Drawing to Remember
True Story: I recently went back to school for massage therapy because my spouse has chronic pain issues. I was
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Teaching Tips
Find tips, tricks, and easy-to-implement strategies to teach difficult concepts.
Style Versus Grammar
When grading a student paper, it can be difficult to decide what comments to leave, especially when the writer is
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Discover This: Skull Identification
I was out walking my dog the other day and what do my wandering eyes catch a glimpse of? A
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Teaching Psychology With Animated Movies
As a child of the 1970s, I grew up with a love-hate relationship with animated movies. With no VCRs or
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Discover This: Maya Empire
A few days ago, the world learned about the discovery of 60,000 previously unknown ancient Mayan archaeological structures. My first
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Is Your News CRAAP?
Regardless of which side of the political spectrum you fall on, it’s safe to say that we are living in
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Snowman Visual Logic
Teaching critical thinking skills to early elementary kids can be tough when a child still struggles with reading complete sentences.
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2nd Look Sentences For Thanksgiving
Ever find yourself reading something and you skip over a word – or even switch up the order you read
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Don’t Write an Essay, Write a Really Good Thesis Statement
Writers, especially inexperienced ones, often feel overwhelmed by the thought of writing an essay. It’s so big and long and
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Letting Go Of The Homeschool Control
I started homeschooling in January of my oldest son’s kindergarten year. Our homeschool journey started off free-form and by-the-seat-of-our-pants, until
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