Shout it out with the Alphabet Rockers. Featuring hip grooves, rocking guitar lines and tight rhymes, this is music that you can enjoy no matter what your age. Every catchy and clever song in this genre-hopping show introduces preschool concepts from counting money to naming the colors of the rainbow.
Get down with your bad self this Saturday, November 14, at 11 a.m. Tickets are Members $5; General Child $10; General Adult $12 (includes Museum admission).
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Welcome to the second installment of our Online Book Club, featuring NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time, either here or on our Facebook page. We’ll cover the 10 chapters one at a time over the next few weeks. We welcome your thoughts and personal experiences in the comments. If you have a question you’d like to ask of the authors, either include it in the comments or email Jennifer at jcaleshu@badm.org and she’ll pass it along.
Chapter 2: The Lost Hour. "Around the world, children get an hour less sleep than they did thirty years ago. The cost: IQ points, emotional well-being, ADHD, and obesity."
The research in this chapter focuses on the effect of sleep debt on older children and teenagers - that it leads to poor mood and even depression, poor performance on tests, and even being overweight. I particularly appreciated that the research focuses on changes in the brain and hormone production - it's not an innate failing in the children or teens to be moody, binge-eating, lazy or poor students.
The challenge of course - what to do about it? My eldest starts kindergarten next year - I can't imagine how it's going to effect all of our lives to have to be on the move earlier in the morning! And starting school later might be good for our kids and their brai... continue reading
Be part of the musical fun as the Banana Slug String Band performs their earth-loving songs. This duo plays music that is so infectious that children can’t help singing, dancing and laughing along as they learn about this home we call Earth. Music, theater, puppetry and audience participation create a rich experience for the entire family.
Get groovy this Saturday, November 7, at 11 a.m. Tickets are Members $5; General Child $10; General Adult $12 (includes Museum admission).
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In celebration of our 1,000th Fan, we're giving away prizes! We'll randomly pick 5 winners from our Facebook fans and award prizes including a Museum Passport membership, performance tickets and other goodies.
The Fine Print:
To win, you must be our fan on Facebook. On Friday, November 6 at 9:30 a.m. we'll use a random number generator to pick 5 random numbers from the total number of Facebook fans of our page at that moment. Our fans are listed in the order they became fans, so we'll use the numbers to pick the winners with our first fan counting as #1, and moving up from there to the total number of fans. Employees of the Museum are not eligible - if one is picked by the random number generator we'll pick another number. If you win, you will be notified by private message through Facebook by Jennifer Caleshu, Director of Communications. Please make sure your privacy settings are set to accept non-friend Facebook messages. continue reading
Welcome to the first installment of our Online Book Club, featuring NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time, either here or on our Facebook page. We’ll cover the 10 chapters one at a time over the next couple of weeks. We welcome your thoughts and personal experiences in the comments. If you have a question you’d like to ask of the authors, either include it in the comments or email Jennifer at jcaleshu@badm.org and she’ll pass it along.
First a quick introduction – I’m Jennifer Caleshu, Director of Communications at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, and your book club host. I’m the mom to a 4.5 year old boy and a 1.5 year old girl. A small disclaimer as well: my comments for the book club are my own personal opinion and not necessarily the opinion of the Museum.
Chapter 1. The Inverse Power of Praise. “Sure, he’s special. But new research suggests if you tell him that, you’ll ruin him. It’s a neurobiological fact.”
This is definitely one of those “easier said than done” revelations. I’ve certainly heard before about the importance of encouraging effort, instead of praising innate ability. But it isn’t easy to stop “wow, you’re so smart!” from coming out of your mouth, especially when you truly believe it!
And as I reflect on my childhood, I wonder –... continue reading
First a quick introduction – I’m Jennifer Caleshu, Director of Communications at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, and your book club host. I’m the mom to a 4.5 year old boy and a 1.5 year old girl. A small disclaimer as well: my comments for the book club are my own personal opinion and not necessarily the opinion of the Museum.
Chapter 1. The Inverse Power of Praise. “Sure, he’s special. But new research suggests if you tell him that, you’ll ruin him. It’s a neurobiological fact.”
This is definitely one of those “easier said than done” revelations. I’ve certainly heard before about the importance of encouraging effort, instead of praising innate ability. But it isn’t easy to stop “wow, you’re so smart!” from coming out of your mouth, especially when you truly believe it!
And as I reflect on my childhood, I wonder –... continue reading
We know you've been waiting so patiently to see what we're installing in Discovery Hall next. Opening this Saturday, come check out Animal Secrets!
Where does a chipmunk sleep? What does an eagle feed its young? How do mother bats find their babies in a cave? In Animal Secrets, families will learn the answers to these questions and more as they explore the hidden habitats and secret lives of forest animals. Using imaginative role-play and hands-on activities, children will discover nature from an animal’s point of view in naturalistic environments, including a stream, meadow, woodland, cave, and naturalists’ tent.
The Members-only Breakfast on Sunday, November 8 from 9 - 10 a.m. is just about full! Museum members can come early before the general public and enjoy breakfast at the Museum. See our new exhibit Animal Secrets and enjoy a free continental breakfast sponsored by Boudin Bakery. To RSVP, email membership@badm.org with the number of adults and children planning to attend. continue reading
Stop by after naps for new activities created by our innovative Discovery Educators. Come get creative with your kids as you explore, discover, immerse, imagine and connect through hands-on programs including:
- Mobile-Making with Starfeather
- Autumn Wreath-Making with Jenn and Raquel
- Shadow-Play with Amy
- Music Parade with Matt
- Boat-Making with Danielle
- Parachute Games with Jason and Matt
- Wandering Wizard Stories and Poems with Pagan
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