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Mammals

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

There has been a lot of talk about mammals at our house lately. Continue reading →

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More tap iPad Apps for biology lessons

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

BANGALORE: Shivakumar, principal of Delhi Public School, Surat, was fascinated by the educational apps on the App Store which matched his school’s curriculum. And soon he started encouraging his teachers to use iPads for research. “While teaching the parts of the body, we use an app where the visual … Continue reading →

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Worksheets Suits for my Son’s Needs

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

In our time, we use to have those bulky books even if we are in pre-school. That’s right, it was hard to summon up since today, and lots of worksheets are being printed and designed in a basic way. It was the reason why my son was so eager to go to Pre-School Continue reading →

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TpT shopping spree

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

After loading up on some fab.u.lous Teacher Appreciation goodies, it was time to buy a few of my favorite things that were loaded up placed on my TpT wish list. Link up at Erica’s blog and check out all the other treasures found in the sale! Don’t say I didn’t warn you. I kinda went on an online spr … Continue reading →

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The Case Against Textbooks

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

Have you looked in a textbook recently? Not a college textbook for certain subjects, but the elementary school textbooks (and even the middle and high school ones) that cover the whole year Continue reading →

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The Gift of Education

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Aside from all the freebies and sales, this is great time to reflect about why we are teachers. For me, I choose this path for many reasons; all deeply personal. I became a teacher because of my mom and sister Continue reading →

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Xandra Hearts Butterflies {Sunday Snapshot}

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

Milo consoling his big sister -taken with my Nikon D90 100 mm, f5.6, ISO 400 processed with Florabella Clean B&W (Retouch) & Blush (Luxe II) I was briefly entertaining the idea of homeschooling my girl this summer. I haven’t been thrilled with her Kindergarten class/teacher/structure this year. Continue reading →

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This isn’t about religion. It is about discrimination.

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

There is an interesting article by Paula Simons here that I agree with. http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2012/05/03/school-prayer-and-public-schools-in-st-albert-the-debate-goes-on/ Apparently the story starts as most of these educational conflicts start—is when one parent find a problem in the educ … Continue reading →

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InstaFriday – 5.4.12

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin

Hello hello :) Happy Friday! Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend :) For some reason, my boys are angels when we shop at Trader Joe’s. Continue reading →

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Active learning–what you should know about it and why

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

This week on a forum I like I saw a review of our curriculum. Continue reading →

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