Elementary

Homework help, teacher talk, cool classrooms and more
UW educator

Preschool

6 New Findings About Early Learning
The University of Washington shares new research in latest EDU Talk
By
Nancy Schatz Alton
  Mar 29, 2018
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Family Management

Stop Following Your Kids Around at the Playground
Solo play is healthy, entertaining and essential
By
Claire Swinarski
  Mar 29, 2018
Kids in science class

High School

Is Your Kid's Science Teacher Ambitious Enough?
A new book from the University of Washington is here to help
By
Sarah Bradley
  Mar 19, 2018
reading

Books

5 Kids' Books About the Refugee Crisis
Let these stories guide you during not-so-easy conversations
By
Leah Abraham
  Aug 29, 2017
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Middle School

What You Don't Know About Homeschooling
Seattle families redefine what it means to home-school
By
Malia Jacobson
  Sep 28, 2017
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Food

7 School Lunches for Your Gluten-Free, Paleo or Vegan Kid
These lunch ideas will put an end to the nightly dilemma of what to pack
By
Sara Lindberg
  Sep 10, 2018
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Elementary

Whose Homework Is It Anyway?
How to empower your child to manage their own homework
By
Sarina Behar Natkin
  Oct 3, 2017
School girl with backpack

Elementary

Math Class: Giving Girls the Same Support As Boys
Solving for XX in the word of mathematics
By
Rebecca Hill
  Dec 28, 2016
Kids in science class

Kindergarten

What the Washington State Science Standards Mean for Your Student
Expect more hands-on learning, less homework and more group work
By
Rebecca Hill
  Aug 4, 2016

Newest Reads

Stressed father and daughter

Parent Stories

If We’re Expected to Do Our Jobs, Why Can’t They?
A Seattle mom on the true cost of the government shutdown
By
Tiffany Doerr Guerzon
  Jan 18, 2019
Build-A-Bear

Indoor Play

Build-A-Bear Offers a Huggable Deal
Discount bears Sunday and Monday for National Hug Day
By
Nancy Chaney
  Jan 18, 2019
Kids with teacher in kindergarten

Kindergarten

Why Parents Shouldn’t Rely on School Rankings
A single number doesn't tell the whole story
By
Astrid Vinje
  Jan 18, 2019
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Indoor Play

Free Tropical Escape for Families?
Warm up at this local hidden gem for free
By
JiaYing Grygiel
  Jan 17, 2019

Family Atlas

We've mapped your family-friendly resources in the Puget Sound region

Sammamish Montessori School

Sammamish Montessori School

The Sammamish Montessori School was founded in 1977 by Joan Starling, an early pioneer of Montessori teaching in this area.

Redmond

GET Program

GET Program

Washington's 529 Prepaid College Tuition Program

Olympia

Academy for Precision Learning

Academy for Precision Learning

An inclusive, independent K-12 school for students across the autism spectrum & their typically developing peers.

Seattle

Villa Academy

Villa Academy

Independent PK-8 School

Seattle