As children progress through school, they are required to show growth and improvement in their academic performance. With added pressure from a culture of high-stakes testing, children find themselves expected to perform well on state assessments. The focus has shifted… read more
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Giggle’s 2025 Education Guide Is Here!
It's never too early to prepare for your kiddos next school year. Our community has so many amazing options, that it might be hard to pick which one is best for your children. Giggle Magazine's 2025 Education Guide, sponsored by… read more
Nature Notebooks: Take Learning Outside
One of the joys of homeschooling is the luxury of extra time to spend with your children during the day. This includes getting to enjoy all that the Gainesville area has to offer each and every day. We are blessed… read more
4 Ways to Have Family Fitness Fun in the New Year
What if we told you working out as a parent doesn’t have to mean squeezing in a quick trip to the gym at unreasonable hours? What if we said you could stay fit while having fun with the entire family?… read more
What Does a Teacher Really Want for Christmas?
For those of us that are parents of school-aged children, the upcoming holidays can cause us to spend countless hours looking for just the right gift for our child’s teacher. Oftentimes, we have more than one teacher to buy gifts… read more
Featured Teacher: Lin Lim Tippin
Meet Lin Lim Tippin, our Featured Teacher for the October/November 2024 issue of Giggle Magazine! My family came to the United States in 1984 as refugees from a war-torn country. I went to school to study medicine and came away… read more
Featured Teacher: Jennifer Szczepanski
Meet our Featured Teacher, Jennifer Szczepanski! My name is Jennifer Szczepanski, and I was born and raised on Long Island, New York. I moved to Alachua county in 2011 and I started working as a Headstart instructor in 2011 at… read more
Using AI to Teach Your Children
As artificial intelligence (AI) took the world by storm nearly a year ago. Home educators took notice and began to wonder what this would mean. While many traditional schoolteachers initially expressed fear that their students would use this emerging technology… read more
Sharenting: Why Posting Kid Pics Could Actually Be Hurting Them
As parents, there are times you may feel intense pride in your children’s accomplishments. There are other days that you will face a parenting challenge and wonder if other families have experienced the same thing. Sometimes these highs and lows… read more
Here’s What’s New in Alachua County Public Schools
The 2024-2025 school year is here! So, here's what's happening in Alachua County public schools. Changes to Early Release Wednesday On July 16, Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) announced that starting with the 2024-2025 school year, early release Wednesdays will… read more