Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister and civil rights leader. In November 1983, President Reagan signed legislation creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, making it the third national holiday born in the twentieth century. The first was …[Continue]

Sir Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727) was an English scientist who made great contributions to physics, optics, math and astronomy. Among elementary- and middle-school students, he is best known for his Three Laws of Motion and the Universal Law of …[Continue]

When my kids were younger they had a hard time accepting that I didn’t bake cookies, but eventually they figured out that they could make cookies themselves! For all the bakers at your house (whatever their ages), here are some …[Continue]