 2022Melanie Meadors

The Moon and Earth are close neighbors, but they look very different. Why isn’t the Earth cratered like the Moon? There are five main reasons, many of which are interconnected.

Enceladus Ice Plumes: New Insights

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022Melanie Meadors

A couple years ago, I wrote an article about how scientists were using the scientific method (yes, the one you learned about in school) in order to study the Enceladus ice plumes, which were discovered when Cassini was doing its fly-bys of several of Saturn’s moons. Well, they are still at it, and learning even more about this fascinating place in our solar system.

Margaret Beaufort: The Pain, Piety, and Politics of a Medieval Mother, Part 3

January 7, 2022January 6, 2022Melanie Meadors

Things aren’t looking great for Margaret Beaufort and her new baby Henry Tudor, as seen in the last installment of this series following a young noblewoman on her path through the politics of medieval England. Find out what happens in this last installment of “Margaret Beaufort: The Pain, Piety, and Politics of a Medieval Mother.”

Margaret Beaufort: The Pain, Piety, and Politics of a Medieval King’s Mother, Part 1

November 21, 2021November 20, 2021Melanie Meadors

How did Margaret Beaufort go from daughter of a tainted family to mother of a king? Find out in the first of a three-part series!

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Speak Up for the Freedom to Read!

November 19, 2021November 21, 2021Amy Weir

All geeks, regardless of political persuasion, appreciate intellectual freedom, right? So speak up!

Peek Into the Private Lives of Writers (and Artists) From the Past

November 3, 2021November 2, 2021Jenny Bristol

Learn about your favorite historical writers and artists in these collections of correspondence.

‘An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language’: Don’t Let Sneaky Rhetoric Get the Best of You

November 1, 2021October 29, 2021Jenny Bristol

A worthy successor to ‘An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments,’ this newest book by Ali Almossawi will help you parse what you read and hear.

Medieval Women: Fact from Fiction

November 1, 2021October 31, 2021Melanie Meadors

Let’s take a deeper look at the various roles and identities of two European women in the Middle Ages to dispel some fact from fiction.

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Back to School: Two Teacher-Authored Books About Life in the Classroom

October 7, 2021October 6, 2021Sophie Brown

These two teacher-authored non-fiction books both claim to give an insider’s perspective on life inside British schools.

Discovering New Ideas Through Centuries-Old Art Styles

July 25, 2021July 24, 2021Lisa Tate

When we want to find new ways of creating and appreciating art, we just need to look at the influences of artists from the past.

Exclusive Clip From Discovery’s Emmy-Nominated Series ‘Serengeti II’

July 17, 2021July 16, 2021Sarah Pinault

Enjoy a GeekMom-exclusive clip from Discovery’s ‘Serengeti II.’

Speaking in the Vernacular…Colloquially of Course

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021Sarah Pinault

Twenty years into life in the US, GeekMom Sarah still finds British words to confuse and entertain her family.

‘Tappity’ Your Way to K-5 Science Learning

June 26, 2021June 25, 2021Jenny Bristol

This subscription-based interactive science app for kids in K-5 is immersive, interactive, and full of solid science material.

Leaf’d Box Subscription Boxes and Education Kits: Follow-Up, Almost Three Months In

June 3, 2021June 2, 2021Jenny Bristol

See what we thought of the Leaf’s gardening subscription boxes after the plants had a chance to grow for a while.