The Kid Should See This  • December 16, 2025

🔭 WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK:

Photographing Andromeda Galaxy for 10 seconds, 10 minutes, and 10 hours ➜

I’m not sure how often I’ve linked to this article since it was written in 2019, but I hope it can continue to be helpful: What to say to kids when the news is scary.

📻 If you need it, Australia’s Squiz Kids News Podcast shared a special short episode to explain what happened in the Bondi attack.

📰 Squiz Kids also has Newshounds, a classroom resource to help kids spot misinformation online. Learn more here.

🏫 Problem-Based Learning and Future-Ready Skills: “What skills do students need for an uncertain future? My experience and research suggest that the answer isn’t much different than it was: Students need the triple skill set of communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. And more than ever, they need the opportunity to grapple with real-world problems.”

📚 More Than ‘Dusty Books’: Why School Libraries Are Essential Infrastructure: “The library helps students rebuild themselves, one quiet victory at a time. Yet, despite their proven impact, school libraries remain one of the most overlooked assets in K–12 education.”

🪩 The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2025: Edutopia’s roundup of the most insightful studies of the year, from the power of brain breaks to groundbreaking research on AI, cell phones, and handwriting in the classroom.

🎁 As promised, I’m continuing to add to The TKSST Gift Guide, including Computer Engineering for Babies, Super Decoder, Ed Yong’s An Immense World, Shark Stack Up, Rise and Fall: Great empires that shaped the world, this Marcato Atlas 150 for the whole family, and more.

🛍️ I’m also looking for deals via our affiliate links: Yoto is marked down by 15%. My favorite Audio-Technica turntable is marked down by 23%. NatGeo’s Magnetic Marble Run is 25% off. Bug Bash is 33% off. The Vikeri 4K Trail Cam is 40% off. These kid walkie-talkies are 50% off. 

And LEGO 3-in-1 sets pack high value into lower price points, so I'm glad to see a few on sale right now, including this flamingo, cockatoo, axolotl, this parrot, fish, frog, and this tropical toucan, butterfly, fish. Their Unicorn Castle 3-in-1 and Dinosaur 3-in-1 sets are also discounted.

I hope you’re finding what you’re looking for, and thank you again for sharing it. Find all gift ideas added after launch here under ICYMI.

Happy Hanukkah, and have a wonderful week. - Rion

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