Summer Reading Statistics: Is Summer Brain Drain a Reality?
It sounds simple; children need to read during the summer months to maintain current reading levels. It’s more than common sense though. There …
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Students are happy to have a few days off from school, but do they really understand why we celebrate Thanksgiving or that much of the world …
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These authentic English listening activities will help your English language students improve their listening skills. Use different voices and accents …
Continue ReadingAvoiding Summer Learning Loss: Summer Reading
Summer learning loss is statistically proven, but is required summer reading enough to help stop this from happening?
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The children’s classic “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” is the ideal tool for designing ESL lessons on fairs and animals for children …
Continue ReadingPlanning an Earthquake Webquest for K-12 Learning
Webquests are classroom-based lessons where students search for information online around a certain theme. As students are meant to be using …
Continue ReadingPresentation Guides and Assessment to Help Students
High school project ideas needn’t incite student fear and dread. Presenting to their classmates combined with the assessment makes nervous high …
Continue ReadingPsycholinguistics of Non-Native Language Acquisition
How does a person acquire a second language? Psychologically speaking, there are certain elements that are crucial for second language acquisition. …
Continue ReadingRationing During World War II: Middle School Webquest
The men were fighting a war in Europe and Africa, but the women and children back home felt some impact, as well. Find out what effect the war had on …
Continue ReadingThe Physical Boundaries Special Needs Children Should Learn: Activities and Teaching Tips
Special needs children benefit from instruction on maintaining physical boundaries in regard to people and objects. Teachers and aides can help these …
Continue ReadingThe Relationship Between Learning Styles and Academic Performance
It is essential to provide students with a variety of learning experiences that will shape their academic performance. Do you know your child’s …
Continue ReadingThree Community-Oriented Summer Projects to Keep Your Kids Busy & Learning
Don’t let the kids whine about boredom this summer! Get them excited with summer learning projects. Tap into creative potential while you …
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