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6 Essentials to Inspire Your Young Artist

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Melissa

By Tim Chambers Based on a recent survey, ten out of ten kids love to draw! I asked kids at my recent art workshop for a show of hands to the question “Do you like to draw?” Every hand went … Continue reading →

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Skip Counting Ideas

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Melissa

Taken from http://www.rockabyebutterfly.com/ Here’s a Skip Counting Lesson we worked on! I got out our 100 Poster and we looked at skipping numbers to count every second number, every fifth number, and every tenth number. 

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Should Reading and Spelling be Taught at the Same Time?

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Melissa

Taken from http://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/why-we-teach-reading-and-spelling-separately/ Some things just go together. You know…like spaghetti and meatballs, salt and pepper, and Snoopy and Woodstock. Or like reading and spelling. But wait…should reading and spelling really be taught together? As strange as it may seem… I recommend that … Continue reading →

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