How do you choose literature for your students?
Recently, for City Kids’ writing program, the kids were learning about nonfiction, first person narratives and linear vs. non-linear...
Books for Kids: CATS VS DOGS
Below is the latest recommendation from Books for Kids. Check it out!
Books for Kids: VOYAGE OF THE DOGS
Check out a new this new book recommendation series called Books for Kids, from a kid who loves to read. In this episode, our kid reader...
Black and Brown Superheroes are Important for Everyone.
The new Spider Man movie, Spiderman; Into the Spider-Verse, is about a bicultural (African American and Latino) and bilingual kid named...
No, your kids don't have to hug Auntie Amazing. Even if she bought them a pony.
Kids do not like to be forced to provide affection on demand any more than grown ups do. Yet, we continue to do it to them. Here are...
Meditation and the News?
City Kids goes on a field trip every Friday! Sometimes, we go somewhere just for fun, and sometimes, we go somewhere for an academic...
Labor Unions!
As part of our unit on civics, one of our parents arranged for a local union organizer to come and speak to the kids. She gave them a...
Robotics!
This year, City Kids is learning how to code for robotics. They work in teams of two--each team has a computer and a robot that they...
Local, Urban Food Gardening.
As part of our Natural Sciences Program, City Kids is visiting local, urban farms. Urban gardening has been on the rise, and learning...
Two boys on a bench.
After a field trip one day, these two little boys sat on a bench, relaxing and talking about washing their hair. True story. In some...
