Research Says Exercise Boosts Executive Skills: Top Ten Toys for Smart Bodies and Smarter Minds

Forbes - Jenn Choi "In a world that is filled [...]

October 10th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Executive Function, Exercise, Playing, Toys|Tags: Education, School|

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Move over Barbie: the cool kids are playing with Lego paleontologists

The Guardian - Zoe Williams "This week, Lego unveiled its [...]

August 9th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Gender, Girls, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, Toys, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Top 10 Toys That Beat The Summer Slide

Forbes - Jenn Choi "What I plan on doing this [...]

July 11th, 2014|Categories: Childhood Education, Children, Education, Learning, Playing, School, summer, Toys|Tags: Education, School|

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It’s Never Too Early to Study Engineering

EE Times - Amy Leask "Tiny tots aren't yet at [...]

May 18th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Engineering, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Toys, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Fixing Education Is Child’s Play

Forbes - Emily Gustafsson-Wright "The LEGO Foundation, I learned after [...]

April 14th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, Toys, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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GoldieBlox latest video shows ‘your brain on princesses’ (+video)

The Christian Science Monitor - Lane Brown "GoldieBlox is aiming [...]

April 9th, 2014|Categories: Career, Creativity, Education, Girls, Innovation, Math, Science, STEM, Toys|Tags: Education, School|

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Top 10 Toys That Get Kids Focused

Forbes - Jenn Choi "Take a look around your own [...]

April 4th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Playing, Toys|Tags: Education, School|

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FiLIP: A cellphone for kids that makes sense (+video)

The Christian Science Monitor - Lisa Suhay "Among unrealistic and [...]

March 28th, 2014|Categories: Children, Parenting, Parents, Technology, Toys|Tags: Education, School|

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Playing with Barbie limits career aspirations for girls, UC Santa Cruz study concludes

The Mercury News - Staff Writer "Girls who play with [...]

March 10th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, Playing, Teacher, Toys, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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LEGO Science: How Construction Toys Can Help Build STEM Education

IB Times - Roxanne Palmer "Brightly colored blocks were the [...]

February 15th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, Toys, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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