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10 Great Subtraction and Addition Apps for Kids

Jan 20, 2014MelissaClassroom Help, Organization, Preschoolers, Technology

Taken from www.education.com
By Tia Benjamin
Updated on Jan 9, 2013

Practice makes perfect, and budding mathematicians can build their subtraction skills and addition ability with a range of apps.

If the idea of mixing math with summer fun horrifies your kid, she may reconsider after playing a math-centered (and entertaining) app. Competitive kids can test themselves against others in multiplayer contests, and outdoor types might find they enjoy mixing math and gardening. Get your reluctant mathematician excited about numbers again with these top ten subtraction and addition apps. (more…)

Homeschooling is Like Making Pancakes

Jan 13, 2014MelissaBurn Out, Classroom Help

Taken from http://www.homeschoolcreations.net/2009/09/homeschooling-is-like-making-pancakes/

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If you HAD to eat pancakes every day and there was just ONE recipe for making pancakes and you had to follow that recipe without making any variations, there would be potential for a whole lot of problems.

What if the recipe called for milk and your child was allergic to milk? Or eggs? Maybe you wanted a ‘healthier’ pancake, but weren’t able to change it. How would you do it? (more…)

Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb discovered by American archaeologists

Jan 10, 2014MelissaClassroom Help, Informative, Just For Fun

Taken from http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Egyptian-pharaohs-tomb-discovered-by-American-archaeologists/31418

The important find is the burial site of Sobekhotep I, believed to be the first king of the 13th Dynasty

By Garry Shaw. Web only
Published online: 06 January 2014

The immense royal quartzite sarcophagus of Sobekhotep I

The tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh King Sobekhotep I, believed to be first king of the 13th Dynasty (1781BC-1650BC), has been discovered by a team from the University of Pennsylvania at Abydos in Middle Egypt, 500km south of Cairo. (more…)