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KidsLearn with Prof. Suki

A blog and podcast just for kids about learning and life! Prof. Suki explores all sorts of concerns that kids might have, along with cool information about your brain and learning. Please visit https://sukiwessling.com/kidblog for read-along text and word definitions.

kids & family education for kids

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6:28

Dealing with feelings

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2025/06/24

Have you noticed that people around you are having some BIG feelings these days? Have you been having some yourself?Here’s the first and most important thing I want to say about feelings: Feelings—even uncomfortable ones—are good. Feelings are part of being human and part of how we humans learn. Feelings can feel fabulous or they can feel awful, but they are all natural and not something you should try to avoid. But there’s another side to feelings: Sometimes feelings,

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8:09

Revision = seeing again

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2025/04/16

You got feedback on your writing. Now what?Good writing creates a complete little world on the page. Whether it’s a story, a poem, or an essay, you want your readers to be engaged throughout and leave satisfied. The best way to get your writing to that point is to give it to others to read. But what do you do with comments that you get from teachers or other students? Good writing creates a complete little world on the … Read the rest! The post Revision = seeing again first appeared

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7:23

Use your tools—don’t let them use you!

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2025/04/09

Most kids in the US now have access to an Internet-connected device—a phone, a tablet, or a laptop. And they are really amazing! Your device allows you to do things your parents wouldn’t have dreamed of:You can find out the answer to pretty much any question you can think of You can create music, videos, and art easily You can talk to any of your friends anywhere in the world You have access to powerful tools, all contained in … Read the rest! The post Use your tools—don’t let

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6:33

Break the block!

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2024/10/02

Do you have writer’s block?Do you know what writer’s block is? Well, first I want to say that I don’t really believe in it, then I’ll tell you what it is, then I’ll tell you why I’ve chosen not to believe in it! What is writer’s block? Writer’s block is simply when a writer sits down and realizes they can’t write. Maybe they feel like there’s just a big blank in their head. Maybe they feel like everything they … Read the rest! The

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3:26

How to organize your busy life

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2024/09/25

A common problem I hear from students is that they’re too busy to be organized. They know that being organized can help them do their work more efficiently and give them more free time, but they feel too busy even to start! Being too busy means we often leave things in various states of chaos, never having enough time to organize, think ahead, or finish things. So here is a tip: Consider setting a “reflection and planning” time each week.… Read the rest! The post How to

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4:30

What is success?

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2024/03/05

I bet you think you know what success is. We all do, right? It’s not like every little kid doesn’t learn the meaning of that word.But in every culture, words have both their definition and their connotation. The definition of “success” is “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” Easy, right? The connotation is much harder to explain, though. What’s a connotation? Google tells me that a connotation is “an idea or feeling that a word invokes …

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3:37

Learn like a baby

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2024/01/23

When you were a baby, you knew how to learn. Think of everything you learned in the first few years of your life!Learn how to learn like this guy! [Wikipedia] You learned how to feed yourself You learned how to walk You learned how to talk You learned how to annoy your siblings or friends! But then you got older and suddenly it seemed like learning was different. You were supposed to study. What’s that about? It … Read the rest! The post Learn like a baby first appeared on

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5:02

Learning to write = learning to think

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2024/01/20

I had a realization at some point which was really helpful: I don’t really know what I think about something until I write about it. I wondered why that is, and I came up with four reasons! Writing puts thoughts into a concrete form Writing makes you focus on details Writing makes you clarify your thoughts Writing makes you organize your thoughts Writing puts thoughts into a concrete form Thoughts—what are they made of? That depends on whether you want … Read the rest! The

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4:14

What is “media hygiene”?

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2023/09/04

You probably know each of these words separately: Media refers to all the forms of information that we access, from TV shows to newspapers to books and what we call “social” media—interactive online media. Hygiene is keeping yourself clean. These two words together sum up an approach that I think will help all of us be happier, better-informed, more productive human beings. Media includes entertainment and information The two major reasons for accessing media are entertainment

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3:54

Why are authors so MEAN to their characters?

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2023/08/25

One of the things that my book club students often notice in children’s books is the Dead or Missing Parent Syndrome. In one class, we read: Roald Dahl’s Danny, Champion of the World: Dead mother Cornelia Funke’s Dragon Rider: Missing parents Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Secret Garden: Dead parents Diana Wynne Jones’s Charmed Life: Dead parents Kenneth Oppel’s Airborn: Dead father Kacen Callender’s King and the Dragonfly: Dead brother and just to top it off,

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3:57

Should you use AI to do your homework?

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2023/08/21

It’s been all over the news, and maybe you’ve even tried it out: You can now ask AI bots to do your homework, write an essay, compose a note to Grandma, explain the history of skateboarding… pretty much anything! Sounds nifty, doesn’t it? So why not use it to do all your work for you? I can give you three reasons to do your own work! Reason #1: Doing the work yourself is how you learn Have you watched a … Read the rest! The post Should you use AI to do your

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4:27

The hazards of focusing on the negative

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2023/08/18

Bad things happen. Life can be hard. Sometimes it seems as if all the news is bad, and everyone you know has a complaint. First, let’s get this straight: Acknowledging challenges is not a problem. In the past, kids were encouraged to pretend that everything was just fine. We had phrases like “suck it up” and “be a man” and “don’t rock the boat.” But our culture has changed. We now know that it’s good to express emotions. It’s good …

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4:16

A note about habits

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2023/08/17

One thing that all people—not just kids!—have trouble with is habits. We all have trouble forming good habits We all have trouble getting rid of bad habits Why? Habits are all in your brain First of all, let’s understand what a habit is. A habit is a pathway in your brain that’s nice and comfy and slick like a Slip-n-Slide on a hot summer day. Your brain jumps on that habit pathway without any conscious thought. If we didn’t have … Read the rest! The post A

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3:46

What is freewriting?

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2023/07/03

I can hear what you’re thinking already: Prof. Suki’s a writing teacher and she made a typo? Nope, freewriting is a single word, even if spell checker doesn’t like it! Freewriting is a writing technique that writers use the way athletes use stretching. A runner doesn’t stretch to win a race—they stretch to get their muscles ready to win the race. Writers use freewriting to stretch out their brains, to free up their thoughts. In freewriting, you don’t worry about

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6:41

Why do adults ban books from school libraries?

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2023/02/01

I assigned the book King and the Dragonflies to my students, but in some places they might not be able to get this book from their school library, or maybe even their public library. Why? This is a complicated question! The people who want books banned (such as parents and politicians) might have a different opinion from the people who are told to ban them (such as librarians, school administrators, and teachers). People who want to ban books certainly have … Read the rest! The post Why do

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3:35

Old books=modern time travel!

KidsLearn with Prof. Suki ·

2022/11/08

A lot of kids say they “don’t like” old books—otherwise known as “classic literature.” I’m not surprised to hear this: old books can be quite different from what you’re used to. They tend to move more slowly, have unfamiliar vocabulary, and go in unexpected directions. New books follow new rules If you’re a typical modern kid, you probably watch lots of action-packed shows, play fast-moving videogames, and read manga and other graphic-heavy

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