In the most recent episode, (42) our BIG IDEA segment is about living smaller. When the King of Complicated Stuff makes the observation that grown-ups — unlike kids — seem a little uncomfortable talking about “the earth”, Hayley says that may have something to do with several decades of special interest propaganda making environmentalists out [...]
I just listened to the new episode again and I can't wait to share it with my kids after school today. A great segue into Spring Break for us. The Turning Point segment is on Izzy Stone (photo), which is interesting to our family, living in Seattle, which has just become a one newspaper [...]
Can you believe how sobering the realities of our world are right now? I know that there are those of us who have been worried about things like carbon footprint, slow food, and renewable energy for a while now. But it took something feeling really catastrophic for it to hit home with the rest of [...]
“The Big Idea” is one of BOOMERANG!’s centerpiece segments. Originally it was designed to explain a complicated topic happening out there in the real world at that particular moment. While lots of topics DO turn out to have the “current events” flavor, in some instances we simply break down an inspiring story into “kids-speak.”
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Did you know that the month of March honors women's history? As the mom of a 10 year old girl, learning about women who made a different in the world is important. There's a goldmine of back issues with all stories of all kinds of great women for kids (and adults). Here are a few-
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Dr. Seuss, or Theodore Geisel, would have celebrated his 105 on Monday, March 2. I think its time the kids and revisited Boomerang! episode 4-10 after school today, which features a story on Dr. Seuss. For additional Seuss-related activities, here's Seussville, a website for the memorial sculpture garden in Springfield, Mass., and the art of [...]
We think Boomerang! is great, that's true. But why keep it all to ourselves? Leave us a comment on this post, tell us a little about why Boomerang! appeals to you…do you homeschool? have super-curious kids? tired of listening to kid music and looking for something new? ready to take a long plane ride and [...]
I really like the idea of NPR's "driveway moments": the term they use for stories you hear on the radio while driving that compel you to stay in the car once you've parked, just so you can listen through to the end. I thought of that the first time the kids and I listened to [...]
