“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup. — Beethoven” Children evidently can make great soup. They love to cut, chop, and learn to cook soup. When they are talking with adults in the kitchen, the soup is twice as good. Cooking soup is another way to blend children’s learning ...
GWINN — Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s OK to make an “Outrageous Request.” Each year, Gwinn High School teacher Amy Waldo has her students write what’s called an Outrageous Request to companies. In Waldo’s ninth-grade English class last year, sophomore Emily Bandle wrote ...
MARQUETTE — WNMU-TV 13, the PBS station at Northern Michigan University, is now offering a live stream of its programming. Shows can be viewed as they air from any device at no additional cost. To access streaming content, visit wnmuvideo.nmu.edu and click the LIVE TV box at the top right ...
“If my parents had done these things with me, I probably wouldn’t be in this place. This stuff is fun and easy. I’m going to read to my grandkids and show my daughter.” — Person at the Marquette County Detention Center GTT training sessions, 2014. Between ages 12-18 months your ...
LANSING — Thousands of coronavirus front-line workers are expected to enroll in Michigan community colleges under a new program that makes it free for them. “When you tell people the word free, it changes their behavior as the word free is very motivating,” said Michael Hansen, ...
“What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” — Rudolph Giuliani Zoom Cooking These times sometimes require an abundance of ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University Provost Kerri Schuiling and her Tennessee-based colleague Francie Likis, both nurse practitioners and midwives, recently published the fourth edition of “Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to Prenatal and Postpartum Care.” The ...
CHICAGO — Toys that look like weapons. Barefoot students. Disruptive imagery in the background. Pets roaming the room. All a clear violation of rules inside most American classrooms. But that was when most American students were actually inside schools. How do standards like these translate ...
MARQUETTE — Given the creative nature of art, educating youngsters in the field can take on a non-traditional bent as well. Two Marquette artists, Patrick Booth and Ben Pawlowski, have started the Shape and Sound Arts Academy, a visual and musical arts program designed for students ages ...
Now is the time to get outside into the fresh air. Although leaves are falling rapidly as days shorten, families have just enough time to teach young children the science and art of leaves with simple activities, everyday materials, and conversation. You’ll need a bagful of leaves, a paint ...
MARQUETTE — Keep Music Alive, a music education nonprofit organization, announced that Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe nominated star Matthew Morrison will serve as the official spokesperson for the fifth annual Kids Music Day, which is Friday. “This year has presented many challenges, and ...
HOUGHTON — With COVID-19, student organizations face obstacles both in getting the word out, and in conducting their usual activities. They got help with the first of those Sept. 11 with Michigan Technological University’s first K-Day event, branded “The Involvement Zone.” On the ...
Whether children are learning from home, school, or a combination about now is a good time to evaluate. How is it going? How is the home study space working? People who study this have some suggestions to setup a learning space no matter what the environment. The key words are routine, ...
MARQUETTE — Research reinforces interest expressed by families and girls nationwide as organization looks to offer programs that meet the needs of today’s families, according to a release from Bay-Lakes Council, Boy Scouts of America. This fall, Cub Scout Packs in the Upper Peninsula are ...
MARQUETTE — The poem “The Bubble Maker” is in James Keast’s new book, which carries this same title, but youngsters can read about a “Mole Troll” and a “Broom Fairy” too. The Marquette-based author and artist, who recently published “Dragonfly Soup,” has a new book out, ...
COPPER HARBOR — To lose your own belongings in a house fire is devastating. Imagine losing Michigan's belongings. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources stewards the state's treasure trove of natural and cultural resources for the future. In addition to forests, wildlife and ...
“You don’t really know something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.” — Einstein “Having grandkids is a blessing. Helping to shape their lives is an honor.” — Unknown Grandparents and other relatives are valuable assets to parents coping with and succeeding ...
MARQUETTE — Shirley Brozzo, retired director of the NMU Multicultural Education and Resource Center and member of the Keweenaw Bay Tribe of Chippewa Indians, recently gave a presentation to the League of Women Voters of Marquette County, entitled “Native American Voting Rights, History, ...
MARQUETTE — The final session of “A Healthy Start: Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum in the Time of COVID-19” will be held today at 6:30 pm via Zoom. This is the final of eight free virtual childbirth education classes presented by Doulas of Marquette as part of a COVID-19 Community ...
We often hear that babies should come with a manual to help guide amazing early development. The BBC's new program called Tiny Happy People found at bbc.com is very close to a baby brain development manual for the family. It is full of simple games for you and your baby ages 3-6 months to bond ...