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?All About Me? Preschool Activities ? Part I
2009-11-04 03:13:00 It might surprise you to know that many children think that what they enjoy…. everyone enjoys. And, what makes them happy…. makes everyone happy. And, what they find fun…. everyone would find fun. It’s true. So, today I am going to write about different projects that ...
Blog resources for the social studies of finance.
2008-02-16 12:06:00 Defaultrisk.com is a visually frenetic site whose author, a risk professional, has enthusiastically collected 1,327 academic and industry articles, and counting, on credit risk management. The majority of these articles are available for free download. (I tried a couple of them myself, and it seems to work quite satisfactorily). The site is a juicy gold mine ...
Funny jokes-Social Studies
2008-02-08 19:07:00 One day a small boy was at school. In Social Studies class his teacher was talking about peoples last names, about how in the old days their last name used to be their occupation. She gave examples like Baker, which meant they where a baker for a living, Miller meant that person worked in a paper mill, and so on. Then the little boy raised his hand and the teacher said "Do you have an example for the class?"He said " Not really, more of a question.""Well whats your question?" the teacher asked. "Well," said the little boy, " What did John Hancock do for a living?"
Welcome To Your First Day Of Social Studies. Again.
2008-01-28 16:29:00 I need some clarity. As I get older, I realize that I have become more and more interested in our government. Unfortunately, I took Social Studies over 20 years ago, but back then we were taught that the people are supposedly in charge of the government. We send public servants to represent us in our government ergo (I love that word, don’t you?) we have a republic NOT a democracy which our current administration continues to preach as if we were beginning another Crusades — you know, those religious wars in the 11th, 12th and 13th Centuries? Oh, how history loves to get stuck in a irrationality loop. Sometimes, I wish we could just Ctrl-Alt-Delete the past few decades just to clear out the unnecessary cache. Ha! Cache! Get it? Since it seems that we are governed more by cash than by the citizenry? Nevermind. However, I would like to go on and on about the public servant part of that last paragraph. Whatever happened to that term? No one uses it anymore even though we ar...
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Educational Fall Activities
2007-11-07 22:16:00 Fall may be a terrific time of year for fun crafts but you don’t want to be so focused on the fun that you forget about the great educational opportunities that the season presents. Sure, it’s great to carve pumpkins and make Thanksgiving turkeys out of construction paper during ...
Preschool October Themes - As Fall Continues
2007-10-10 06:03:00 October just might be the most fun month there is as far as fall preschool themes go. It’s early enough in the year that there are still plenty of outdoor activities that can be done with preschoolers. It’s also early enough in the year that you’re not ...
Top 5 Labor Day Activities for Kids.
2007-09-03 17:08:00 Today is Labor Day. Labor Day is a day to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. This day can be a difficult day to explain to Preschoolers. Yes, it’s a Holiday, but it is a tough one for young children to grasp. A couple of days ...
Teaching Kids about Labor Day
2007-08-22 03:56:00 There aren’t too many holidays in between Independence Day and Halloween so we sometimes have to struggle to find fun themed projects for kids during those months. But that’s because many of us forget Labor Day. Although it’s a holiday that gives working parents the day off ...
Preschool Software - Give your Preschooler a Head Start in Education
2007-08-15 17:47:00 Computers are not the wave of the future; they are the way that we operate right here and right now. Because of this, it’s important to make use of computer software as early on as you can in your child’s education. Preschool software is designed to get ...
Preschool Printable Worksheets
2007-08-14 03:08:00 Preschool printable worksheets are practically a staple of the home school education. And even those parents who aren’t homeschooling their kids find that these printable worksheets are good for preschoolers to pass the time while learning new and important skills. They’re great for parents because they’re ...
Lap Books - A Great Tool to Teach Your Child Preschool at Home
2007-08-10 05:24:00 LapBooks are a terrific part of a good home preschool program. Lapbooks combine all of the work done in a single subject area to really pull it together for your child. They can be reviewed at later dates to make sure that learning is cumulatively building itself. ...
Preschool Social Studies
2007-08-09 05:09:00 Your child lives in a social world. The better that he understand the people in that world and the diversity that those people includes, the better equipped he will be to live well in that world. And the better equipped that he is to live in a social world, ...
Cops, presidents and agents - social studies breakdown
2007-05-11 11:34:00 BT and I met tuesday. He had a worksheet from science class which was a few paragraphs about the caves on Mars and then corresponding questions on the back for him to answer about the reading. I asked him if he was interested in the topic of the caves on Mars or if ... |
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