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Testing Season is Here in New York State

Posted on March 24, 2015 10:14 am by TheAngelForever

Waving hello from here to there. My blog often takes a back seat this time of year. You see, this is when my educational advocacy mode seems to kick into high gear. After going to a wonderful Reclaiming Public Education forum on March 12, I decided to do something I had been thinking about for a while. I bought a domain name to start a Capital District website about educational advocacy. Within a short time, OptOutAlbany.com was born!

It took some time for TechyDad to get the backend parts of the website ready. Then, it was ready to roll and get the first post up. Community members from around the eleven counties making up the Capital District will be working together to make this a reality. This is not simply about refusing the NYS 3-8 testing, it is about so much more.

To learn more about our mission, please head over to see our welcome post about Reclaiming Public Education in the Capital District.

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Summer Fun with a Twist of Math

Posted on June 9, 2014 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Behind the scenes, the boys and I have been getting ready for our summer break. Thanks to writing for the Bedtime Math Add it Up Blog, we have done several fun activities that you will see featured soon.

If you are looking for some great ideas for the next few months, be sure to check out the latest from all of the writers over on the Bedtime Math blog. Today you can test out my Breathe New Life Into Old Crayons post. Here are more of the latest that you may be interested in trying:

There are many other posts that you will find over on the Bedtime Math blog. Stop by, look around, and remember that we are always adding more fun ideas with a math twist for the entire family. In addition to this, be sure to read the weekly So You Wanna Be An…. series that is featured on the blog. Oh and be sure to look at the Get Ready for Road Trips with Our Math On the Go Printable!

Disclosure: I am a freelance blogger for Bedtime Math. While I am paid for those posts, I share here because I love that Bedtime Math encourages families to find math in the everyday activities that you already do.

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May the 4th and Beyond

Posted on May 2, 2014 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Celebrate May the 4th You Will

Yes, my inner Yoda can not wait until Sunday. My family will be celebrating May the 4th, otherwise known as Star Wars Day. The boys are so into all things Star Wars, that it just seemed natural to use lightsabers as the focus of a new post on the Bedtime Math blog.

Over on Bedtime Math I wrote about how to Train Your Jedi with Star Wars Math. We had an amazing time making the lightsabers and the kids have used them almost every day. Even TechyDad had a blast with them and shared how we made them on his blog. On Sunday, we plan to celebrate by giving the boys something special for this geeky holiday.

If Star Wars is not your thing (*gasp*), there are plenty of other fun items to check out on the Bedtime Math blog. Some of the latest include:

These are just some of the latest and more always being posted, so please stop by and say hello to all of us. If you try one of our activities, be sure to take some photos and let us know. Oh and if you are interested in winning copies of the Bedtime Math books, you can enter their Spring Fling Instant Win Sweepstakes on Facebook. I also hope to see you next week on May 8 for the Bedtime Math Twitter Party. As one of their bloggers, I will be Tweeting along with you for a fun evening.

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arts and crafts Educational My Other Projects

Learning Fun for Spring Time

Posted on April 8, 2014 12:28 pm by TheAngelForever

Spring can be a tricky season. In some places, it can be non-stop rain. In other locations it can still be cold, while some others very warm. Thanks to this it is always nice to have a lot of inside and outside activities to do with the kids. Everyone on the Bedtime Math blog have been busy sharing some fun activities that also have math found within them. I mean check out what I am working on with the boys right now.

Take a few moments and please stop by the Bedtime Math blog to see some of the latest from all of the bloggers, including me.

These are just some of the latest and more always being posted, so please stop by and say hello to all of us. If you try one of our activities, be sure to take some photos and let us know.

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arts and crafts Educational My Other Projects

Finding Math is Fun

Posted on March 7, 2014 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

The kids and I have had a lot of fun working on activities for the posts that I write on the Bedtime Math blog. They have helped us to keep busy this winter along with some items from the other talented writers. Here is a sneak peek at something JSL and I just did that will be coming soon. Can you tell what we were up to?

Be sure to check out some of the latest from the Bedtime Math blog that may be perfect while the weather settles and you are trying to keep warm the last few weeks of winter.

Shape-shifting Cookies – My latest is making a traditional Purim cookie to play with shapes while baking.
LEGO Fun Printable – Derek gives us a printable to use with LEGOs that kids will love trying.
Edible Optics: Make Your Own Magnifying Lens – Kim shares how to create a magnifying lens using gelatin.
Five Silly Balloon Games that Build Math Skills – Angie tells us how to play five different balloon games that will keep the kids asking for more.
Cocoa Calculations and Marshmallow Math – Candace allows us to keep warm with a nice treat of math on the side.

These are just some of the latest and more always being posted, so please stop by and say hello to all of us. If you try one of our activities, be sure to take some photos and let us know.