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HELP YOUR CHILD WITH MATH AT HOME!

Begin each math homework session by asking your child to explain what he's supposed to do. By his response, you'll know if he can do the assignment alone or if you need to help him get started. When helping your child, ask questions to guide him...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2010 9:33 AM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

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BACKWARDS DAY ACTIVITIES!

Backwards Day Lesson Plan If you're looking for a fun idea for April Fool's Day, or to use as a reward for students who have worked hard on a project or state tests why not consider planning a Backwards Day? Invite students and teachers to wear...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2010 3:43 PM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

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Circus Theme Links and Books!

http://circusworld.wisconsinhistory.org/ http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/circus.htm http://www.shrinecircus.com/# www.perpetualpreschool.com www.ringling.com http://armellejewelry.blogspot.com/2009/04/circus-party.html http://www.preschooleducation...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2010 11:57 AM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

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FUN SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR YOU!

This is a site for the Mojave River lesson plan but you can adapt the lessons to suit your needs http://www.lewiscenter.org/users/mhuffine/subprojects/Wildlands%20Curriculum/OELessonPlanningHelp.htm Article with summer activities and links http://www...

Published Tue, May 05 2010 10:25 AM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

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EBOOK: MOVING THROUGH ALL SEVEN DAYS

Kathy Stemke’s book, Moving Through All Seven Days, uses movement activities to teach the days of the week. The lyrical rhymes also teach them how to spell each day! The 14 pages of activities at the end of the book are designed to reinforce the concepts...

Published Fri, May 05 2010 12:27 PM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

Filed under: kathy stemke, educationtipster, games, moving through all seven days, activites, children's picture book, gross motor skills, e-book, VBT Writers on the Move

SCHOOL CLUB IDEAS!

Music Club Ideas 1) Hand bell Club- You can purchase a set of hand bells for kids that are color coded for the different notes they play. I found a set at Lakeshore Learning. The set came with color coded cards to play different songs such as “Mary Had...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2010 5:16 AM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

Filed under: kathy stemke, preschool, educationtipster, elementary education, games, activities, homeschool curriculum, art, sports, music

RAINBOW ACTIVITIES!

Colored Ice Cubes Ahead of time you will need to freeze blocks of ice in several colors by adding food coloring. Place all colors in sensory table. The children love to see what happens as the ice begins to melt the colors together! Freeze colored water...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 6:16 AM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

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COLOR ACTIVITIES!

I have kids in my class sort fruit loops by color and count them. Then we place the froot lopps in a baggie. Each child gets one. And they smash the froot loops up. Then they take a peice of paper and put glue all over and sprinkle the froot loops over...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 2:32 PM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

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A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle: Ideas for the classroom

•Submitted by Dave Smith As the guidance counselor for 200 K-2 students, I teach weekly classroom guidance lessons. For the first lesson each September and the last lesson each June I read A House for Hermit Crab to every class. I ask them how Hermit...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2010 6:17 AM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

Filed under: kathy stemke, preschool, educationtipster, elementary education, games, children's books, activities, homeschool curriculum, a house for hermit crab, eric carle

FUN WITH THE LETTER Z!

Click on the image of the zebra to get a larger coloring page. Just print it out! 1. Listen for the "Z z" sound in these words. Tell if you hear it at the beginning, middle or the end of each word. Ziggy, lazy, gauze, buzz, zany, zero, crazy...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2010 4:03 PM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

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GREAT NEW GAME TO PRACTICE MULTIPLICATION FACTS!

If your child likes games or likes the computer, he/she will love to practice their multiplication facts with this new game. A cute robot mouse takes you into different worlds and over hazards to get to the right multiplication answer. CLICK ON THIS LINK...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2009 10:14 AM by Educationtipster: Kathy Stemke, Author/Educator

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