Up to 250 children of different ages can be seen when entering Sekolahku-MySchool (SMS) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, integrated and happily engaged, indoors or outdoors, in sustainable activities as part of their everyday learning. With ages ranging from 16 months to 13 years, the children engage in learning typical academic skills and techniques…

Introducing nursery rhymes to young children can inspire them to explore language and motivate them to explore word play further in meaningful experiences (like cooking) that can be integrated into all aspects of the curriculum. Whether they slice, dice, or add allspice, these actions are appealing, because they contain many activities that help…

Having children prepare meals is one way they can apply school learning to the everyday world. Lists 39 books that show how home-school or kitchen-classroom learning can merge. Titles listed include cookbooks, books about healthy cooking, and books about cooking and fiction, cooking and poetry, and cooking and celebrations. (TM)