Help Your Kid Learn Sight Words With This Trick

Kindergarteners have a lot on their plate. They’re getting adept at recognizing letters and numbers, they’re counting in sequence, they’re learning how to sound out words and then they’re learning that many words in English can’t actually be “sounded out.” Words like “their,” “know,” “who” and “does” are among…

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Author: Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Meghan Moravcik Walbert to Lifehacker

How Rich Would You Be Without Lattes?

If there’s one thing that grinds our gears here at Lifehacker, it’s when personal finance gurus declare that the easiest way to spend less, save more, and rack up riches is by giving up coffee. “Why are you spending $5 a day on a latte when you could be investing that money?” they demand to know, instantly shaming…

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Author: Lisa Rowan

Thickening Your Bisque With Taco Bell Rolled Tacos Is Normal and Good

As I begin to type this, I am haunted by an old comment—a comment from my xoJane days. I don’t remember what article the comment was on, but I remember the message: “Jesus Christ Claire, have some freaking self-respect.” It was a good comment, a comment that is as relevant today as it was then, for I have eaten the Tac…

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Author: Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to Lifehacker

See if You Can Sing as High as Freddie Mercury

I thought the office was haunted. The piercing whine of a cat, or a baby, coming through the vents. A machine from the construction outside the window? Oh god, probably a dying mouse in the ceiling. I brought in our deputy editor Alice to listen with me. “I heard that!” she said. She went back to her office; I crept…

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Author: Nick Douglas