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Use seeds, yarn, buttons and bows to jazz up a snow person or animal after reading the colorful book Snowballs. Kindergarten and first grade students …
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This article provides some new Japanese characters with explanations and sketches to make sure they are easily learned and remembered.
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Feeling confident about your knowledge of Japanese particles? Time to review your knowledge and see how well you understand this aspect of Japanese …
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These activities on ‘Flat Stanley’ teach travel, mapping, letter writing, other cultures, diversity and multiculturalism. After reading …
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You struggled through the play and now your teacher wants you to understand the major themes of Hamlet. You’ve racked your brain trying to …
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Young children are amazed by the world around them. Tap into this interest by teaching them the science behind the phenomena that they see. These …
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Looking for ways to develop a young child’s language skills? Try some of these activiites for language development. They are the perfect way to …
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If you are teaching a student with dysgraphia, you may be desperate for ways to help him cope with his disability. These interventions for dysgraphia …
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