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If You Want Them To Read, Teach Them To Write - Philip Yaffe
How often have you gone to see the film that won the Oscar for best picture of the year, only to be disappointed? Probably more than once. Did this mean that there was something wrong with you or something wrong with the judges who voted for the film? Actually, neither. You probably went to... Submitted 1 year 128 days ago.

Know your rights, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, India - - Gaurav Virk
Have you left your children to basic education in India? Have you assessed the "law on the right of children to free and compulsory education and the right to education", which came into force on 1 April 2010 in India? The law on the right to education is the first law in the world that puts the... Submitted 1 year 161 days ago.

President Obama, Kids, Screens and Education - - Robert Budlow
Not five words you'd typically associate within the same sentence. It'd usually be something along the lines of Schools, Kids, Screens and Education, and how too much TV will rot the brains of our young children. But actually, our good President Barack Obama is very pro-education and... Submitted 1 year 332 days ago.

A Look at the Possibilities of Role-Play and Drama for ESL - - Shelley Vernon
ESL role plays and skits are real and fun Many ESL teachers fear making plays and skits a part of their curriculum. Yet children absolutely love being given the chance to make-believe and indulge in pretend play, which motivates them a good deal more than reading textbooks! A fun and... Submitted 2 years 84 days ago.

Best series books For Emerging Readers - Inger Fountain
Once kids get the hang of reading essential vocabulary words and move beyond grade based readers it can be difficult to find books that are engaging but at the same time don't intimidate new readers with pages full of words. Series books, a set of books written in a sequential or... Submitted 2 years 91 days ago.

Ten Daily Learning Activities for You and Your Child - Lynne Williams
Is learning just plain drudgery for your child? Is it something they endure so they can finally get to do what they enjoy? Does your child's learning stop while he's on vacation? Try these tips to get your child learning without realizing it. 1. Go outside. Take a picnic or camp in the backyard.... Submitted 2 years 102 days ago.

10 Bible Character Riddles for Your Preschoolers - - Kathy Vincent
Preschoolers love to play guessing games! One of the best ways to introduce them to the idea of guessing is by telling them some riddles. Here are 10 Bible riddles to get you started. Each one points to a Bible character that many of your little ones might already be familiar with. However... Submitted 2 years 161 days ago.

Six Great Physical Education Games and Activities My Elementary Students Loved - - Honey Krumholz
Physical education is an essential part of student education. The physical education games and activities that I describe in this article are not only loads of fun that will have your students begging for more but they are also useful in developing co-operation and sportsmanship. These games... Submitted 2 years 171 days ago.

Tips for Solving Algebra Word Problems - - Nneka U
Many people have trouble with Algebra for various reasons. Perhaps the teacher isn't doing a great job explaining concepts, the textbook is not so great or the student is not doing enough practice. Algebra is quite easy once you get the hang of it. In order to master algebra, you need to have a... Submitted 2 years 342 days ago.

12 Things Parents & Teachers Must Know About Educating Students with Autism & Other Disorders - - Nicole Beurkens
Working with parents and educators for over a decade has taught me some important lessons about what it means to provide a meaningful education to students with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. It is easy to get bogged down in the moment-to-moment challenges and lose perspective on... Submitted 2 years 343 days ago.

Times Tables - The Worst Way to Teach Multiplication - - Brian Foley
Learning the "multiplication tables" is one of the first traumas that children usually face when learning arithmetic. Ask ten elementary-school kids to tell you what, say, eight times seven is. Watch as they look up and to their left (or right) and go into, "let's-see" mode. Often you'll hear... Submitted 3 years 85 days ago.

Five Steps to Creating a Successful Student - CeeCee Woolard
Creating a successful student is easier said than done. Many parents know the right things to do in order to create a successful student, but few put the advice into action, choosing instead to take the path of least resistance. While creating a successful student is not easy, it is well worth it... Submitted 3 years 159 days ago.

Improving Comprehension with Closure Activities - - Adam Waxler
One of the most important parts of the any lesson is the how it ends. Teachers need to have some type of closure activity at the end of each lesson if they are truly interested in improving comprehension amongst their students. Improving comprehension with closure activities doesn't have to be... Submitted 3 years 198 days ago.

Three Mechanical Puzzles: the Faucet, the Lock and the Lawnmower Engine - - Jack McKee
       The kids in my summer class loved to take apart VCR’s, record players and typewriters, but I didn’t want them to come away with the idea that you only took things apart. I began looking for simple mechanical devices kids could take apart, see how they worked, and then put back together.... Submitted 3 years 249 days ago.

Headlines We Don’t Need - - John Waddey
Almost weekly the news brings lurid reports of teachers involved in inappropriate conduct with students. Such shocking stories take on a life of their own as they are featured and followed-up on for days. Many of them literally reach across the entire nation. Nothing good comes of such... Submitted 3 years 264 days ago.

Why Go To A Game-based Math Learning Center? - - mathandchess
If Starbucks has revolutionized the idea on how coffee should be marketed then perhaps Frank Ho, a Canadian certified math teacher, has revolutionized the math teaching methodology on how math should be taught especially at a math learning center. Children already learned math at their day... Submitted 3 years 268 days ago.

Math Worksheets Children Like - - mathandchess
Many children like chess, why? Simply put, it is a game and it is fun and children can play it without using a computer. Can you image nowadays that parents are telling me that their children spend too much time on computers playing games? Parents do not want to see children continue to use... Submitted 3 years 268 days ago.

The Paleozoic Era - Claudia Mann
The Paleozoic Era is seen in the fossil record as an explosion of life forms. The Cambrian Period marks the beginning of an era with thousands of new life forms in the ancient seas. Prior to the Cambrian period fossils are extremely rare but after about 540 million years ago the fossil record... Submitted 3 years 281 days ago.

Igneous Rocks - Claudia Mann
Igneous...ignite! And that's just what happens when igneous rocks form. Fiercely hot molten rock from deep inside the earth pushes its way out and lights everything in its path on fire. As the firey liquid cools, it forms igneous rocks. Rock types are organized, or classified, according to how... Submitted 3 years 282 days ago.

Metamorphic Rocks - Claudia Mann
Metamorphic Rocks are rocks that have changed form due to heat and pressure. Metamorphic comes from the Greek words meta and morph. Meta means change and morph means form. So we get metamorphic meaning to change form. Metamorphic rocks were once sedimentary, igneous or even other metamorphic... Submitted 3 years 327 days ago.

My Social Studies Teaching Philosophy - Kristen Zadina
The many disciplines of social studies allow for greatly differing opinions and perspectives and I will encourage my students to share all of their different ideas, so that I may create an atmosphere or open-mindedness and enlightenment. The most important aspect of teaching social studies to... Submitted 3 years 346 days ago.

How to Teach Math (Elementary Math) - - mathandchess
Yesterday I was teaching a grade one girl and she had some trouble to figure out the answers with questions such as ? + 5 = 11 but when given the question 6 + 5 to her, she could do it with ease. So clearly the reverse thinking presents a bit difficulty to her. She does not have any learning... Submitted 4 years ago.

Math Games For Kids - Sarah J Holt
Looking for a fun and exciting way to teach math concepts to children? Increase motivation and learning in a way that is enjoyable and pleasant by using the following math games for kids. A Book Scavenger Hunt This is a game that teaches counting and ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd...).... Submitted 4 years 27 days ago.

Teaching Jobs Overseas for Couples - Kelly Blackwell
Teaching couples are very popular with international school recruiters for many reasons but the main one is that couples can often work out cheaper to hire in the long run. This article however, is all about teaching jobs overseas from the viewpoint of the teaching couples, rather than the... Submitted 4 years 41 days ago.

How My Son Andrew Ho Became a Chess Master - - mathandchess
My son Andrew was interested in chess when he was a bit over 5 years old and at that time my chess knowledge was zero. I thought it was an interesting project if I could learn chess together with him so I went to the Canada Vancouver library and borrowed a few chess books and started to teach him... Submitted 4 years 42 days ago.