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a long way from Legos: the latest, greatest building sets {and how to use them in the classroom}

by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! (Which you could use to buy…building sets! :) Legos and Lincoln Logs used to rule the roost when it came … Continue reading

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Filed under Activities, Art, Centers, Critical Thinking, Parenting, School Readiness, Science, Summer Learning

Live History: A Creative Project

by Sheryl Parbhoo Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box Gift Card! Comment winners are randomly drawn and announced every month. Teachers, you all know that teaching history can be a challenge. After all, … Continue reading

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Filed under Academic Success, Activities, creative writing, History, Reading, Teacher Inspiration, technology, Writing

Does Music Make You Smarter?

By Elizabeth Cossick, M.Ed. Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! The nursery rhymes your mom sang to you when you were little. The hokey pokey at a childhood birthday party. The … Continue reading

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Filed under Academic Success, Math, Music, School Readiness

A Learning Experience

Know what I love? The community and fellowship we achieve by sharing ideas for working with children. Whether we’re educators, parents, or both, we have a common bond: our passion for imparting the best to children. That’s what A Learning … Continue reading

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Filed under Motivation, Teacher Inspiration, Teaching

Summer Learnin’ Part 2: Library Scavenger Hunt!

This is Part 2 in our series on engaging (and easy!) Summer Learnin’ ideas. To read Part 1 (Fractions in the Kitchen), click here. Comment on this post and you could win a School Box gift card! Two comments win … Continue reading

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Filed under Parenting, Reading, reluctant readers, Summer Learning, Uncategorized

Educational Programs at Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum.

Leave a comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! by Anastasia Teasley “It’s one thing to read about something in a book, but to actually see the bones of that dinosaur, the … Continue reading

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Filed under Field Trips, Science, Uncategorized