Helping Your Elementary Aged Child Become a Good Reader: Parenting Tips
Reading is possibly the most important skill your child will learn. Elementary school is the best time to introduce effective activities to improve …
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Discover how to successfully complete a survey, analyze the data and come to conclusions.
Continue ReadingInteresting Mississippi River Facts: Its Name, Economic Impact, and Ecological Diversity
Students will marvel at how Mississippi River facts are intertwined with U.S. history. The river is more than just a body of water. These facts …
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Do you need help with order of operations or have a child that does? Here are some online games that can teach you this important mathematical …
Continue ReadingPhotosynthesis Made Easy with Grade School Experiment Ideas
These easy photosynthesis experiments will introduce students to photosynthesis and help them understand the importance of light in this chemical …
Continue Reading"Granny Torrelli Makes Soup": Middle School Discussion Questions & Teaching Ideas
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup is a tale of a wise grandmother who helps her granddaughter understand the changes in the relationship with her best …
Continue ReadingA Chapter-By-Chapter Summary of Orson Scott Card's Speaker For the Dead
These chapter summaries are intended to give an overview of Speaker For the Dead by Orson Scott Card, and cover events, characters and key themes. …
Continue ReadingA Look at the Thomas Jefferson Education and How to Apply TJEd Philosophies in Your Homeschool
There are many different homeschool philosophies available today - a Thomas Jefferson Education (TJEd) is one of them. Take some time to learn whether …
Continue ReadingChoosing a Name to Your Homeschool
You’ve decided to homeschool. You have filed the necessary forms with your state. What should you be doing next? How about choosing a name …
Continue ReadingCreate a Wanted Poster for a School Project - Story, Novel or Play
A wanted poster can showcase the literary term antagonist, along with a story, novel or play. Making one can be fun for students and it is a great way …
Continue ReadingCreating a One Semester English Syllabus Teaching the Six Traits of Writing for 7th Grade
This article will help you organize a one-semester plan for going through the six traits of writing with a seventh-grade class.
Continue ReadingExperiments Related to the Chemistry of Photosynthesis for Middle Schoolers
Students are introduced to the chemical process of photosynthesis with two easy experiments. They will observe how the introduction of chemicals into …
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