St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. This free St. Patrick’s Day printable and the activities listed below are great additions to your upcoming unit study. In addition to the activity pages included in the printable pack, you’ll find science experiments, hands-on activities, and a book list full of St. Patrick’s Day goodies.
(Quick Note from Angie: This is a secular St. Patrick’s Day printable packet, and not part of the monthly feature of Saints Printables and Worksheets Packets.)
St. Patrick’s Day Printable
This free 25-page printable is perfect for learners in grades K-3. Inside, you’ll find the following activities:
- 4-part puzzles
- Skip counting puzzles
- Handwriting pages
- Writing prompts
- Coloring pages
- and more!
Hands On Activities
- Rainbow Jar science experiment – This science experiment allows your kids to pour a rainbow in a jar.
- Easy Gold Slime Recipe – My daughter loves making slime, and I know this metallic gold slime will be a hit!
- Build a Leprechaun Trap! – We have never tried to trap a leprechaun. However, after seeing this post, I’m thinking we will do just that.
- Mosaic Paper Shamrocks – Gather scraps of wallpaper, scrapbook paper, and wrapping paper to make one-of-a-kind mosaics.
- Make Rainbow Cupcakes. – How fun are these rainbow cupcakes?
- Simple Science: Green Daisies – Have you ever turned daisies different colors by soaking them in colored water?
- Easy Clover Cupcakes – These clover cupcakes would make great St. Patrick’s Day party treats.
- Lime Jello Playdough – Homemade scented playdough is so much more fun than the canned stuff from the store.
- Growing Shamrocks – Decorate your holiday table with these fun place cards.
- Shamrock Science for Kids – There are several fun shamrock science experiments listed here for your kiddos to choose from.
- Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie dePaola
- That’s What Leprechauns Do by Eve Bunting
- The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day by Natasha Wing
- The Leprechaun’s Gold by Pamela Duncan Edwards
- Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley
- Ten Lucky Leprechauns by Kathryn Heling
- Green Shamrocks by Eve Bunting
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Curious George by H. A. Rey
- St. Patrick’s Day by Gail Gibbons
- St. Patrick’s Day Countdown by Salina Yoon
|Tara is wife to Matt and homeschool momma of three. Her children are 21, 16, and 11 – two boys and one girl. She is currently homeschooling her daughter – 6th grade. When she’s not blogging, Tara enjoys crocheting and snuggling up with a good book. She and her family recently moved from Texas to Ohio, and they’re having fun exploring their new surroundings. She blogs about homeschooling, motherhood, and family life on both of her blogs – This Sweet Life and Embark on the Journey.|
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“…children who learn chess at an early age achieve more in the traditional maths and sciences. Chinese, European, and American research all find significant correlational values after just one year of systematic chess exposure. The most striking benefits are those associated with problem-solving and creativity.Langen, 1992
Teaching young children to play chess is a great way to help them develop a variety of skill sets. Many studies have linked chess playing to a number of cognitive and academic benefits:
- Advanced spatial, numerical, and administrative-directional abilities
- Greater cognitive development over non-chess players.
- Better performance in academic tests, in particular, in Math and Sciences tests.
- Better performance in tests for critical thinking and creative thinking.
- Learning to play chess in a methodical way can increase the IQ of children in elementary school.
- Improved memory, verbal reasoning, and organisational skills.
- Improved math problem-solving, math comprehension, reading ability,
A 5-year study of 7th and 8th graders by Robert Ferguson of the Bradford, PA School District showed that test scores improved 173% for students regularly engaged in chess classes, compared with only 4.56% for children participating in other forms of “enrichment activities” including Future Problem Solving, Dungeons and Dragons, Problem Solving with Computers, independent study, and creative writing.
Chess can help bring out latent abilities in children that may not be achieved through traditional methods of education. Playing chess promotes logical thinking, instills a sense of self-confidence and self-worth, and improves communication and pattern recognition skills. Playing chess also helps children learn the values of hard work, concentration, objectivity, and commitment.
The Benefits of Playing Chess
Children who play chess:
- have higher IQs
- are more creative
- gain confidence
- learn to solve problems
- build discipline
- increase in concentration
- learn to strategize
- develop critical thinking skills
- learn to recognize patterns and develop tactics
- improve communication
- build memory abilities
- learn sportsmanship
- learn to analyze and evaluate and have better planning and foresight
- improved reading skills
In addition to cognitive enhancements, Chess is also linked to improved social performance.
Not only have the reading and math skills of these children soared, their ability to socialize has increased substantially, too. Our studies have shown that incidents of suspension and outside altercations have decreased by at least 60% since these children became interested in chess.Joyce Brown, Educator at Roberto Clemente School, New York
The Case for Chess as a Tool to Develop Our Children’s Minds
A study by Dr. Peter Dauvergne at the University of Sydney found that playing chess:
- Raised IQ scores
- Strengthened problem-solving skills
- Taught children how to make difficult and abstract decisions independently
- Enhanced reading, memory, language, and mathematical abilities
- Fostered critical, creative, and original thinking
- Provided practice at making accurate and fast decisions under time pressure, (a skill that can help improve exam scores at school)
- Taught children how to think logically and efficiently, learning to select the “best” choice from a large number of options
- Challenged gifted children while potentially helping underachieving gifted students learn how to study and strive for excellence
- Demonstrated the importance of flexible planning, concentration, and the consequences of decisions
- Reached boys and girls regardless of their natural abilities or socio-economic backgrounds.
Getting Started on Chess
If you would like to introduce your child to chess, the following are great for younger kids who have never played Chess before:
- No Stress Chess – a chess board designed to help you learn the rules of the game as you play.
- All Queens from ThinkFun is a modified version of Chess using only Queens. This can be a great place for younger children to build their chess skills, working with Queens.
- Solitaire Chess from ThinkFun is a single-player logic game that uses the rules of Chess. It is another great way to help children practice their chess skills as they familiarise themselves with what each Chess piece can do.
If you’re serious about adding Chess to your child’s curriculum, you can try the following programs:


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As every new school year approaches, I begin to get my mind ready for a new year of students. This always includes thinking of my classroom management approach. I like to try new things each year because each group of students is entirely unique and has a different set of needs than the classroom before.


Music has been found to impact brain function and human behavior in various capacities. This includes reducing stress, pain and symptoms of depression as well as improving cognitive and motor skills, spatial-temporal learning and neurogenesis, which is the brain’s ability to produce neurons.
WHAT MUSIC IS THE BEST?
Turns out, whether it’s rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, hip-hop or classical, your gray matter prefers the same music you do. So it depends on your personal background! For a while, researchers believed that classical music increased brain activity and made its listeners smarter, a phenomenon called the Mozart effect. Not necessarily true. In recent studies, they’ve found that people with dementia respond better to the music they grew up listening to. Playing someone’s favorite music makes different parts of the brain light up. This means memories associated with music are emotional memories, which never fade out — even in patients in diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Music Helps You
- CHANGE YOUR ABILITY TO PErCEIVE TIME
- TAP INTO PRIMAL FEAR
- REDUCE SEIZURES
- MAKE YOU A BETTER COMMUNICATOR
- MAKE YOU STRONGER
- BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
- ASSIST IN REPAIRING BRAIN DAMAGE
- MAKE YOU SMARTER
- EVOKE MEMORIES
- HELP PARKINSON’S PATIENTS
External Articles Related to This Topic
The largest collection, anywhere on the internet, of scientific studies on the benefits of both listening to music and receiving music education, with over 200 studies categorised, summarised and linked to the original sources
The historical origin of the musical genres we know and love today, along with how classical music is crucial to many music types through its establishment of musical theory.


Science Experiment for Baking Soda Bottle Rockets
It won't blast into outer space, but a baking soda rocket made from a common plastic bottle give kids an interactive way to explore chemical reactions. The experiment provides a glimpse of chemistry in action as the reaction between baking soda and vinegar shoots the bottle into the air. This experiment gets messy: Perform it outdoors to avoid injury and damage. With attention to safety, construct a science project sure to teach and wow the students with spectacular effects.
Rinse a 16-ounce plastic bottle. Test the cork to ensure it fits snugly into the opening of the bottle. Wrap a strip of paper towel around the cork if it is too loose. The paper towel fills in the gap so you get a snug fit.
Tape three thick wooden skewers or dowels to the outside of the bottle so the ends protrude past the top of the bottle about an inch. Check the positioning of the sticks so they are level. This creates a stand for your rocket so it doesn't tip over before it launches.
Pour 1 tablespoon of baking soda into the center of a square of toilet paper. Fold the corners of the toilet paper square to the middle and wrap it up to keep the baking soda contained inside.
Fit a funnel into the top of the bottle. Pour plain white vinegar into the funnel to fill the bottle halfway. Remove the funnel from the bottle.
Move to an open outdoor area. Choose a spot that is level and away from windows or other structures you could damage. Keep spectators back from the bottle so no one gets hit.
Drop the baking soda toilet paper packet into the bottle. Pop the cork in immediately. Shake the bottle once. Turn the bottle upside down and place it on the dowels. Move back quickly. As the baking soda mixes with the vinegar, the cork pops out and the bottle flies into the air.
- Lemon juice is an alternative acid to try in place of the vinegar. Add 1/2 inch of lemon juice to the bottle using a funnel. Pour water in to fill the bottle halfway. Complete the rest of the experiment as you would with vinegar.
- The reaction happens very quickly so don't waste any time between actions.
Based in the Midwest, Shelley Frost has been writing parenting and education articles since 2007. Her experience comes from teaching, tutoring and managing educational after school programs. Frost worked in insurance and software testing before becoming a writer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education with a reading endorsement.


|Maharaja Ranjit Singh died on June 27, 1839 after ruling the Punjab for forty years (1799–1839). Following the Rajput tradition, eleven women of his harem (four wives and seven slave-gilrs) immolated themselves on his funerary pyre. The Maharaja’s samādhi or funerary monument stands in Lahore but unknown to most people is the fact that the ashes were immersed in the Ganges. This paper attempts to narrate the last moments of the Maharaja, the final respects and stately farewell accorded to him not only by his courtiers and his people but also by the British army while the caravan accompanying the ashes travelled to Hardwar en route Hindustan (the name given to British occupied India). The paper also discusses the symbolic presence of the ashes in the samādhi as carved white marble lotus bulbs once placed on the chhatri that stands in the centre of the monument and their removal in recent times. |
Posthumous Homage Paid to Maharaja Ranjit Singh by Nadhra S.N. Khan
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|Nadhra Khan is Assistant Professor of Art History at Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. She specializes in the history of art and architectural ornament of nineteenth century Punjab but her research and teaching interests also cover the earlier Mughal and later colonial visual culture of this region. She has held research fellowships at SOAS, London (Charles Wallace Fellowship, 2010-11) Paris (2015) Princeton (Fulbright, 2014-15) and Oxford ( Barakat Trust 2015). Her forthcoming publications include her monograph entitled Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Samadhi: Understanding Sikh Architectural Ornament, which will appear later in 2016, and an essay on John Lockwood Kipling’s pedagogy in the context of colonial art education in India.|


So often I catch myself talking way too much in rehearsals. Sometimes it’s necessary, but far too often I’ll babble on and on, when a few succinct words would have been far more effective and efficient. So, try using only five words or less whenever possible. I think we can all agree, “Trumpets, measure sixteen, more accented,” works much better and saves so much more time than a lengthy soliloquy that students will tune out anyway. It’s challenging to do, but five words is often more than we need!
Peter Loel Boonshaft, Director of Education
About the Author
Dr. Boonshaft is the author of the critically acclaimed best-selling books Teaching Music with Passion, Teaching Music with Purpose, and Teaching Music with Promise. Dr. Boonshaft is currently on the faculty of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, where he is Professor of Music and Director of Bands. He has also been named Director of Education for KHS America. He was honored by the National Association for Music Education and Music For All as the first recipient of the “George M. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education.”
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Kindergarten learning is about fun, opening minds, encouraging confident communication skills through the sharing of ideas and inspiring a love of learning. Teaching and learning in our Kindergarten is exciting, stimulating, fun and provides a wide range of opportunities in a secure and happy environment.
Our children love to explore, investigate and question and the dedicated and enthusiastic staff who look after this school give curiosity and imagination full reign.
It is very important for us as a school to communicate well with parents and so we report on children’s progress in several different ways, both structured and in a more informal way. This is in the form of academic reports and parents evenings, with the first early in the academic year, providing an opportunity to catch up, to see how your child is settling in and how school work is progressing. There is also an Open Door policy for parents so that they can pop in and have a chat if they ever have any concerns or queries.
The aim of the Kindergarten is to provide the children with a safe, happy and stimulating environment in which they can develop at their own pace, socially, physically, emotionally and academically. The children are encouraged to be self-motivated and independent, yet aware of their peers. The Kindergarten Nursery is a bridge from home to school and an introduction to the more structured environment they will encounter in Kindergarten 1 (Year 1).
At Gad’s Hill School, young children will explore, investigate and question so that they learn while their curiosity and imagination is given full reign.
Our Early Learning goals for our Kindergarten Nursery and Reception are:
- Communication, Language and Literacy
- Mathematical Development
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World, including Information Technology
- Physical Development
- Creative Development
- Personal and Social Development, Wellbeing
In addition, we aim to develop linguistic skills in a second language, in this instance Spanish. Learning takes place through well-structured play and by adults extending child-initiated activities.
From Kindergarten 1 (Year 1) the aim of the teaching is to achieve very strong foundations in the core literacy and numeracy skills, following the National Curriculum Key Stage 1, meanwhile exciting children in the learning process. Subjects such as Art, Technology and the humanities are introduced at this stage to develop children’s inquisitive and creative side. We also introduce some specialist subject teaching where deemed appropriate and stimulating.
This approach has resulted in a high proportion of our Kindergarten 2 (Year 2) achieving above the national expectation in English, Maths and Science.


Background: Under the challenge of many post-modern theories and critics on art and art history, the boundaries and definition of art has becoming more diverse. Conventional art appreciation no longer covers all the debates and issues arising from the complex meaning of art in the modern world. Art education today must widen students’ vision of art appreciation. Focus of discussion: The experience central to art appreciation relates one to a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary exposure. This paper aims to elucidate the close relationship between art and other disciplines including aesthetics, anthropology, history, social studies, and even science. It demonstrates how such integrated perspective can be conveyed to the students of different levels. Art appreciation, in many ways, is the study of human behaviours and experience, both past and present. Cross-disciplinary knowledge and comparative studies of various art help understand the meaning of art both in its microscopic and macroscopic levels. Arguments: Conventional art education focuses on the intrinsic values of art, having well defined objects to study for their artistic qualities and theoretical bases. Today, the world of art has lost much of its autonomy. The paper argues that we can take art as a way of seeing and therefore will be better understood by relating art to its social, historical and cultural context. An interdisciplinary approach to art appreciation will widen students’ perspective of and sensitivity to the meaning of art, and could be attained by students of different levels. Conclusion: The interdisciplinary vision of art appreciation accords with the vision of Liberal Studies. It enhances students’ analytical and critical thinking, broadens their world of ideas, and hones their judgement of cultural products and related issues.
|Number of pages||11|
|Journal||New Horizons in Education|
|Publication status||Published - 1 Jan 2010|


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In today’s economy, workers need foundational digital skills and knowledge to adapt and respond to new technology, systems, tools, and processes. The pandemic has exacerbated this in recent months, as businesses adapt to changing ways of reaching customers, often resulting in new operating procedures and accelerating automation and digitization
In its 2019 report Digital Blindspot: How Digital Literacy Can Create a More Resilient Workforce , the Rework America Business Network created a framework to categorize the skills workers need--distinguishing between employability digital skills like problem solving with technology that increase the marginal likelihood of employment and a broader set of foundational skills.
Employability digital skills are the “basic set of capabilities workers need in order to use devices, data, and computing proficiently, safely, and ethically to perform their job’s core activities in the increasingly digitized future of work.” This distinction enables workers to focus on building work-relevant digital skills, prioritizing time and resources for the skills that will help lead to employment.
Low-income, people of color, and rural communities have significantly less access to the broadband services, devices, and connectivity. Expanding access to broadband is essential to ensure these communities can participate in opportunities for digital skills building and other online learning.
As the Digital Blindspot report explains, “Technology’s transformation of nearly every facet of our lives presents both profound opportunities and risks. Finding and applying for jobs, accessing medical records, or even reserving a picnic table at a park or answering a jury duty questionnaire now requires access to an internet-enabled device. Our reliance on technology to perform even mundane tasks risks exacerbating gaps between technology haves and have-nots.”
“The ubiquity of email, word processing, and sector-specific machines or software platforms means the penalty for lacking digital fluency is rapidly growing, creating barriers for those who lack the technology skills or confidence to use digital tools effectively.”
The Digital Blindspot report outlines five dimensions of digital skills that constitute baseline expectations for employability digital literacy.
Baseline for Employability Digital Literacy Skills
Additional Employability Skills
Note: “While the primary five areas above are relatively stable across functions, the final two areas of employability digital skills— occupation-specific tools and analytics and data manipulation—have a significant degree of variability and encompass a wide range of technical skills.”
Examples of free resources to build vital digital skills:


Welcome to preschool printable activities! Daycare providers, teachers and parents are welcome to print in quantity as needed.
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Great printable activities for preschool and beyond. These printable winter activity sheets should keep your kids entertained for a while! Welcome to preschool printable activities! Try our preschool worksheets to help your child learn about shapes, numbers, and more. Check out our comprehensive collection of printables for teaching preschool and kindergarten children the alphabet. There are literacy printables, math printables, and science printables for preschool, kindergarten and early elementary. Activities that develop a child's control of the small muscles of the hands (fine motor skills) allow children to make the precise movements necessary for forming letters and improve. Use these preschool activity sheets to let children explore their skill and knowledge by working on the worksheets. Are you looking for free printable activities for kids? This activity will also help so what are you waiting for? Kids will identify and trace the number in every dot at the bottom of every sheet. Winter is a great time of the year as. The editable printable abc collage sheets shown in many of the pictures above can be purchased at my store. Use the materials for collages, crafts, fine motor activities and more. Shapes activities for preschool learning printable. For many of the activities, i recommend that you laminate the sheets (this is the laminator i use) and use velcro dots (these. Use the sheets to create a custom alphabet book or. You will find free coloring pages, color posters, flash cards, mini books and activity worksheets to present the alphabet, reinforce letter recognition and writing skills. We have some of the best, free unique preschool printables, math worksheets, teachers printables, and themed printables. age rating introduction printable worksheets. These preschool coloring sheets will support your kid recognize numbers and count to ten. These educational printables cover a variety of skills and a variety of levels of ability. There are so many creative ways to use printables with preschoolers at home and in the classroom! Part of a language and literacy center activities pack. Our printable classroom charts are a great addition to any room! Print out these free printable preschool coloring pages online and let. This premium set is part of our color science for kids activity pack, which include tons of other color mixing and blending … you have a little one in preschool or kindergarten these printable charts at preschool mom would be a. Math, language arts and other activities, including letters and the alphabet, handwriting, numbers, counting use these free worksheets to learn letters, sounds, words, reading, writing, numbers, colors, shapes and other preschool and kindergarten skills. Download over 3000+ pages of free printable pre k worksheets & learning games to make all of our preschool printables are free and perfect for home preschool. Daycare providers, teachers and parents are welcome to print in quantity as needed. #preschool #prek #kindergarten #homeschool #prekactivities #preschoolactivities printable lego workbook kids coloring and activity sheets.


Published July 30, 2004
by H. W. Wilson .
Written in English
|Contributions||Cullen Thomas (Editor), Lynn M. Messina (Editor)|
|The Physical Object|
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Kindergarten is a fun and exciting year when children begin to gain the foundations of both reading and writing. There is a small window of opportunity in which to get children off to a strong start for their academic career. Research1 shows that foundational reading and writing skills is strongly correlated to later academic success and these can often be predicted by the end of first grade. This finding is significant because research2 indicates that there is close to a 90 percent probability that children struggling with reading (and often writing) at the end of Grade 1 will remain poor readers (and often writers) by the end of Grade 4. All children deserve a strong start and that is why New Life Academy uses a balanced literacy program starting in Kindergarten.
Literacy development is the overall scope of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and vocabulary skills. Emergent literacy skills include phonological awareness (e.g., recognizing rhymes, beginning sounds), phoneme blending (the ability to hear individual sounds in a word, put the sounds together, and say the word that is made), segmenting skills (the ability to break words down into individual sounds), and knowledge of print concepts (e.g., left to right, letters make up words).
The balanced literacy program that our Kindergarten classes implement is researched based and strikes a balance between whole language and phonics. The strongest elements of each are incorporated into a literacy program that aims to guide students toward proficient and lifelong reading. Discover all the ways we are developing the emergent reader.
Students participate in Reader’s Workshop which includes; Modeled Reading (read alouds), Guided Reading (small flexible groups), Shared Reading (working collaboratively through the use of reading strategies), Independent Reading (students read at their independent reading levels), and Word study (sight words).
They also engage in Modeled Writing (verbalizing thoughts while demonstrating the process of writing), Shared Writing (includes Interactive writing), Guided Writing (mini lessons and direction to small groups) and Independent Writing during Writer’s Workshop. Spelling and word study are integrated throughout all aspects of balanced literacy.
The Daily 5 framework
Daily 5 is a structure used at NLA, within Reader’s Workshop, that allows for differentiation and gradual student independence. The Daily 5 framework stands out from traditional literacy methods in that it eliminates busywork, develops student independence, increases engagement, and accelerates growth.
Students work to build stamina and are able to engage in word work study, small group guided reading, independent writing, technology, and independent reading each day, through a series of small group rotations in each area.
This model allows us to use flexible grouping to work with students in a smaller setting and tailor their instruction and “work” to meet their individual needs. We believe that highly effective classrooms are student driven. One of the most important outcomes is developing and enhancing students’ love of reading. The Daily 5 framework leads to this outcome while providing student choices and increasing engagement.
1National Institute of Literacy issued its report, Developing Early Literacy: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel, 2008
2Allington, R.L., & Woodside-Jiron, H. (1998). Decodable texts in beginning reading: Are mandates based on research? ERS Spectrum, 16 (2), 3–11


The Texas Music Educators Association was originally founded in 1920 under the name “Texas Bandmasters Association” by bandmaster James E. King. King, along with seven other Texas bandmasters, formed TMEA to focus first on administering municipal band contests and later, under the name “Texas Band Teachers Association,” on instruction. The name would change twice more with the inclusion of orchestra directors and choral instructors before becoming the Texas Music Educators Association in 1938.
In 1942, the association adopted a new constitution that would place three administrators on each region contest committee, along with three music educators representing band, orchestra, and choir. Travel and funding were dramatically restricted and contests and conventions were halted because of the war.
Although membership numbers dropped, TMEA rallied for the support and membership of elementary school teachers and increased local festivals in place of state and national conventions and concerts. These eliminated the need to travel and also increased awareness of their mission and involvement within their communities.
During World War II, TMEA also organized Victory Concerts. Victory Concerts were put on to aid in the sale of war bonds and war stamps, and had collectively raised $3 million for the war effort by May of 1943. The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., wrote to the association expressing his deep appreciation and acknowledging TMEA’s contribution in “building morale and providing inspiration through good music.”
First Female President
Almost all restrictions on travel, budgets, conventions, and publications had been lifted by 1946, and by 1952, TMEA had grown to almost 600 members with the addition of an elementary division. The TMEA saw its first female president 23 years later, and President-Elect Barbara Eads would be the first of nine female presidents in the TMEA’s hundred years.
TMEA’s annual conference still takes place every February in San Antonio and is known for its continuing education workshops for music teachers, exhibition shows, and various concerts, including a finale performed by All-State groups. The convention also features hundreds of professional development clinics and opportunities to network with the industry’s top musical professionals.
Now the association includes over 12,000 school music educators and is split into five divisions: band, orchestra, vocal, elementary, and college. TMEA continues to offer professional development opportunities and scholarships in addition to encouraging public support for music in schools and developing interaction among students, music education professionals, and others in the industry.


A large-scale building kit used for hands-on free play and playful STE(A)M learning
This collection of wooden planks, wheels, pulleys, nuts, bolts and rope allows children to follow their curiosity through play. Engaging the inquisitive mind and creative spirit, Rigamajig® empowers children to think in three dimensions, building things larger than themselves. Rigamajig® Basic Builder is ideal for classrooms, children's museums and groups of children learning and playing collaboratively. The solid wood 3/4" thick planks range from 12"-44", allowing children to build things larger than themselves.
Children often say "this isn't a toy, this is real!" as they familiarize themselves with the scale and weight of working with wood. All the while they are cooperating and communicating to problem solve, pretend and play.
New research linking Rigamajig®
with kids' STEM learning
The CarMax Foundation, KABOOM! and Purdue University have released an independent research study describing the engineering-related, physical and social play behaviors kids display when playing with Rigamajig®.
Benefits of Rigamajig®
Promotes playful, cooperative learning
Rigamajig® creates playful, cooperative learning communities, through means of collaborative building and child-directed play. The kit enables easily accessible, cognitively challenging play opportunities for children of any age in any environment.
Enhances STEM and STEAM learning
Rigamajig® fits with principles of STEM and STEAM education, which promote focus on science, technology, engineering, math, and art through hands-on, inquiry-based learning to provide children opportunities for creativity, innovation, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Develops problem-solving skills
Children simultaneously practice problem solving while designing and playing with their technological inventions. They create and work with simple machines (e.g. pulleys, ramps, and screws) as a means to create new, more complex machines.
Encourages cognitive thinking and investigations
Play, fantasy, and imagination are all part of children's everyday cognitive thinking and investigations. It is when these are all manifested in a single activity that children invest and fully engage in problem solving and amazing feats of creativity.
How to Clean Rigamajig® Products
Any of the following cleaners are safe to wipe the boards clean:
- Lysol All-Purpose Cleaner Spray
- Lysol Brand II Disinfecting Wipes
- Clorox Disinfecting Wipes
- Soap and water
KABOOM! also recommends that washers, nuts, and bolts are placed into a dishwasher or laundry washer. Enclose those components in a mesh bag to avoid damaging your appliance while it is spinning.
Conceived and designed as a custom play feature for the High Line Park in New York City, Rigamajig® was developed by Cas Holman for Friends of the High Line in collaboration with early learning educators, woodworkers, and children. It was launched in 2011 as the High Line Children's Workyard Kit and reflects the High Line's industrial history, simple and honest materiality, and the organization's dedication to creating meaningful play opportunities for children and families.
Since its debut, Rigamajig® has found its way into numerous schools, playgrounds, children's museums, and backyards. The award-winning design is evolving and expanding as we learn from our pilot schools and playful friends.
Cas Holman continues to design and advocate for play, imaginative making, and art education. Her ongoing relationships with visionary schools, teachers, and children's museums give her opportunities to observe and learn from experts in childhood and play. She is a Professor of Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and is constantly discovering connections between design education, early childhood, and play.
Heroes Will Rise was founded by Cas Holman in 2006 to support well designed, imagination-centric toys. In an effort to maintain a high standard of quality and design, (and because few things are more fun than a factory tour) the company manages the manufacturing of all of its products.
Good toys make good people ®


The Early Years curriculum within the Pre-Preparatory School has a wide range of learning opportunities aimed at stimulating and nurturing your child’s development and interests, in an intellectual, physical, spiritual, social and emotional sense.
Reception, Kindergarten and Nursery
During these early years, the curriculum follows the Foundation Stage framework across seven learning areas. This is a statutory framework taught in all schools that receive Education Grant Funding.
The seven key areas of learning (Early Learning Goals) for the Foundation Stage are:
1. PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
This area of learning is about emotional well-being, promoting self esteem. It is also about developing respect for others, social competence and a positive disposition for learning.
2. COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
The development of communication and language is at the heart of young children’s learning. It includes giving opportunities for speaking and listening for different purposes; developing children’s confidence and skill in expressing themselves.
3. LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
This involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters, being read a wide variety of books, and beginning to read and write.
Within the Early Years/Foundation Stage, the alphabet is learnt by a method called Jolly Phonics. Phonics are the building bricks of all words and will eventually help your child decipher new vocabulary.
In Jolly Phonics the 42 main sounds of English are taught, not just the alphabet sounds. For each sound there is an action which helps the children remember the sound the letter makes. In Reception, as the letters are taught, they are stuck into a ‘Sound Book’ which your child will bring home. The letters are not introduced in alphabetical order. The first group ‘s, a, t, i, p, n’ has been chosen because they make more simple three letter words than any other six letters. Sounds with more than one way of being written are first taught in one form only; for instance, the sound ‘ai’ (rain) is on the Sound Sheet, the alternatives ‘a-e’ (cake) and ‘ay’ (day) will be taught later.
Children’s mathematical development arises out of daily experiences in a rich and interesting environment. It involves becoming confident and competent in learning key skills in numeracy and simple mathematical problem solving.
5. UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD
In this area of learning, children are developing the crucial knowledge, skills and understanding that help them make sense of the world. This forms the foundation stones for later work in science, design and technology, history, geography, information and communication technology.
6. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Physical development in the Foundation Stage is about growth of co-ordination, skills, control, manipulation and movement. Two other very important aspects are increasing self-confidence in what can be achieved and learning about the positive benefits of being healthy and active.
7. EXPRESSIVE ARTS AND DESIGN
Creativity is fundamental to successful learning. Being creative enables children to make connections between one area of learning and another, extending their understanding. This area of learning includes art, music, dance, role play and imaginative play.


Module 1- Please note that all grade levels start off the school year with Module 0 which is 6-7 lessons to introduce the school year.
Overview of Reading Program, K-2
The teaching of reading in grades K-2 is a careful combination of phonics instruction and lessons in comprehension. For phonics, we use Wilson’s Fundations, a systematic and multisensory phonics program which incorporates both spelling and handwriting. Grades K and 1 have been using Fundations already and grade 2 will join in using it for school year 2019-2020. For comprehension, this year we will begin using Wit and Wisdom with our K-2 students. Wit and Wisdom teaches students both comprehension skills and content knowledge through rigorous anchor texts that students read and re-read to develop as critical thinkers and effective communicators. Wit and Wisdom emphasizes both writing and speaking. Wit and Wisdom does have key assessments, including writing tasks, vocabulary quizzes, and discussion circles. However, you will notice fewer weekly assessments than in year’s past.
A critical component to learning to read is practice. Fundations and Wit and Wisdom are teaching the building blocks of reading, phonics and comprehension, but our students need plenty of time to practice what they are learning. We will be giving students time in the afternoons to read independently and put into practice what they are learning in the morning with the two programs described above. In order to foster students’ learning and keep our school to home connection strong, your child will be asked to read 15-20 minutes a day at home. A child that reads this often (5 days a week) will have 87 hours of reading time clocked each year. Reading this frequently, and at these earliest grades, is a huge predictor of academic success later on in life. Studies show that these students, by middle school, will outperform their peers in college readiness. We want to be partners with you in your child’s reading success.
Fountas and Pinnell will continue to help us assess your child’s reading performance. We assess students informally several times throughout the year to identify growth and be an indicator of student struggle. We will continue to use Fountas and Pinnell to guide our K-2 students’ reading growth this year.


The consensus of experts in the best college degrees is that a STEM degree offers the best return on investment. That shouldn’t come as a surprise if you understand that new knowledge in technology doubles every twelve months. The Internet, cloud usage and robotics have revolutionized the way society functions. Computing is vital to almost every aspect of our culture and its language is found in mathematics.
What are STEM Degrees?
The acronym STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. In the 1970s and 1980s the most sought-after degrees were in the helping professions and in education. By the late 1980s the information age had dawned and people were looking toward careers as scientists, computer engineers and programmers. These careers require strong foundational skills in sciences, mathematics, technology and in engineering, the STEM skills.
What Makes the Degrees Good Investments?
If you are independently wealthy, the cost of a college education may not be important to you. For most people, however, it is a major concern. According to an article in the U.S. News and World Report, the average four-year degree from a public university costs $68,500. If you earn your degree at a private school, that number can climb to $154,300. Even with scholarships and grants, most people begin their careers under the burden of deep student debt. The careers associated with STEM skills are the highest-paying and offer the best opportunity to retire that debt. The highest salary currently is for petroleum engineers who earn a median $120,000. This is in comparison to the median salary for a social worker of a little more than $42,000. As a matter of fact, people with a four-year degree in STEM areas generally earn more than those with graduate degrees in education. The article explains the disparity in this quote: STEM skills are the “core language of technology and commerce in the world.” In other words, every profession depends to some degree on computerization and digital information. The healthcare industry, manufacturing and banking have been revolutionized by computer technology, but even small businesses store much of their data digitally. That means the outlook for these careers is extremely bright; by 2018 there are expected to be eight million jobs in STEM professions. Colleges that are strong in STEM programs are consistently rated as “best values.”
What if I Want to Work in Another Area?
STEM professions are not for everyone. If you do not have an aptitude for the technical and scientific skills you would not be happy or successful in these careers anyway. However, you can still benefit from obtaining STEM skills. A New York Times article encouraged majoring in another discipline but adding STEM courses to your degree.
People with STEM skills earn more in healthcare, business, finance and other non-technology related careers. Science, math, technology and engineering are the skills of the present and of the future. The United States has placed a lower emphasis on developing these areas than many of its global neighbors and now is forced to make up for this dearth. Universities and corporations are “paying attention” to graduates in STEM fields and rewarding them with higher-paying positions. The higher salaries and the increased job outlook are two of the biggest factors in naming a STEM degree as the best return on investment for students.


Hobbies Playing Music The Maracas Percussion Instrument Share PINTEREST Email Print Lara Danielle/Flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0 Playing Music Music Education Basics Music History Music Lessons Music Theory Playing Guitar Playing Piano Home Recording By Espie Estrella Espie Estrella is a lyricist, songwriter, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. our editorial process Espie Estrella Updated November 06, 2017 Maracas are perhaps one of the easiest musical instruments to play since it only needs to be shaken to produce sound. Rhythm and timing are important when playing this percussion instrument. A player can either shake it softly or vigorously depending on the type of music. Maracas are played in pairs. First Known Maracas The maracas are believed to be inventions of the Tainos, they are the native Indians of Puerto Rico. It was originally made from the fruit of the higuera tree which is round in shape. The pulp is taken out of the fruit, holes are made and filled with tiny pebbles and then it's fitted with a handle. The pair of maracas sounds different because the number of pebbles inside is unequal to give them a distinct sound. Nowadays, maracas are made from different materials such as plastic. Musicians Who Used Maracas Maracas are used in the music of Puerto Rico and Latin American music such as salsa. The maracas is used in George Gershwin's Cuban Overture.


Adult Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Problem-Solving Skills in the Workplace. This paper examines the performance of the eight major occupational categories across the four skill areas of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey. The results indicated that some % of employed Australians were below minimal competence (at Level 1 or Level 2) in one of the four skill areas of prose literacy, Cited by: 4. Adult language, literacy and numeracy skills are recognized as fundamental to improved workforce participation, productivity and social inclusion. Local and international studies have consistently demonstrated the correlation between high levels of language, literacy and numeracy and positive outcomes at the national, enterprise and individual levels.
Adult language, literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills in the workplace At some time almost everyone would have encountered a lack of competence in adult levels of literacy and numeracy. Without any wider experience, it is likely that they might perceive it as an isolated instance or just an individual issue. This is because they would not. Nov 03, · A lack of language, literacy and numeracy impacts all aspects of an adult’s life and has intergenerational effects on families, children and communities. In order to compete in the global knowledge-based economy and to maintain the level of prosperity and social cohesion that Australians need and expect, the language, literacy and numeracy levels of the adult population must .


In order to get future generations excited about working in STEM fields, it is important to begin introducing and integrating the concepts of what sorts of jobs will be available to them in a fun way early on. The concept of a ‘good job’ can seem esoteric to young learners who aren’t necessarily concerned about a 401(k) or if they’ll be able to retire early, so it is vital to introduce these career options in an entertaining and engaging way.
One of the best ways to introduce the concept of engineering to students is by teaching them about robotics. Robots are not only fun to design, build, and program for younger students, they also lay the foundational skills for a career in engineering down the line by folding in concepts of biomimicry, mechanization, and electrical engineering. When programs like CoderZ help students understand the basics of engineering, it can inspire them to think creatively about how to apply engineering to any number of situations in order to make improvements or advancements.
It is important that younger generations develop a love and excitement for engineering early on as the demand for mechanical engineers increases in the coming years. Motor vehicles that capitalize on alternative energy and the burgeoning field of nanotechnology will both continue to increase the need for competent and driven engineers going forward, and it is imperative that future generations are set up for success.
While the private sector has already taken it upon themselves to try and close the gap in technological skills for future generations, it is also important to introduce the concept of programming through more traditional educational settings as well. Instilling a passion for programming through the integration of robotics and coding in the classroom doesn’t just set kids up for success if they choose to pursue programming as a career in the future, but also teaches them integral life skills like critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication which can help them in any field, STEM or otherwise.
Before they embark on their careers, they can even use their skills in competitions like hackathons. CoderZ sponsors the Cyber Robotics Coding Competition, an online robotics tournament. The 8+ week program teaches students in classrooms around the country how to code via a 3D simulation.
Computer scientists are important in a huge number of industries from robotics, manufacturing, and software engineering to healthcare and government, so getting kids interested and preparing themselves with a fundamental knowledge of what computer science is all about can help them succeed. The CoderZ robotics and coding programs are fantastic ways to get students engaged in the basic elements of computer science and can give them an edge later on in life if they choose to pursue a career in computer science.
The best thing about getting younger students excited about computer science is that it is a field that, if someone pursuing it is driven enough, doesn’t necessarily require a college degree in order to become successful. There is a bevy of options to engage in self-teaching when it comes to computer science or any number of STEM fields and if someone is considering entering one of these fields professionally, CoderZ can help them make that dream a reality.
At the end of the day, ensuring that future generations are well-equipped to enter STEM fields, whether it be engineering, programming, computer science or any number of other professions, is incredibly important. Robotics and coding courses, games that introduce programming languages, and even making sure students know that they can pursue STEM outside of an academic setting are all great ways to introduce younger students to career paths within the STEM world.
About The Author
Jori Hamilton is a writer and journalist from the Pacific Northwest who covers social justice issues, education, and politics. You can follow her work on twitter @HamiltonJori, through her portfolio or through LinkedIn.


Children have varied reactions to bees. Some are fascinated with them, but others are scared about being stung. Activities revolving around bees can help kids realize how amazing these insects are. Plan hands-on activities relating to bees for a comprehensive bee unit. Combine the activities with a variety of trade books about the insects.
Bees use dancing-type movements to let other bees know the locations of flowers. Kids can learn the types of movements used by bees and implement them into their own bee dances. Bees use their movements to indicate how far away flowers are. Moving in a circle means they are nearby, while a wagging movement with the abdomen means flowers are far away. To direct other bees to flowers, a bee will move in a straight line, to the left or to the right while wagging its abdomen. Kids can use similar movements to direct their classmates to objects in the classroom. Divide the class into small groups. Each group needs a stack of cards with different classroom objects written on them. One child will pick a card and do a bee dance to show the others where the object is. Other group members will guess the location based on his bee dance.
This bee game is a variation on musical chairs. Make several large flower cutouts from poster board. You'll need one less flower than there are kids. Laminate the flowers to make them more durable. Tape the flowers to the floor in different areas of the room. Taping them down will keep them more secure and help prevent kids from slipping. Play music such as "Flight of the Bumblebee" and have the kids buzz around the room like bees. When the music stops, the kids will try to land on a flower. The child who doesn't get to a flower is out of that round. Remove one flower from the floor and play again. To make the game move faster, remove two or three flowers after each round.
One bee can hold about enough nectar to fit into an eye dropper on each trip. Use actual eyedroppers in this relay race so kids can see how many trips it would take to make a significant amount of nectar. At one end of a playing field, each team needs a cup of water to represent nectar. Each team also needs a smaller empty cup at the other end. The cup sizes don't matter as long as each team has the same size. The first player on each team will run with an empty eye dropper down to the cup of water. She will fill the eye dropper and run back to the starting line where the empty cup is waiting. She will squeeze the water into the cup and pass the eye dropper to the next person. The first team to fill the collection cup wins the relay.
Honey Taste Test
Before letting kids taste honey, check with their parents to make sure there aren't any allergies. If all of the kids can have honey, bring in a jar for taste testing. Let the kids try the honey on bread. You can also use the honey in a recipe for cookies, bread or other baked goods. Another option is to bring in a honeycomb for the kids to inspect and try. Look for a honeycomb at a specialty market or at a honey farm.
Honey Farm Field Trip
A field trip to a honey farm will give kids a firsthand look at how honey is produced and bottled. Contact any honey farms in your area to see whether they offer tours. Letting the kids see the honeycombs in person will give them a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
Based in the Midwest, Shelley Frost has been writing parenting and education articles since 2007. Her experience comes from teaching, tutoring and managing educational after school programs. Frost worked in insurance and software testing before becoming a writer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education with a reading endorsement.


Did you or someone you love play music as a child? If so, you know first hand about how music enriches the lives of children. Here are just a few things we know about the positive impacts of music education:
- Music encourages students to stay in school
- Music helps children understand the multicultural world in which we live
- Music builds self-esteem
- Music contributes to higher test scores by providing core lessons in many subjects:
Music is a Science
Music requires research. It is specific and demands exact acoustics. For instance, a conductor’s full score is a chart or graph, indicating frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody, and harmony all at once and with exact control of time.
Music is Mathematical
It is rhythmically based on the subdivisions of time into fractions, which must be done instantaneously.
Music is a Foreign Language
The semantics of music is the most complete and universal language. Most of the terms are in Italian, German, or French. The language of music also incorporates notations, which represent a highly developed form of shorthand, using symbols to represent ideas.
Music is History
Music often reflects the environment and times of its creation. From music, children learn lessons about historical events, as well as the ethnic and cultural heritage reflected in the piece.
Music is Physical Education
It requires fantastic coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lip, cheek, and facial muscles. Children who play music also show extraordinary control of the diaphragmatic, back, stomach, and chest muscles, which respond instantly to sounds heard by the ear and interpreted by the mind
Music is Art
It develops insight and creates emotion. Through music, children learn to share their humanism, express thoughts and feelings, and contribute to the infinite and collective spirit we call “life.”
Provided by the Music Achievement Council


The benefits of musical education are widely championed, including increasing self esteem and providing a sense of purpose, spreading joy, and creating economic benefits for the musician. This pushes recipients to excel in other areas of their lives. Music education also improves brain development such as memory skills and fine motor skills through the physical act of playing instruments.
Among vulnerable youths, music lessons open up opportunities to socialise in a new circle of like-minded youths, such as local orchestras or church choirs. This can keep low-income youths out of social circles surrounding the street, crime and substance abuse.
The Living Music Foundation provides free music lessons to such vulnerable young people who lack resources and access to instruments, with the aim to spread the joy of music and foster musical talents.
Often the youth we target could not continue with formal education or live in orphanages.
We need musical volunteers to enable us to continue giving these free lessons to such youths.
As a LMF Volunteer you will teach music lessons to low income youths, in your instrument of choice.
All our volunteers stay with a local family in home stay style accommodation where you treated as part of the family. There is so much to see and do in Uganda, the Pearl of Africa.
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Avanza tus conocimientos para pasar la pueba de GED®
This is a comprehensive program of skills, instruction, and practice designed to help Spanish-speaking GED® candidates develop the foundation needed to prepare for the GED® Test. Instruction and practice activities ensure that students understand basic concepts and skills as they continue their preparation for taking the GED® Tests.
Esta serie ofrece instruccion y practica diseñada para que los estudiantes desarollen una solida plataforma de preparacion para la prueba GED®. El contenido se presenta en niveles de lectura que permiten al estudiante entender los conceptos basicos y desarollar tecnicas de aprendizaje para continuar la preparacion para el examen de GED®.
Steck-Vaughn Pre GED® Test Preparation: Science
Its focus is on the three major content domains that appear on theGED® Science Test:
• Life Science • Earth and Space Science • Physical Science
Students will develop important reading and critical thinking skills. In addition, they will apply important science practices, such as reasoning from data and evaluating conclusions with evidence, that are necessary for success on the GED® Science Test.
Steck-Vaughn Pre GED® Test Preparation: Reasoning Through Language Arts
Its focus is on the three major skill sets that appear on the GED® Reasoning Through Language Arts Test.
• Reading Comprehension —Students will read a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts and develop important reading and critical thinking skills.
• Writing an Extended Response —Students will analyze sources and write an essay using evidence from the sources to support their arguments.
• Language Conventions and Usage —Students will learn about the conventions of standard English and usage and practice editing passages.
Steck-Vaughn Pre GED® Test Preparation: Social Studies
This book focuses on the four major content domains that appear on the GED® Social Studies Test:
• United States History • Geography and the World • Civics and Government • Economics
Students will develop important reading and critical thinking skills. In addition, they will apply important social studies practices, such as integrating content presented in different ways and evaluating reasoning and evidence, that are necessary for success on the GED® Social Studies Test.
Steck-Vaughn Pre GED® Test Preparation: Mathematical Reasoning
Content is divided into five units that focus on the basic skills needed to understand the more advanced content areas covered on the GED® Mathematical Reasoning Test:
• Whole Numbers • Fractions • Decimals • Ratios,Proportions, and Percents • Algebra
Students will learn important problem-solving strategies and foundational skills, including probability, geometry, and data analysis.
In addition, students will learn how to use the calculator that appears on the GED® Test of Mathematical Reasoning.
Edicion del Profesor
La edicion del profesor incluye planificacion y planes de clase para cada libro de la serie.


ERIC Number: ED480789
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 2001
Design a Recycling Game! Grades 3-5.
Rushton, Erik; Ryan, Emily; Swift, Charles
Earth is running out of space in landfills and non-renewable resources are being depleted. In this activity, students address the question, "How can we reuse some of our garbage so that we begin to throw away less?" Students brainstorm ideas for an effective board game format and design a game in which players try to come up with alternative uses for used products. This activity requires an 80-minute time period for completion. (Author/SOE)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Critical Thinking, Daily Living Skills, Design, Elementary Education, Engineering, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Hands on Science, Natural Resources, Recycling, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Student Motivation
Web site: www.prek-12engineering.org/activities/.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Authoring Institution: Tufts Univ., Medford, MA.
Note: Produced by the Office for Technology and Industry Collaboration. For other activities in series, see SE 068 011-041.


Profession purchase planner
Purchase planners organise the continuous supply with goods out of existing contracts.
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- Enterprising / Conventional
- Conventional / Enterprising
- Supply chain management
The flow of goods in the supply chain, movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.
- Export control principles
The restrictions a country imposes on its exported products and goods.
- Embargo regulations
The national, international and foreign sanctions and embargo regulations, e.g. Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010.
- Transportation methods
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and optimal work strategies.
- International import export regulations
Know the principles that govern the import and export of products and equipment, trade restrictions, health and safety measures, licenses, etc.
- Identify suppliers
Determine potential suppliers for further negotiation. Take into consideration aspects such as product quality, sustainability, local sourcing, seasonality and coverage of the area. Evaluate the likelihood of obtaining beneficial contracts and agreements with them.
- Prepare purchasing reportings
Prepare documentation and files related to product purchases.
- Assess supplier risks
Evaluate supplier performance in order to assess which suppliers do or may not perform adequately, stick to the agreed contracts, meet the standard requirements and desired quality at all times or who may pose future risks.
- Have computer literacy
Utilise computers, IT equipment and modern day technology in an efficient way.
- Apply procurement
Undertake ordering of services, equipment, goods or ingredients, compare costs and check the quality to ensure optimal payoff for the organisation.
- Ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations
Implement and monitor company activities in compliance with legal contracting and purchasing legislations.
- Apply numeracy skills
Practise reasoning and apply simple or complex numerical concepts and calculations.
- Perform market research
Gather, assess and represent data about target market and customers in order to facilitate strategic development and feasibility studies. Identify market trends.
- Perform multiple tasks at the same time
Execute multiple tasks at the same time, being aware of key priorities.
- Maintain relationship with suppliers
Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with suppliers and service providers in order to establish a positive, profitable and enduring collaboration, co-operation and contract negotiation.
- Negotiate buying conditions
Negotiate terms such as price, quantity, quality, and delivery terms with vendors and suppliers in order to ensure the most beneficial buying conditions.
- Track price trends
Monitor the direction and momentum of the product prices on a long-term basis, identify and predict the movement of prices as well as identify the recurring trends.
- Visit suppliers
Visit local or international suppliers to get an accurate understanding of their services and report back to clients on that basis.
- Manage purchasing cycle
Oversee complete purchasing cycle, including generating requisitions, PO creation, PO follow-up, goods reception, and final payment actions.
- Identify new business opportunities
Pursue potential customers or products in order to generate additional sales and ensure growth.


The National Visual Arts Standards are a part of the Nationwide Core Arts Standards, which have been launched in 2014. The trainer additionally had the students write a poem utilizing words they felt while they, the snowflakes, have been falling to the bottom (Jacobs, 1999, p.2). The motivational powers of the humanities are vital as this teacher explained, Hooking a kid is half, if no more than half, the battle of learning.
As public programs curator for The Cube, a state-of-the-artwork digital and interactive studying atmosphere on the heart of QUT’s new Science and Engineering Centre, Jacina Leong has tailored her ability set inside visible arts to use to science, technology, engineering and arithmetic disciplines.
Latest Reviews from the Nationwide Art Education Affiliation (NAEA) confirmed with Governor Davis when they reported College students in art study rating larger on both their Verbal and Math SAT checks than those who usually are not enrolled in arts programs (California Artwork Research, 2003, p. 5). Connected is a replica of the test scores of students within the arts and college students with no arts coursework.
Another excuse for the lack of arts in the classroom author Victoria Jacobs explains, Given the shrinking budgets of school districts around the country, artwork specialists and art programs have disappeared from many elementary schools (Jacobs, 1999, p. 4). High quality arts are being seen as non-educational or an extra-curricular exercise.
The most interesting case examine on this analysis concerned the schools of Sampson, North Carolina, the place for two years in a row their standardized check scores rose solely in the colleges that carried out the humanities schooling of their college district (Swan-Hudkins, 2003).


Teacher's Survival Guide
Gifted Education, A First-Year Teacher's Introduction to Gifted Learners
Teacher's Survival Guide: Gifted Education is packed with practical information, up-to-date resources, tips for success, and advice from experts in the field. This updated second edition:
- Is the perfect introduction to gifted education for beginning and early career educators.
- Provides field-tested, proven strategies.
- Is designed to help teachers build their understanding of gifted education and gifted learners.
- Covers topics essential to gifted education teachers, including identifying giftedness and encouraging creativity.
- Includes tips for providing resources and opportunities to spur talent development.
Each chapter features a key question, making the book ideal for an engaging book study, as well as survival tips and a survival toolkit of resources to keep readers on course as they navigate through gifted ed.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Who Are Gifted Children? Chapter 2 Find Out What You Do First Chapter 3 Building Broad-Based Support for Gifted Education Chapter 4 Don’t Treat Gifted Children Like Wallpaper or Accessories Chapter 5 Recognizing Differences Among Gifted Children Chapter 6 Identifying Gifted Students Chapter 7 Educators as Talent Developers Chapter 8 Maximizing Potential Through Social and Emotional Understanding and Support Chapter 9 Acceleration: Accommodating a Different Pace for Learning Chapter 10 Making Differentiation Defensible Chapter 11 Preassessing in Order to Teach What Students Don’t Already Know Chapter 12 Strategies to Light the Fire of Learning Chapter 13 Strategies to Differentiate Instruction Chapter 14 Excellence: An Important Yet Elusive Goal in Schools Chapter 15 A Tough Choice for Some: An “A” Today or Preparation to Be Successful Tomorrow Chapter 16 Encourage Creativity: The Edge for the Future Chapter 17 Nurturing Leaders: A Necessity, Not an Option Chapter 18 Creating a Gold Standard School and District Chapter 19 Working With All Special Area Teachers as the Gifted Child’s Best Resources Chapter 20 Opportunities Galore Chapter 21 Unlocking Considerations That Often Mask Giftedness Chapter 22 Book Studies for Teacher’s Survival Guide: Gifted Education Concluding Thoughts References Appendix: Top 20 Principles From Psychology About the Authors
Julia Link Roberts, Ph.D., is the Mahurin Professor in Gifted Studies and director and founder of The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University. Dr. Roberts was named a Distinguished Professor at Western Kentucky University and was honored as the first recipient of the National Association for Gifted Children David W. Belin Advocacy Award.
She was also named Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Studies and the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky.
Julia Roberts Boggess is an elementary librarian at Pearre Creek Elementary School in Williamson County, TN. She has taught in the primary grades and has been a gifted resource teacher. In 2008, Mrs. Boggess was awarded an $8,000 Jenny's Heroes grant from the Jenny Jones Foundation. She has taught drama and literature to elementary and middle school students in Saturday and summer programs offered by The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University. Mrs. Boggess earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education, a master's degree in elementary education with an endorsement in gifted education, and a master's degree in library media education at Western Kentucky University. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, Mark, and her delightful daughter, Claire.
Thoroughly 'user friendly' in commentary, organization and presentation, Teacher's Survival Guide: Gifted Education is an extraordinary and impressively useful DIY addition to personal, professional, school district, college, and university library Teacher Education collections.,Midwest Book Review, 10/15/20


Features of formation of professional competence of the future music teacher
Annotation. The study and analysis of the pedagogical achievements of theorists and practitioners in the education system provides an understanding of the basic categories of the competence-based approach. One of the strategic directions of modern art education is the introduction of a competence-based approach. It is the focus on achieving a certain educational result, the search for new forms and methods of art education in recent decades that determines the key trends in modern professional training of future art education specialists.
The content of the article reveals the meaning of the concept of professional competence of a music teacher. It has been established that the concept of the professional competence of a music teacher, together with the categories of professional, methodological competence, as well as some subject competences of a musician-teacher, have recently become firmly established in the scientific circulation of musical and pedagogical theory and practice.
The article considers the views of scientists on the content of the concept of "professional competence of a future music teacher" and "professional competence of a music teacher". Particular attention is paid to the disclosure of their essential characteristics from the standpoint of training student youth in Chinese universities.Taking into account the peculiarities of the characteristics of the content of these concepts, the following are defined: basic abilities that are based on physiological ability, which is the basis for all types of professional activities of music teachers; professional abilities, which are considered as professional qualities and are in the form of professional knowledge, skills and abilities; teaching abilities, which are provided by the availability of modern professional knowledge, the basis of which are interdisciplinary integration links; the ability to innovate provides quality music education, which changes the status of teachers and ensures the implementation of their own creative ideas; leadership skills provide an active position of the teacher and subject-subject interaction between teacher and student in the educational environment.
Key words: competence, competence, professional competence of a music teacher, institution of higher education.


Internet learning & self-teaching
Should I work with a teacher for guitar lessons or piano lessons? Or should I use the countless tutorials available on the internet?
The faculty at Cockeysville Music Education Center does not discourage students from learning off the internet! However, we’d like to take this opportunity to point out some things about studying an instrument to consider so that you get the most out of the experience.
Watching a video online and copying what you see by rote can be a valuable tool for learning new material quickly and easily. But there are also pitfalls that your internet experience cannot help you with. So we encourage you to consider these topics and perhaps then work with a teacher to enhance your internet experience.
Every musician has a different size and shaped hand. What works to execute the music on the video might not be the best way for your hand to accomplish the same sound. A teacher can watch what you’re doing, and help you adjust your hand to do it most efficiently. In worse case scenarios, using your hand incorrectly can cause injury to the small muscles and tendons in the hand and wrist. A qualified teacher can help you avoid this.
A teacher can also help you learn to hear tone quality that the speakers on your computer/phone/pad can’t convey. This can make whatever you’ve learned to play more beautiful for your ears and those of anyone listening to you, enhancing your musical experience and bringing your playing to a higher level.
Sometimes, no matter how many times we watch or listen to an example on the internet, we simply cannot copy it. Either we are too slow, too physically awkward, or simply not coordinated enough to recreate what we’re seeing and hearing. A teacher can help you break things down into the smaller steps necessary to get you over those stumbling blocks.
Failure and practice frustration are never addressed in videos demonstrating how to play something. All you see it the demonstrator’s end result. But frustration and sometimes failure are common components of learning and skill building. A live person who has been through these experiences can guide you through them to the success you seek.
Music is an expression of human experience and emotions. Interaction with another human while trying to accomplish this raises our ability to use our music to communicate these things. Having someone with a trained ear to listen to what you are doing and help you find your own best musical voice is something that no internet experience can achieve. Even when skyping, the sound does not come through like it will sitting “live” with someone.


What is the elementary and secondary education department? How it works and how they achieve its goals?
The elementary education department is the biggest department of KPK. It provides quality education to all city and its goal to maximize the level of education and level of literacy in the province. With the help of the department, kpk will be a more successful and self-sustained develop the province of Pakistan. The main goal of this department is to produce responsible and skilled citizens. The national education system should be meaningful and it will help to elevate the poverty from the province and make the quality of education for quality of life better. Education should be provided to everyone without any gender discrimination. Just department introduce education sector reforms and prevention reforms program that will enhance or increase the quality of education and separated 100% pure education to the citizens without any gender discrimination.
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4 What is a musical music lesson?
Reflect on how you would define a ‘musical’ music lesson and the reasons why.
A common criticism of music teaching in schools is that it is insufficiently ‘musical’. For example, in its triennial report into music education in English schools, Ofsted (the body responsible for the inspection of schools in England) reports that:
in too many instances there was insufficient emphasis on active music-making or on the use of musical sound as the dominant language of learning … Put simply … there was not enough music in music lessons.
In this final section, and drawing on the learning in the previous sections, we want you to begin to explore and identify some characteristics of a musical music in the context of planning a lesson.


Mrs. Keefe and Mrs. Jung are the sixth grade teachers. In their last year at PHPS, the sixth graders take on the responsibilities of switching classrooms throughout the day and keeping their books and materials in lockers. They also assume several leadership roles, such as leading the monthly All School Assembly and serving as readers in the weekly chapel service. One of the highlights of sixth grade is the annual trip to Mo-Ranch in September where the students participate in the Environmental Leadership Program.
Reading is taught in a whole-group setting through novel studies. Through these novel studies, the students learn about the story elements of setting, character, plot, symbols, theme, and the author’s craft. The reading comprehension strategies taught and practiced focus on making connections, asking questions, making predictions, and drawing inferences. Students are guided in learning and applying metacognitive skills to enhance their reading comprehension abilities. All students receive reading fluency training with a reading specialist.
The sixth grade language arts curricula include daily grammar and conventions practice, diagramming sentences, vocabulary study through Greek and Latin word roots as well as through Membean, an online vocabulary program, and spelling/phonics practice through Spellography. The writing program is based on SRSD which assists students in building effective essays. Integrated into this structure are the traits of writing: organization, voice, word choice, and sentence fluency. The students also write a research paper. Each month the students memorize and recite at least one poem.
The students divide into smaller groups for math instruction. Our math curriculum scaffolds to meet the needs of individual students with hands-on learning and visual models that support and optimize the learning experience. The visual models, including bar models, help students develop the ability to visualize mathematical situations, which is key to becoming a successful problem solver. The emphasis on the concrete-pictorial-abstract (CPA) approach allows students to gain a deeper conceptual understanding through manipulatives, diagrams and models, and then, abstract symbols. The PHPS math curriculum is supplemented with Greg Tang’s new interactive website that aligns with the concrete-pictorial-abstract approach, and the IXL online math program that enhances skills practice.
Ancient Civilizations are the focus in social studies. The civilizations studied include Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China. A favorite project is creating “mummies” during studies of Ancient Egypt.
The science curriculum includes a focus on scientific inquiry and investigation skills. Some of the topics covered include: the scientific method, basic laboratory skills, the cell as a unit of life, and force and motion. Many hands-on activities are provided as part of the classroom instruction and through field trips to the Perot Museum.
The sixth graders perform community service within the school by assisting the first grade students in taking their AR tests. They build Manna bags to give to the Stewpot each December.
Sixth grade students receive additional instruction in the following areas:
P. E.-2 days a week
Music- 2 days a week
Tech Lab-2 days a week
Art -1 day a week for an hour


Elementary Language Arts
The Catholic School Center of Excellence has sponsored an initiative, Believe and Read, that brings Groves Academy’s transformative literacy methodology to St. Therese Catholic School (and others) to improve students’ reading skills in grades K-3. All students who participate in Believe and Read will benefit.
- Believe and Read is based on 50 years of research and practical application on what really works.
- The program is designed to improve and enhance the reading teaching methods currently being used in schools.
- Literacy coaches from Groves work with teachers over a three-year period using a “train the trainer” model. The result is sustainability and consistency across participating Catholic elementary schools.
- Groves has been recognized twice for ‘Excellence in Education’ by the U.S. Department of Education. They have taken their successful evidence-based method that benefits students with learning disabilities and applied it to all students through their Institute of Professional Learning.
- In addition to building kids’ vocabulary and comprehension skills through their regular reading lesson, teachers are tasked with incorporating a daily 30-minute phonics-based lesson to ensure that students are grasping the reading rules they’ll need to one day achieve fluency.
- Many of these lesson plans are scripted, so teachers know exactly how and when to introduce leach letter, along with its sounds. And how to build up to words from there.
- Teachers also get weekly check-ins with a literacy coach from Groves Academy, along with support tracking student progress through routine assessments.
Kindergarten through 5th grade classrooms also participate in the Houghton Mifflin reading program, Journeys. Journeys provides an instructional system for reading both literature and informational texts, for acquiring foundational skills, and for developing mastery of speaking, listening and writing. There is also an emphasis of this program on guided reading which allows students to work at their own reading ability using leveled readers. Reading groups are flexible and determined by unit pre-assessments.


How to Plan a Small Vegetable Garden
A small garden doesn't have to mean a small vegetable harvest. When garden space is limited, the planning phase is crucial in maximizing the plot. Purposeful planting ensures you use the space for vegetables you'll use and enjoy. By incorporating efficient planting practices, such as staggered planting and vertical gardening, gardeners with small plots are able to produce several different types of vegetables with plentiful harvests. A small, well-planned vegetable garden supplies you with fresh produce raised to your own standards.
Plan a location for the vegetable garden that is easily accessible while providing suitable growing conditions for the plants. Look for a level spot that drains well and has at least six hours of full sun daily.
Calculate the garden's dimensions, based on the available space in the selected site. Measure the length and width, allowing for a buffer at least one foot wide around the garden for easier access. Decide if you will plant the vegetables directly in the ground or build raised beds in the space.
Sketch the garden layout on paper to determine how many vegetables you are able to plant. Draw in each vegetable to indicate how much space it needs within the garden to grow well.
Select the type of vegetables for the small garden. Choose produce your family eats on a regular basis to maximize the space. Plan to use compact plants that won't overtake the garden, such as determinant or bush tomatoes. Avoid vegetables like corn that take up a lot of garden space in return for only a small harvest.
Install trellises along an edge of the garden to support vine vegetables like cucumbers and summer squash if you want to grow them in a small space. The vertical growth conserves ground space for additional plants.
Tuck compact plants like lettuce in small spaces throughout the garden. If the garden is wider than 4 feet apart, leave paths through the space for harvesting that aren't covered with the smaller plants.
Schedule successive plantings of vegetables throughout the growing season, especially if your area has a warm autumn and winter that allows you to garden longer. For example, plan successive plantings of lettuce for a continuous harvest. Another option is to plant cool-season vegetables, like lettuce or peas, in late summer or early fall after the warm-season vegetables, like peppers or beans, are done producing.
Based in the Midwest, Shelley Frost has been writing parenting and education articles since 2007. Her experience comes from teaching, tutoring and managing educational after school programs. Frost worked in insurance and software testing before becoming a writer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education with a reading endorsement.


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