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How to Become an Online Tutor

By khopkins75

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Like to help people learn? Want to get paid for it? Then read on... more »

How to calculate that #9 remains 9

By Never

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How to calculate that #9 remains 9. It's Simple Multiplication and Addition, And It's Interesting... more »

How to Choose the Best Seat in Class

By Geoffrey Weed

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Believe it or not, studies show that where students chooses to sit in their classroom has a direct impact on their grades. The truth is, quite simply, that it's absolutely vital to select the right seat if you want to be memorable to your ... more »

How to Create a Slideshow in iPhoto

By Kurt Schwengel

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Did you know you are just a few clicks of the mouse away from creating a fantastic looking slideshow for open house or any other time that you want to display your class pictures or any other JPEGs you have on your computer? It's quick and easy! ... more »

How to Create Listening Center Activities

By Kurt Schwengel

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You are not truly maximizing the power of the listening center in your classroom unless you are making your own listening center activities for your students. Listening center tapes that come with books are usually very boring, do not tell the ... more »

How to Decorate a Classroom for St. Patrick's Day

By eHow Education Editor

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St. Patrick's Day provides an opportunity to teach children about the culture and people of Ireland and the history of Saint Patrick. Decorate your classroom for St. Patrick's' Day and involve your students in the activity... more »

How to encourage your child to read.

By 3Amy Jaine

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Reading is a skill your child will depend on their whole life. Encouraging your children to read at home and building a interest in reading may be one of the best things a can do for their education... more »

How to Form a Destination Imagination Team

By karilivingston

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DestiNation Imagination is the largest creative problem solving organization in the country. Forming your team is just the first step on a great learning adventure... more »

How to Get an Elementary Classroom Ready for the First Day of School

By Amanda Morin

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The first day of elementary school can be hectic. Making sure all the students end up where they're supposed to be, drying tears, reassuring parents--and all that just in the first hour of the day! Though you can't ease all of the craziness of ... more »

How to Help a First-Grader Write a Story

By Largan

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A first-grader can have a scary dream or a funny situation that happened at school. Suggest the child put those visuals and happening onto paper... more »

How to Help a Struggling First Grader with Reading

By JanCast2007

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Encouraging a young child to read will start them on a life long enjoyment with books. Unfortunately, reading can be a struggle for some children, and this can discourage and turn them off to reading altogether. If your first grader is ... more »

How to help your A.D.H.D. child without medication

By Gracie1402

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Having a five year old son with A.D.H.D. is not always easy but it is not a curse. We do not see him as "disabled" in any way, we see his A.D.H.D. as a gift. These are a few practical suggestions that have helped us keep him ... more »

How to make Learning Sight Words Fun

By dondons

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Use in your classroom or help your child at home with these 15 fun sight word activities... more »

How to Make Reading Homework Fun

By jjmaughan

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In upper elementary grades, middle school and high school, many teachers assign reading homework. Sometimes the students are all reading the same book and sometimes the teacher just requires 15 to 30 minutes of reading any kind of book each ... more »

How to Organize a Low Cost Elementary School Volunteer Orientation

By FaithAllen

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Holding a volunteer orientation at the beginning of the school year is a great way to encourage parents to volunteer at an elementary school. In order to get parents to attend the volunteer orientation, you need something to draw them in, but ... more »

How to Place Students Into Balanced Classes

By Kurt Schwengel

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Creating balanced classes is the first step to a successful school year. Imbalanced classes create an undue burden on a teacher. However, there are so many variables that go into balanced classes that you have to create a system. The system I use ... more »

How to Play Four Corners

By eHow Education Editor

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Kids love playing Four Corners because they get to run and act goofy with their friends without requiring much skill or strategy. Teachers love the game because it helps expel excessive energy and the rules are easy to remember. Next time your ... more »

How to Play Guess Who in Class

By Kurt Schwengel

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Guess Who? is one of my favorite board games to play in class with my students. It teaches children the process of elimination and also helps with their verbal and listening skills. It enables shy children to speak out and interact with other ... more »

How to Play Knock Kneed Balloon Game

By Denise Witmer

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This is a very fun party game for kids and adults and can be played separately or as a relay game. Wonderful for kids ages 7+... more »

How to Play Mystery Word in Class

By Kurt Schwengel

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Mystery Word is a fantastic language arts activity for first graders and kindergarteners. It reinforces phonics and fine motor skills. This is not an independent activity. An adult running the table is ideal, but it's nothing that a 5th grader ... more »

How to Play UNO in Your Classroom

By Kurt Schwengel

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UNO is a great game that students can play in class. It reinforces number and color recognition, taking turns, listening skills, reading and following directions. Once they have played the game a couple of times it can become an independent ... more »

How to Promote Early Reading at Home

By Amanda Morin

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Learning how to read is an exciting time in a child's life. Being able to decode the environment around him gives him the freedom to explore new things and imagine new worlds. Though it may seem as if the ability to read comes suddenly, the ... more »

How to Review Parts of Speech

By Brian Thompson

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Here's a step-by-step lesson in reviewing parts of speech before a big language arts test... more »

How to Study Baseball in Your Classroom

By Kurt Schwengel

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Kids love baseball, so why not set up a baseball thematic unit in your classroom? The kids will learn lots of skills such as counting, sorting and classifying, fine and gross motor skills--and learn a lot about our national pastime. Here are some ... more »

How to Study the Pizza Restaurant in Your Classroom

By Kurt Schwengel

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Kids love pizza, so they go bananas when I turn the classroom into a "pizza restaurant" for three weeks! I have been doing a "restaurant" thematic unit in my classroom since 1995. The kids love it and the unit addresses most of the major state ... more »

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