A typical 8th grade math textbook includes just a handful of real-world problems for students to solve, finds a new international study. And that’s not enough, according to William Schmidt, ...

The familiar saying that exercise is good for the body and mind may be especially true for children. Kids who are physically fit actually have differences in their brain structures that might allow ...

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Regular exercise improves the ability of overweight, previously inactive children to think, plan and even do math, researchers report. They hope the findings in 171 overweight 7- to 11-year-olds -- ...

Even short periods of exercise can have an effect on disease risk, study says. Sept. 18, 2012— -- Just 20 minutes of exercise a day can protect kids from diabetes, according to a new study. This ...

Math can be a challenging — and often frustrating — subject for some kiddos. If your child needs a break from pencil and paper practice, it may be time to turn to storybooks. Books with math concepts ...

Here is another compilation of Good e-Reader Top 10 Apps for Google Android, this time targeting kids and education. All the apps mentioned here have one thing in common: all of them are designed to ...

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This story has been updated. If you ever doubted whether cooking can help you teach your children about science, math, history and more, here’s an exercise for you: Set a nice, shiny red apple on the ...

Americans are lacking in confidence when it comes to math. Restaurants now print the suggested tip on receipts because so many customers struggle to calculate it — an exercise that draws on 4th ...

Although math skills are considered notoriously hard to improve, Johns Hopkins University researchers boosted kindergartners' arithmetic performance simply by exercising their intuitive number sense ...

Do your children love to go online, but not always to kids’ websites? Online learning websites for kids are a great way to nourish your child’s growing brain. Check out our guide of incredible ...