Around the Web: Worth Reading
John Green and PBS team up to teach art, teens and social media, the ultimate Disney animation field trip, and more links we like.
This week we: soaked up the sunshine, edited and edited and edited for the first issue (which is seriously going to be so good—see some of what you can expect here), made a batch of lavender-chamomile tea, had a Mythbusters-knitting marathon, read The Very Persistent Gappers of Frith (which we adore), did not do any laundry
Daily Dot || PBS and John Green team up to give you an Art Assignment This new web series, focused on teaching kids (and grown-ups) new ways to look at art, seems awesome
PBS || Rushkoff’s ‘Generation Like’ Explores Space Where Social Media, Teens, Brands Merge This study of consumerism, social media, and teens is queued up on my DVR
Mashable || 52 Disney Animated Movie Locations Mapped Around the World Field trip?
The Millions || 28 Books You Should Read If You Want To Possibly my favorite reading recommendation list ever
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Around the Web: Worth Reading
Project ideas for not-crafty kids, the British Library online, preschool applications that will make you glad you homeschool, and more links we like.
This week, we: played in the snow and froze snowballs in the freezer; watched all the snow melt; explored an exhibit about whales at our local natural history museum; made lots of knitting progress; made Fig Toasties for Olympics viewing; read (and loved) a big chunk of the Pals in Peril series, thanks to Suzanne's recommendation.
Wonder Farm || Infographics Genius project idea for not-so-crafty kids
Open Culture || An Online Gallery of 30,000 Items from The British Library, Including Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks And Mozart’s Diary So ridiculously awesome—and free!
Apartment Therapy || 10 Simple Things to Make You Happier at Home If you must have cabin fever, at least you can love your cabin
Motherlode: The 13-Page Preschool Application Fascinating or horrifying? I couldn't stop reading
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It's that time again! We've rounded up some great ways to celebrate your first day of the new homeschool year, whether you want to keep it simple at home or take a big adventure together.