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Keeping Kids Motivated Through School and Beyond

Paula — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:55:25 +0000

I received product for consideration here. My opinion is all my own. Keeping kids motivated about their schooling is harder than it’s ever been before. At least, it is if your kids are anything like mine. On one hand, having that extra time makes it easier for the kids to do their studies and really nail down the material. On the other hand, right now more of that time is spent at home where all the best distractions are. Think about it. At school, the tablet isn’t right there. The console isn’t inches away. Tiktok isn’t playing (mostly). The snacks aren’t there whenever the kids want to get up and mill around. The distractions seem almost limitless, and it can really impact motivation. Keeping Kids Motivated with Great Books I’ve found that engaging reading material can help keep kids motivated to learn, even if it doesn’t necessarily fall directly in line with their current curriculum. Learning is a mindset, so if we can get our kids to get in that mindset of having fun while learning, then it makes school so much easier. I’ve found some great books from DK Canada that help make keeping kids motivated so much easier. They also make for great holiday gifts if you have children who are always primed to read something new and interesting. It Can’t be True! Poo Yes, this book is all about poo. It Can’t be True! Poo filled with all kinds of facts about poo and farts. It’s educational and disgusting in all the right ways for kids. I chose it for my nephew and am gifting it to him for Christmas. He’s obsessed with poop and fart jokes, so this one made perfect sense. It’s also filled with scientific facts, so it makes learning fun and engaging for him, which is the ultimate goal. My niece and nephews LOVE books so anything that keeps them reading or playing board games with Aunt Paula, makes this lady happy as a clam. Kooky Facts By the way, did you know that a week’s worth of elephant poo weighs as much as 25 people? Unsolved Murders Unsolved Murders is perfect for those interested in true crime, mysteries, and the macabre. This book makes the reader the detective, allowing them to explore some of the most infamous unsolved cases of the 20th and 21st centuries. Kids will learn about cases like Black Dahlia, the Zodiac Killer, and the JonBenet Ramsey case. I got this book for my youngest daughter. She is obsessed with true crime stories right now, so it’s the perfect fit. Also, we have been reading some of the stories together. This year, her school is moving so very fast because it is one course at a time over the span of five weeks that we have been reading and sharing books and even reading out loud to get through the content. Reading this one is easy as the stories are short and she and I can both pick up a story and read it out loud to the other one at random. You need not start at the beginning and read them in order. Pick what you like and run with it. Choose a different unsolved crime the next day. A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult This is another book that I got for my youngest daughter. If there’s one thing she’s as obsessed with as crime, it’s magic. She’s a gigantic Harry Potter fan, so she eats up anything that has to do with magic or the occult. What is it about witches and wizards right now anyways? A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult dives into topics covering everything from ancient animal worship to shamanism, alchemy, divination, modern Wicca, and more. It combines her love of magic with what is basically a super interesting history lesson. Both of my daughters are very interested in this book and in spells too. Keeping Kids Motivated Doesn’t Need to Be Hard. Just Find What Interests Them As you can see in the above list, there are lots of ways to get kids excited about learning that fall outside of the things we normally think about. That’s a good thing, because unique books like this are what really capture a child’s imagination and spark a love of learning. Start Shopping Now for Fall and Winter What’s more these awesome books from DK Canada make for great holiday gifts, as well. They’re so delightfully out there, that kids won’t even know their holiday gift is secretly another strategy in the ongoing battle to keep them engaged in learning. If you’re been looking for help keeping kids motivated, head over to DK Canada and give their wide variety of unique books a look. You’ll find something that appeals to any kid in your life. Don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a copy of A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult. Follow the rules below for a chance. Entry-Form

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DK Canada Makes Learning Fun With These Wildlife Books

Paula — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:39:29 +0000

DK Canada, a publisher of educational books, makes learning fun! If there’s one thing that you have to do to get kids excited about feeding their minds, it’s this: You have to make learning fun. If learning feels like a chore, nobody wants to do it. So how do you make learning fun? By giving children resources that spark their imagination and make it fun to learn. DK Canada is a publisher that certainly knows how to do that. I frequently get their books as presents for my children and for nieces and nephews too, and these great books are always a huge hit! DK Canada – Feeding Minds with Facts So why do the kids love DK Canada books so much? Simple. They’re fun! While they may contain as much information as some textbooks, they don’t FEEL like textbooks. They’re not boring and they are beautiful. DK Canada books use tons of pictures and language that is relatable to the kids. It sparks their imaginations with vibrant, colorful pictures and easy to understand information. That’s why I’m in love with these books. They make the kids in my life fall in love with learning. I recently picked up three more books for the kids in my life. My daughter is obsessed with both sharks and Marvel, so she got two shark books this time around, as I’d already gotten her a couple of Marvel books – also from DK Canada. (Marvel books are also exceptional from DK Canada. They are just gorgeous. My youngest carries hers many places.) I got my nephew the Smithsonian Super Nature Encyclopedia. He is such a smart little dude. At 9 years of age, he’s already working on his third language and he thirsts for knowledge. Plus as an aunt I love that he adores reading. [tweetthis]Make learning fun and give some of these great wildlife books for Christmas too. @DKCanada[/tweetthis] Three Great Books from DK Canada Let’s take a closer look at the great books I got from DK Canada this time around. These are always gifts I am thrilled to give to any little person. Smithsonian Super Nature Encylopedia This book features information on 100 of the most incredible creatures on the planet. My nephew is fascinated by the natural world, so this was perfect for him. He just turned nine and he is fascinated by gross and unique facts. There are plenty of odd creatures in this book to wow and capitative any young reader. Heres what DK Canada has to say about this one: How can a cheetah accelerate from zero to forty miles per hour in three seconds? How do termites build cooling systems into their homes?What is that Alien-like set of jaws in a moray eel’s mouth for? These questions and more are explored in Super Nature Encyclopedia, an interactive look at the “wow” factor of the natural world-spotlighting Great White Sharks, African Elephants, Emperor Moths, Howler Monkeys and more of the world’s most fascinating and surprising animals in remarkable detail. Visualized with incredible 3D animal models with cross-sections and strip layers, readers can explore every essential detail of the animals’ anatomical features and learn why their bodies work the way they do. [tweetthis]Shark crazed child in your house? These @DKCanada books will fuel their obsession. [/tweetthis] Sharks and Other Deadly Ocean Creatures Visual Encyclopedia While my daughter is fascinated with sharks, she’s also fascinated with other ocean predators. When Shark Week rolls around, she gets pretty excited about it. She loves documentaries and dramas featuring sharks and she has quite a collection of nature based shark movies too. Brought to life with cutting-edge CGI technology, more than 200 sharks and fierce fish are featured in highly visual profiles. From great white sharks to barracudas, children can explore dangerous waters with age-appropriate texts and photographs. Compare different ocean habitats, body sizes, tails, and more in the eight chapters that cover the different classifications of sharks, including bullhead sharks, ground sharks, and carpet sharks. Find out why they are called tiger sharks, discover how long frilled sharks’ pregnancies last, and see why a hammerhead shark’s head is shaped that way. Learn which sharks live in salt water, which sharks live in fresh water, and which sharks can live in both! Read amazing shark facts about anatomy, behaviour, and habitats, and find key information at a glance with data boxes, facts, and figures laid out in DK’s signature style. Joining DK’s award-winning Visual Encyclopedia format, Sharks and Other Deadly Ocean Creatures Visual Encyclopedia is the ultimate one-stop reference book for everything shark. Sharkpedia My daughter will really love this one. Pssttt…don’t tell her but this one is socked away for Christmas. It offers a unique look at sharks that keeps kids interested from start to finish. In fact, I could see my daughter reading this one all the time. A visual and comprehensive research manual and guide that will take kids from tropical paradise to the cold, dark depths, in search of the wildest, weirdest, and most wonderful sharks in the ocean, now refreshed with a new look. Kids can go on an around-the-world adventure to track the sea’s most extraordinary predators with Sharkpedia, 2nd Edition. From the huge and harmless whale shark to the puny pygmy shark, these fascinating fish come in many shapes and sizes, and this guide will take kids from tropical paradise to the cold, dark depths of the ocean. Who gulps up tiny plankton? Who snatches unsuspecting seals mid-swim? Kids can see for themselves from the portholes of our trusty vessel or, if they dare, from behind the bars of a shark cage. So grab your scuba gear and get on the boat-we’ve got sharks to find with Sharkpedia, 2nd Edition. DK Canada Makes Learning Fun The kids in my life love learning, and I love to encourage that learning! I have received so many DK Canada books for the kids in my life, and I will most certainly get many more for them in the future. These nature and wildlife books make great Christmas gifts and birthday gifts too. Whenever I give a DK Canada book, I see a spark of interest in the kids’ eyes that is extremely hard to get with most learning books. These books offer visual interest and ease of reading, which makes it easy for the kids to get excited about learning, which is key. I encourage you to give DK Canada books a look. In my experience, there is no better way to get the kids excited about learning. I received product in order to facilitate this post. This post also contains affiliate links to help you shop. My opinion is all my own and it is also always truthful.

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