YMCA Child Care: For a Healthy Start in Life
As Canada’s largest child care provider, we know the early years are when the seeds of future success are planted. That’s why our programs are based on a curriculum that fosters the physical, mental and social development of your child. We ensure your kids are kept safe and happy while you’re at work or taking some much-needed time for yourself. Here you’ll find caring and dedicated staff who love to make each day special for your child.
Playing to Learn
YMCA Playing to Learn is a national YMCA curriculum that helps children discover learning through creative play and aligns with primary school benchmarks. YMCA Playing to Learn is intended to ensure a child’s continued enthusiasm and capacity for life-long learning. It provides an understanding of how play offers the foundation for learning to read and write, and for learning mathematics, science and technology. It provides early childhood educators with the skills to prepare spaces more conducive to learning and best practices to encourage quality learning experiences. Learn more by visiting our Playing to Learn section of our website.
YMCA child care centres use the national YMCA Playing to Learn curriculum. This play-based curriculum is designed to maximize children’s learning by actively engaging them in small group, play-based experiences that are developmentally appropriate..
Activities encompass all developmental areas and support children in school readiness and in becoming life-long learners. Program options, including onsite enhancement activities and field trips for older children, are included.
Our program teaches kids to value health, nutrition and activity. We encourage healthy eating and dedicate time throughout each day to incorporate and encourage age-appropriate movement. Through intentional activities, we begin to build the foundation for physical literacy (the skills and confidence required to participate in any physical activity or sport and to be active for life!)
Relationships form the foundation for all that occurs within the child care setting. Children learn about YMCA’s four core values of honesty, caring, respect and responsibility. Children practice behaviours that support social skill development, emotional competence and community engagement.
Child Care & Early Education
Our early years programs and services help kids get a great start in life. We offer short-term child minding services, full-day child care and multi-day preschool programs. Time at the YMCA will help your child build important social and physical foundational skills, value an active and healthy life, and have a positive, safe place to belong and grow!


This unit describes the skills and knowledge to estimate and measure quantities, to convert units within the metric system and between metric and non-metric units, to calculate area and volume including compound shapes and to use Pythagoras' theorem. This unit applies to individuals who need numeracy skills at Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) level 4 to undertake a vocational training pathway or workplace tasks. This unit is designed for integration and contextualisation with vocational units to support achievement of vocational competency.
Where to next?
VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.


Do you know what I love? Seeing my 6-year-old and 4-year-old with books in their laps, sitting on the floor, legs sticking straight out, flipping through the pages. Reading is an extraordinary process, and seeing my two little monkeys in the budding stages of reading development is really nifty. They’re far from being proficient readers at this point, but they know that the arbitrary visual symbols (letters) represent the arbitrary sounds of spoken language, and somehow the whole thing makes sense when a grown-up reads it. But how do we get there?
We know that the brain’s language centres are responsible for understanding and expressing spoken language. Most people are born with their language centres at the ready. Although some children need extra help, most will learn to understand and speak pretty quickly, from coos and babbles all the way to basic conversations in three short years, and all they need to do is hang around with people who talk to them. Is the same true for reading? If we simply immerse a child in written language, teach her the ABCs, will she learn to read and write? It turns out that there is not really a “reading centre” of the brain that is ready to take off on auto-pilot, like there is for oral language. Instead, there are separate systems that need be taught how to work together.
There are a number of methods for teaching children to read and write, some more efficient and effective than others. I am fascinated with literacy instruction, and how the choice of approach can be an enormous factor in determining whether some children struggle or soar. In my work, I find the best method for each child, because everyone can read with the right kind of help! That’s what I want to talk about here, among other things related to language and literacy development.


Armenia Worksheet – Fun Geography Activities for Kids Worksheets
All About Armenia Worksheet – Download our educational Fun Geography Activities for Kids Worksheets.
This FREE worksheet for kids about Armenia includes a fun hidden words game and a fun kids activity sheet.
This fun printable Geography worksheet on Armenia is FREE to download and print at no charge and you can use our fun Geography activity sheet as many times as you wish at home or in school!
This kids worksheet on Armenia is a fun and an easy way to get your child’s attention during a science enrichment class, homeschooling, distant learning lessons, regular school science classes or while partaking in early learning activities.
The FREE Armenia activity sheet for kids is ideal for Grammar school kids from Grades 1 to 5. Additionally, Kindergarten kids and Preschoolers will also benefit from this free Armenia word search worksheet.
Kids will enjoy to learn fun facts about Armenia with this worksheet while doing fun Geography worksheets.
Your children will enjoy to learn fun facts all about Armenia while playing the word search activity sheet.
Elementary school kids from Grade 1 to 5 can use this Armenia worksheet as a reading comprehension worksheet.
Kids will learn well since they will need to read and re-read the facts about Armenia to find the missing words. This exercise will not only enhance kids’ science knowledge, but also enhances the ability to remember what they read and also grows their reading skills.
Preschool kids and Kindergarten kids who haven’t learned to read can enjoy this free fun facts Armenia worksheet as a fun listening comprehension exercise.
Parents can read the fun facts about Armenia. Next, they ask the kids to remember what are the missing words. And then, kids learn to recognize words and find them in the Armenia printable activity sheet for kids.
Parents homeschooling their kids can use this Armenia worksheet to interest their kids in science.
Teachers and private tutors are welcome to use our FREE Armenia worksheet to supplement regular science classes at school and interest children in learning all about Armenia. Especially powerful is you use our free Geography worksheet for children on Armenia together with the free interactive online quiz with score on Armenia.
Our free easy science website offers many FREE printable fun Geography worksheets for kids and fun word games for kids. Download and use our fun science word puzzles to make learning science fun for your children!
What do you know about Armenia? Did you know that Armenia is the first country to publicly declare Christianity its national religion? What are the languages used in Armenia? Are there famous structures in Armenia? Have you heard what happened to Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Armenia?
Learn more easy science facts about Armenia by downloading our free fun facts about Armenia worksheet for children!
Fun FREE Printable Armenia Worksheet for Kids
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The theory about how lithospheric plates move about the earth.
- composed of crust (continental and oceanic) and the outermost mantle.
- underwater volcanic mountain range
- longest mountain range on earth
In the time of Alfred Wegener, what evidence existed for continental drift?
- continents fit together like a puzzle
- evidence of past climate change (climate regions where they didn't belong)
- fossils of creatures that couldn't cross the sea on different sides
What was the post WWII evidence of continental drift?
- sonar was invented (sound waves bounce off sea floor, creating a map of the ocean floor)
- magnetic mapping of the sea floor
How is the magnetism of the oceanic crust evidence of plate tectonics?
- the magnetic anomalies are mirror images on either side of the MOR, meaning that all of these rocks were created at the ridge.
- the magma/lava show direction of the field that existed when they were created when they are cooled
Explain the life cycle of the oceanic lithosphere.
1. new lithosphere is created at the MOR
2. lithosphere moves away from the MOR and becomes older/colder/more dense.
3. lithosphere becomes so cold/dense that it no longer floats on the asthenosphere (sinks into the mantle).
The primary force that drives plate tectonics.
How do we know where active plate boundaries are located?
- active volcanoes
- earthquake hot-spots
- GPS, measures motion (continents move 5-10 cm/yr.)
two plates move apart
ex. mid-ocean ridge (oceanic/oceanic)
ex. rift valley (continental/continental)
two plates collide
- trench is formed at subduction zones
ex. continental/oceanic come together
ex. oceanic/oceanic come together
two plates move side by side
- offset MOR's
- prominent under water
- lithosphere neither created/destroyed
Mechanical Layers of the Earth (From Inner to Outer)
- inner core
- outer core
Compositional Layers of the Earth (From Inner to Outer)
- Oceanic Crust
- Continental Crust
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Arts and Music
Art can rich one’s inner world, and make people enjoy the taste of life. Arts and Music courses here in SIFC aims at providing comprehensive education that develops students’ Art appreciation ability and the ability of finding out beauty around them.
The aim for the art department at SIFC is to teach students the life skills needed to become creative and critical thinkers, who are able to become self-directed learners through a well-developed and thorough art curriculum. Through exploration of both western and Chinese style art, artists and art history, students will become more knowledgeable of the art world preparing them for their future studies abroad. The art curriculum offers rigorous, meaningful and significant learning which gives students a well-rounded and comprehensive art education that prepares students fully for their application at the top art universities and colleges around the world.
Students will be taught the fundamentals of general art and design which will be presented through detailed and creative lessons which allows students to explore and develop their creativity, imagination and problem solving abilities. The art curriculum has been specifically designed to ensure students have significant learning experiences which inspire creative self-expression and develop a lifelong appreciation of the arts. Students will be taught how to use a number of different mediums and the techniques associated with those mediums to produce art works. They will all then have the opportunity to showcase their works through community and school exhibitions and displays for the campus.
The art curriculum is designed to ensure that students are competent and diverse in their artistic abilities. The curriculum offers drawing, painting, mixed media, collage, animation, printmaking, game design, 3D art, mural painting, and digital art including the use of Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Maya, 3D Max, and Unity taught by teachers with expertise in their subject areas. Imbedded within the structure of the curriculum are project themes which explore various cultural identities and ideas aimed to make students more culturally aware of the world around them and outside of their native countries. The art curriculum throughout the duration of the students school experience incorporates theoretic, art making and curatorial practices.
The structure design and content of the art lessons provides students with pleasure, enjoyment, and a deepened awareness of themselves and their place in their environment, community, and culture. It fosters respect for and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritages and values of the world. The art curriculum is fundamental to the development of individual potential, social responsibility, and cultural awareness and contributes to the intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development of the students.
Music course is very good for brain and mental development. Based on the understanding of music, through various styles of musical works from different time periods (such as a large number of folk music, classical music, pop music, religious music, country music, original music, etc.) those courses expand students ’understanding and appreciation of music. With high qualities and background in music, students are trained to learn all kinds of music in China and abroad. Through comprehensive training of body language, written language, bel canto, demotic singing and national folk singing, we can improve students’ appreciation and expression of music. At the same time, we also promote students' self-confidence. To learn a lot of singing works (Chinese songs, English songs, Italy songs), to understand different countries' vocal culture and to learn various vocal styles can help students enhance their understanding of all kinds of music, and further develop their artistic qualities.
Drama is a comprehensive art, and drama class has its unique charm. Our goal is to help students enter the palace of drama art and grasp the general rules of drama art, to cultivate students' interest in touching and appreciating drama, and to enrich their mental world. We help students to learn basic knowledge of Peking Opera and Western drama, and the famous selections in the western drama, so that they can understand drama’s beauty. With this foundation, students then can learn costumes, clothing, furnishings, background, and performing techniques in stage performance. By learning drama, students can develop aesthetics, personality, and abilities of sense, sports, communication, emotion, spirit and knowledge.
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Department of Family and Community Medicine and St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team
Services: Reach Out and Read Program
Literacy plays an important role in health and wellness, especially for children.
The Canadian Pediatric Society recommends that health care providers discuss the importance of reading with parents and provide resources.
In January 2015, we launched a Reach Out and Read initiative, based on a successful early childhood literacy program that started in Boston and has expanded throughout the United States. As part of this program, physicians and nurses offer parents advice about childhood literacy and provide children ages 0-6 years with books and information on local resources at well child visits.
Poster: Prescribing Literacy For Preschool Children (2016)
Information for parents
Reach Out and Read
- Milestones of Early Literacy Development
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Nearly 50 videos on rehearsal strategies, new to the second edition
Instrumental Music Education: Teaching with the Musical and Practical in Harmony, Second Edition, by Evan Feldman and Ari Contzius, with contributions by Mitchell Lutch.
A research-based look at the topics vital to running a successful instrumental music program, balancing musical, theoretical, and practical approaches.
This textbook is intended for college instrumental music education majors studying to be band and orchestra directors at the elementary, middle, and high school level. A central theme is the compelling parallel between language and music, including “sound-to-symbol” pedagogies. Understanding this connection improves the teaching of melody, rhythm, composition, and improvisation.Book Information Complimentary Exam Copy
This companion website includes:
Examples of portfolio assignments and assessments, new to the second edition
Over 120 pedagogy videos for wind, string, and percussions instruments performed by professional players and teachers
Two additional chapters: “The Rehearsal Toolkit” and “Job Search and Interview”
Over 50 tracks of acoustically pure drones and demonstration exercises for use in rehearsals, sectionals, and lessons
Rhythm flashcards, practice charts, and sample lesson plans and forms


Co-Authored By HILARY SCHNEIDER, President of LifeLock, Inc.
Smart decision-making online is as important as looking both ways before crossing the street. The U.S. recognized its first official Safer Internet Day on February 11, led by ConnectSafely.org. With continued proliferation of the use of technology, the day marked an important time to celebrate and reflect on the role technology plays in our lives. It also stimulated discussion on the significance of encouraging safe, effective use of the Internet, social media and mobile devices, particularly among children and teens.
Research shows that among families with children age 8 and under, ownership of tablet devices has risen from 8 percent to 40 percent in just two years. Between 2011 and 2013, the amount of time children spent using mobile devices tripled. Additionally, 90 percent of teens report that they have used some form of social media and nearly 50 percent indicate that they have a smartphone.
At the same time, parents have expressed concern about how their children manage their online reputation. Nearly 70 percent of parents indicate that they are concerned about how their children's online activity might affect future academic or employment opportunities.
Technology and the Internet have created countless new opportunities for learning. Students can now read about virtually any subject from anywhere and can connect with people and places around the world. Teachers are harnessing the power of the technology to bring curriculum alive and modify instruction to meet the unique needs of every child. Technology is essential for the development of 21st century skills that will help students thrive in their chosen careers.
While technology is a powerful tool for teaching and learning, it's just as important to help students think about the risks of their online behaviors including identity theft, exposure to inappropriate material and potential cyberbullying.
We know that there are some simple habits families can adopt to help keep kids safe when using the Internet and mobile devices, and at the same time, teach them to be smart and effective participants in the digital world.
But the question we're exploring together is how we can speak to kids in their own language -- and through the digital world -- to help really drive home these habits at an early age.
It is critical that we pay attention to the positive habits that could make a difference for our kids. Just as we teach them to say "please" and "thank you," we also should be teaching them that "123456" is not a safe online password and should never be used.
As parents, we want to teach our kids to practice good behavior. We should show them how the rules of life apply not just in the real world, but also online.
The theme of Safer Internet Day was "Let's create a better Internet together." Join us in taking action to ensure kids have the skills they need to thrive both online and off. Together, we can give our kids the foundational skills to build lifelong online safety habits.
Otha Thornton is president of National PTA, a nonprofit association dedicated to being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities and a strong advocate for public education. In addition to leading National PTA, Thornton is a senior operations analyst with General Dynamics and a retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel. Hilary Schneider is president of LifeLock, Inc. and was previously a Senior Advisor for TPG Capital and Executive Vice President at Yahoo!. National PTA and LifeLock have partnered to raise awareness and increase understanding of smart and effective practices families can use to foster good digital habits among kids and teens.


The first five years of a child’s life are very important for the development of the brain. Children learn fast during the early ages of their lives, hence giving them lots of love and nurturing will develop trust and security in them which would eventually turn into confidence as they grow older.
If your child shows an interest in learning to play the violin or even reading musical notes, give him or her an opportunity to learn violin. At LVL Music Academy, we provide kids violin lessons in Singapore to help them learn the beautiful instrument from the comfort of home.
All parents strive hard to provide their children with all the best opportunities as much as possible. Most parents are significantly aware of the benefits that music education brings to their kids. Over the years, studies have explored the numerous ways of how music lessons help in fostering brain development. This is also one of the effective means of building motor skills, assisting cognitive growth, and enhancing comprehension among kids. As mentioned in previous articles, there are many benefits to learning to play this instrument.
The primary concern of most parents is the uncertainty of the right age to start kids on violin lessons. With all the overwhelming information available these days, parents become confused and unsure when to begin violin lessons for their kids. While most suggest starting at an early age, others have added that a child should preferably start on violin lessons at ages 3 to 7 years old.
Through years of experience with teaching children, teacher Janice advises that the best time for your child to start learning the violin is 4 years old onwards. However, it is advisable to not have unrealistic expectations of your child, such as expecting him or her to play a full violin piece within a few lessons.
What you can do is to get an affordable kid’s violin for your child and let them explore it before the age of four, so when they start having classes at home, they would have already familiarised with the musical instrument.
Our teachers at LearnViolinLessons have designed a well-planned Violin Teaching Program that allows beginner as well as advanced kids to develop good command over the instrument.
Most of our violin students are kids with ages ranging from 4 to 13 years old.
The opportunity to work with small kids has given our violin teachers tremendous experience teaching the young. Rest assure that your children will learn from the best violin teachers in Singapore.
When kids understand rhythm, beat and musical notes, they are in fact learning how to identify patterns, hence this will improve their academic skills. Violin for kids and toddlers is a perfect way of helping them get connected with music.
We believe in a fun and yet beneficial approach to conducting violin classes for kids for our young students. We are a team of dedicated teachers with lots of experience with kids, hence we understand the importance of ensuring our students enjoy each and every lesson.
Once you contact teacher Janice to arrange for a private kids violin lesson, it would take you only an hour to settle down with a suitable teacher from our team for your child. Hence the process of finding a fun and an engaging teacher for your kid is very simple and quick.
Playing violin improves the child’s physical and mental coordination.
It helps in increasing attention span and enhancing memory skills.
Violin helps to develop upper body strength, better posture & improved fine motor skills.


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The first significant developments regarding the interest in Western Music and provision of this music arose in the period of Mahmud the second. Mehterhane producing Turkish military music, to substitute the Muzika-i Humayun (the Grand Musical Band) was established with the aim of providing Western music education, to raise personnel for the palace and army bands. Concerts released by symphonic orchestrates enabled Western Music to be introduced and disseminated in our country. All these reforms implemented in the name of music entered a new era with the declaration of Republic in 1923. Since the foundation of the Republic improvements in music area has gained speed thanks to Ataturk’s support. Young talented musicians were sent abroad to receive education on composing and performance. The trained composers composed lots of pieces of art by benefitting both from Ottoman and Anatolian music and electronic music materials. Some of those composed for the flute are today used and performed for the educational and artistic purposes. In this research the flute works composed by the Turkish composers were determined and the analysis of those recorded was aimed among all. The research is descriptive and the state of has been determined. In the research documental analysis method of the qualitative research methods was used and the literature was scanned, the pieces of art were reached and analysis of the research with recordings was realized in terms of general and musical characteristics. In the end of the research it was detected that the Turkish composers have composed 68 flute pieces and 3 of these pieces were recorded. According to the results of the research it was determined that Ekrem Zeki Ün composed the piece called Yunus’un Mezarında (In the grave of Yunus) for the flute and piano; İlhan Usmanbaş composed the piece called Fl.-75 for the flute; Mete Sakpınar composed the piece called Hyper Flute for the electronic tape and the flute. In the end of piece analysis it is observed that in the 3 pieces; how the flute finding a wide sound range exists in both acoustic and electronic melodies, to this end how the Turkish composers reflect the different modal and rhythmic structure to the flute. In the end of the research results; it is suggested that the interests of the Turkish composers should be increased to enable them to composes more pieces related to the flute, to include them more frequently in concerts by way of the flute artists and trainers.
Flute, Flute Pieces With Recordings


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Over five decades, the concept of literacy has evolved from basic reading, writing and numeracy skills to broader notions such as functional literacy and a foundation for lifelong learning.
- The Incheon Declaration adopted at the World Education Forum held in Incheon, republic of Korea, encapsulates the commitment to Education 2030 to provide inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all and recognizes the important role of literacy.
- UNESCO’s sixth conference on adult education in Brazil, CONFINTEA VI, adopts the Belém Framework for Action.
- The first Global Report on Adult Learning and Education, GRALE I, is launched by UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) presenting insights on literacy from all world regions.
- UNESCO takes the lead of the UN Literacy Decade, which envisions Literacy for All actions. The Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) is the mechanism to take that action and improve literacy rates all over the world.
- Dakar Framework for Action is adopted at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, organized by UNESCO. Literacy is high on the agenda and goals are adopted: to meet the basic learning needs of youth and adults through the functional literacy approach, and to reduce adult literacy rates by 50 per cent.
- The importance of adult literacy is highlighted during the fifth International Conference on Adult Learning, CONFINTEA V, in Hamburg, Germany, with the outcome document: The Hamburg Declaration on Adult Learning.
- UN announces this year as International Literacy Year and the critical role of literacy is highlighted at the World Conference on Education for All in Jomtien, Thailand, and in The Framework for Action to Meet Basic Learning Needs adopted by the conference.
- UNESCO organizes the International Symposium for Literacy and adopts the Persepolis Declaration in Persepolis, Iran, in which literacy is described as a contribution to the liberation of man, instead of being limited to “the process of learning the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic”.
- General Conference of UNESCO proclaims 8 September as International Literacy Day.
- World Conference of Ministers on the Eradication of Illiteracy in Tehran, Iran. The concept of functional literacy is introduced with literacy as a means for development and not just an end in itself. The idea of International Literacy Day is born.


All students, Level 1 through Level 7, receive instructional and practical art education within a program adapted to their differing maturational and developmental levels. The art program emphasizes building confidence and developing skills. Students use both two- and three-dimensional forms to express their ideas. Through repeated art experiences in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, ceramics, and fiber arts, the concepts dealing with principles of art and elements of design are identified and explored.
The goal of the art program is always the development of an appreciation, not only for student-created work, but for artistic heritage and for the great works of art. At each level, students learn about art from different cultures and times. Additionally and whenever possible, art activities are integrated into and are correlated with classroom curriculum.
Children have the opportunity to develop their own ideas and to solve problems creatively in art classes. They not only produce art but also learn about its history, aesthetics and evaluation. At all levels, children work on painting, drawing, color theory, ceramics, sculpture, and collage. At St. Nicholas, art is hands-on and experiential where children are encouraged to express ideas and concepts in a visual and tactile manner.


Beginning 6th Grade Orchestra is designed to teach basic skills to students with little or no previous playing experience, although 6th grade string players of all experience levels are included in this class. Instruments taught in this class and in the Summer Orchestra Program are violin, viola, cello, and string bass. The 6th grade Core Knowledge requirements will be taught through the thoughtful application to performance in Orchestra. Students will learn the basics of position, fingering and bowing techniques, ear training, and music reading. Beginning 6th Grade Orchestra students will perform in three evening concerts per year. Sixth grade Orchestra students will have the opportunity to participate in the PSD Solo & Ensemble Festival in second semester.
Concert Orchestra is designed for students with a minimum of one year of playing experience on a stringed instrument. Concert Orchestra builds on the knowledge and skills learned in the first year(s) and challenges the students with higher level performance music. The 7th grade Core Knowledge requirements will be taught through the thoughtful application to performance in Orchestra. Students will build on the basic skills taught in 6th grade to develop better intonation, intermediate bowing skills, deeper music theory understanding, and to explore higher positions (alternate fingerings). Concert Orchestra students will perform at least three evening concerts per year. Students will be encouraged to audition for the PSD Honor Orchestra in the second semester as well as to participate in the PSD Solo & Ensemble Festival.
Symphony Orchestra is an advanced level course designed for students with a minimum of two years of playing experience on a stringed instrument. Symphony Orchestra students have made a conscious decision to make music an integral part of their daily lives. Emphasis is placed on tone quality, expressiveness, unity of the ensemble, higher positions and alternate fingerings, advanced bowing techniques, and a wider variety of musical styles. The Core Knowledge Music curriculum will continue to guide the students' learning. Students in Symphony Orchestra will be expected to audition for the PSD Honor Orchestra in second semester as well as strongly encouraged to participate in the PSD Solo & Ensemble Festival. Select members will form the Chamber Orchestra which performs at the annual Kinard Madrigal Dinner. Symphony Orchestra will perform at a minimum of three evening concerts during the year as well as at least one festival.
OUR MUSIC PROGRAM
The Kinard Music Program involves 650 of our school's 760 students. All sixth and seventh grade students participate in Band, Orchestra, or Choir, all of which are performing ensembles. The curriculum of Core Knowledge Music is taught through the experience of learning and performing in an ensemble. In eighth grade, most students elect to continue their musical studies in one of our advanced ensembles. Students in all music groups have opportunities to participate in many events outside of the normal classroom including large group festivals, solo & ensemble festivals, district and state honor groups, the Madrigal Dinner, and various community performances locally and abroad. Each music discipline is taught by a highly-qualified music educator. Mr. Wheeler (Choir & Drama), Mr. Perez (Band), and Mrs. Griffey (Orchestra) each have more than 20 years of experience in music education, all are skilled in various musical genres (instrumental, vocal, theater arts, classical, jazz, popular, and more styles), and all are performing musicians. The Music Team has been working together for more than eight years to ensure high levels of learning for all Kinard Music students! In 2016, we welcomed back Kinard educator Mrs. Shannon Smith in her new role as Music Explorations teacher. The Music Explorations course is provided for select seventh grade students and is designed to meet the needs of our more diverse learners.
Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School is a Poudre School District school of choice. Students from 27 different area elementary schools choose to attend Kinard instead of their neighborhood middle school. Our namesake, Mr. Hal Kinard, was a Poudre School District educator and coach and continues to inspire and motivate our students and staff with his regular visits to our school and his motto of "We Can and We Will"!
Kinard is a preferred choice for many students because of our Core Knowledge Curriculum, our exceptionally high test scores, our sincere and dedicated staff, and our supportive culture. At Kinard, all students are educated in the six Core Knowledge subjects of Language Arts, History & Geography, Science, Math, Visual Art, and Music. As we also value the Whole Child and Poudre School District's "District Ends", all students also receive education in Health & Wellness, Technology, and World Languages. Some of Kinard's achievements include the 2015 National Blue Ribbon award, 2013 National Green Ribbon School award, the Colorado John Irwin Award of Excellence every year since opening in 2005, recognition as a Professional Learning Community by Solution Tree, and recognition as a visitation site for Core Knowledge Curriculum. Click the button below to visit our school's webpage.


Report: States Can Harness Technology to Improve Early Education
As states move to create or improve early education programs, policymakers need to start thinking about how communication technologies and interactive media can fit into the broad picture.
That's the message of a new report by Lisa Guernsey, director of the New America Foundation's Early Education Initiative, who frequently writes about technology and early education. She encourages "thoughtful adoption" of new technologies with an eye toward integrating networks that will help strengthen communication and learning for families with young kids. Those networks can include such places as early-learning centers, public libraries, schools and after-school programs, she writes in the report recently released by the Education Commission of the States.
"State leaders will need to encourage collaboration across many sectors that typically sit in silos, including school districts, early learning programs, libraries, museums, after-school programs, adult education, and health services," she says in "Technology in Early Education, Building Platforms for Connections and Content that Strengthen Families and Promote Success in School."
Guernsey notes that libraries have long supported early learning through story hours and other activities, and now also are providers of technology, such as audio books and Internet access—which is often publicly funded. States can harness the power of libraries and their resources and create partnerships with early-learning programs, elementary schools and child-care centers to better reach and help families, she says.
States also should consider assessing where and how technology is being used in early and elementary education and its accessibility to families, provide professional development in educational technology for teachers, and "recognize the power of open access to communications technology and media," the report said.


An exciting new GreatStart parent website has been developed as part of the Department for Education and Child Development Numeracy and Literacy Strategy to provide ideas and activities for parents to develop their children's early numeracy and literacy skills. It is framed from a family perspective around everday events Play, Food, Out and about, Growing, Getting ready and Celebrations. For each activity, information is provided on why it matters and what it leads to in terms of numeracy or literacy development, with examples of the language parents could use when they engage in the activity with their child. Activities are searchable by age, materials and the skills developed.
Parents and families are encouraged to view and utilise the website www.greatstart.sa.edu.au to give their children the best possible start to their education.


Here’s a music lesson plan written specially to celebrate the customs and traditions of St Patrick’s Day. Older children will love this magical theme with the Rainbow Circle Game and Pot Of Gold Rhythm activity, while younger ones enjoy the little leprechaun puppet and the jolly Celtic jigs! The St Patrick’s Day lesson plan is 17 pages long.
This lesson is suitable for children from 21/2 – 7 years and should take around 35 mins, but many of the activities can be used again separately whenever you need a short musical activity at any other time for a bit of lively movement or at circle time. There’s a whimsical feel to this class with plenty of encouragement for little imaginations!
This Digital Lesson Plan Teaches…
- Learning solfege with chime bars or resonator bells
- Playing a variety of percussion instruments, recognising the steady beat and the rhythm.
- Listening skills, remembering patterns and echoing rhythms
- Singing together with actions – puppets, speech development and motor skills
- Social skills; working in a group, following instructions and building confidence
- Lively movement to traditional Irish folk music.
These plans are not intended to read as a script, as everyone will have their own teaching style. More, I hope that they will provide you with in-depth guidance for a number of related activities that I have found in my years of teaching to be particularly effective and engaging combinations.
I have purchased every lesson you have available and LOVE them all!! I lead music classes for toddlers and preschoolers and I love how each of your lessons builds on each other. They are easy to adapt for the different ages. The parents of my students love that their kids are learning early music education while having a blast and that the kids go home and sing and stomp out rhythms. I would highly recommend your plans to everyone. And I look forward to seeing the other lessons.


"Educational trends will change and research agendas will shift, but art teachers in public institutions will still need to educate all students for multicultural purposes," argues Chalmers in this fifth volume in the Occasional Papers series. Chalmers describes how art education programs promote cross-cultural understanding, recognize racial and cultural diversity, enhance self-esteem in students' cultural heritage, and address issues of ethnocentrism, stereotyping, discrimination, and racism. After providing the context for multicultural art education, Chalmers examines the implications for art education of the broad themes found in art across cultures. Using discipline-based art education as a framework, he suggests ways to design and implement a curriculum for multicultural art education that will help students find a place for art in their lives. Art educators will find Celebrating Pluralism invaluable in negotiating the approach to multicultural art education that makes the most sense to their students and their communities.


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What is a docent?
A docent is a teacher, serving the Museum and community in the field of art education. The word “docent” is derived from the Latin word “docere,” meaning ‘to teach.’ Docents are knowledgeable, enthusiastic people who act as liaisons between the Museum and the general public. They are professional Museum staff members.
What do docents do?
Docents contribute to the Jundt Art Museum in several ways:
- Touring: Docents serve as tour guides for children and adults visiting the Museum.
- Research: Docents prepare background information on the works of art in the Museum’s collection, special exhibitions, and new acquisitions.
- Outreach: Docents give special presentations for community events. Docents not only provide services to our guests through educational and Museum tours, they also act as liaisons to the greater Spokane community.
Extensive training for new docents will begin in February of 2020 and require two four-hour days. Training at these initial sessions is required. Specific training dates will be announced when we have a sufficient number of interested persons. Additional training sessions for new exhibitions are provided during docent meetings, where artists or museum staff talk about the exhibition during a walk-through.
About the Jundt Art Museum
The Jundt Art Museum opened in October of 1995, and its success is due in part to the dedication of the docents. Docents not only provide services to our guests through educational and museum tours, they also act as ambassadors for the Jundt and Gonzaga University. We encourage docents to be involved as fully as their schedules permit.
The beautifully situated Jundt Art Museum houses the University’s growing permanent collection of over 5,000 objects and presents special temporary art exhibitions. During the year, the Museum exhibits works by local, regional, national, and international figures in many different mediums. The Jundt houses a major research facility – the Print Study Room– which contains a range of materials on individual artists and art history. Additionally, it provides access to the electronic catalog of the Museum’s holdings.
Upcoming exhibits for 2020 include “A Grand Tour: Images of Italy from the Permanent Collection of the Jundt Art Museum,” “From the Collection on the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment: Prints by Women,” “Seven Years of Acquisitions, 2013-2020,” and “Matrix Press: 20 Years of Collaboration.”
To sign-up or for more information please contact: Karen Kaiser, curator of education, at the Jundt Art Museum at firstname.lastname@example.org.


'Kidnapping of Bathsheba Bungy' March 21
In celebration of National Women’s History Month, historical interpreter Valarie Petty Boyer will utilize monologue and song to tell the true story of Bathsheba Bungy, an African American girl from New Castle who was kidnapped by two white men in 1830 and taken to Maryland to be sold into slavery.
“The Kidnapping of Bathsheba Bungy” is set for 1 p.m. March 21 at the New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St.
The program explores Bungy’s ordeal and escape, and the actual trial of her kidnappers which was held in the New Castle Court House — the location where Boyer’s performance will be held.
Boyer holds a doctorate in education from Walden University; and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education — both from the University of Delaware. A resident of Dover, she teaches sociology, human development and general psychology at Delaware Technical and Community College.
As a historical interpreter, Boyer writes and performs her own programs which often feature her singing Negro spirituals. In addition to Bathsheba Bungy, she has portrayed antislavery activist Charlotte Forten Grimke; Nannie Goode, who taught at the Iron Hill Colored School in Newark in the 1920s; and escaped slave Susan Petty, a fictional character created by Boyer and named for her grandmother.
Admission is free and open to the public; reservations are encouraged to 323-4453.


1. Provide ample scope for physical, intellectual and social development of students.
2. Enlist general and specific teaching and assessment objectives.
3. Uphold Constitutional values such as Socialism, Secularism, Democracy, Republican Character, Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Human Dignity of Individual and the Unity and integrity of the Nation by encouraging values-based learning activities.
4. Nurture Life-Skills by prescribing curricular and co-curricular activities to help improve self-esteem, empathy towards others and different cultures etc.
5. Integrate innovations in pedagogy, knowledge and application, such as human sciences with technological innovations to keep pace with the global trends in various disciplines.
6. Promote inclusive education by providing equal opportunities to all students.
7. Integrate environmental education in various disciplines from classes I-XII.
8. Equally emphasize Co-scholastic areas of Art Education and Health and Physical Education.
Classes I-V: English, Hindi, Mathematics, Environmental Studies, General Knowledge, Moral Education, Art Education, Music, Dance and Computer Science.
Classes VI-VIII: English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Optional - Sanskrit/ Punjabi Minor Subjects - General Knowledge, Life Skills, Music, Art Education, Environment Education, Physical Education and Computer Science.
Class IX-X - English Language and Literature (184), Hindi Course B(085), Mathematics(041) and (241), Science(086), Social Science(087). Optional - Punjabi Compulsory Optional - Vocational Information Technology(402) Work Education, Art, Physical and Health Education, Environment Education
Subjects: 1) English Core 2) Physics 3) Chemistry 4) Biology Optional: Physical Education/ Informatics Practices
Subjects: 1) English Core 2) Physics 3) Chemistry 4) Mathematics Optional: Physical Education/Computer Science
Subjects: 1) English Core 2) Accountancy 3) Economics 4) Business Studies
Optional: Physical Education/ Informatics Practices/ Mathematics
Subjects: 1) English Core 2) Geography 3) Physical Education
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Contemporary band scholars believe that the American community band experienced a revival at the end of the twentieth century. Examining the community band’s unique history from its earliest forms during the Revolutionary period through the Golden Age of Bands identifies the traditions that supported this revival. The twentieth century, however, is ripe with developments largely independent from previous eras, including the vast expansion of the music education system in the United States and the education of amateur musicians, the Great Depression, and the gradual acceptance of the band as an artistic medium. Through this study, the current revival of the American community band may be better understood, as may its role in American culture throughout the nation’s history.
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Welcome our guest blogger for this week… Tyler Hart! Tyler is an avid user of Voki and a total techie teacher! Here are 5 innovative ways that he has used Voki in the classroom!
Voki is a great website that allows you to create speaking avatars. You can embed these Voki characters into your blog page to play later for your students or use directly from the site. Voki has also expanded their brand to make the learning experience even more engaging with Voki Classroom, Voki Presenter, and Voki Teach. While these options are amazing in their own right, the free version of Voki can be utilized in many fun ways to help engage your students. Below are five innovative ways you can use Voki in your classroom right now. If you’re interested in other ways to integrate Voki into your lessons, check out Voki’s Lesson Plan Ideas Page!
1. Presenting on Researched Content
Having students research their own topics or content is great, but many times finding time to have them present their findings to the class can be hard. Using Voki can be a great way to post students’ research. Students can write up a script about the most important facts about their content, and record themselves reading their findings. This one was a particular favorite of mine because the partners created Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty to report the information!
To see Voki in action click here —–> http://blogs.henrico.k12.va.us/trhart/voki-research
2. Content Review Center Activity
Students don’t have to be the only ones to join in on the fun. I love making Voki Characters to help students review content or to give an assessment for me. Students would listen and pause the character when needed to either comment on our blog page for answer, or they would fill out an assessment sheet to turn in. This was a great time saver since I was able to use this as a center as well!
To see Voki in action click here —–> http://blogs.henrico.k12.va.us/trhart/content-review-activity
3. Historical Figures
Want to spice up history class when learning about historical figures? Have students identify important moments from the life of a historical figure. Using their research, have the students write a script in a first-person narrative and have them record themselves reading their scripts.
To see Voki in action click here —–> http://blogs.henrico.k12.va.us/trhart/historical-figures
4. Mystery Voki – Who am I?
Another fun idea to use with historical figures is a Who am I game. Have students create their script about their about person in a first-person narrative style. Instead of having the students record the information saying who the person is, they read their information and end with the question, “Who am I?” This could be a great review game do use with the class.
To see Voki in action click here —–> http://blogs.henrico.k12.va.us/trhart/mystery-voki-who-am-i
Have your students write an autobiography about themselves. We used a simple question starter template with the students to help them with certain things about their life to write down. After filling out the information, the students wrote their paragraph story about themselves, created their Voki, and recorded themselves. The students will have a blast learning about each other!
To see Voki in action click here —–> http://blogs.henrico.k12.va.us/trhart/autobiographies
Tyler Hart has worked and taught in elementary education for 13 years at Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia. This school year will be his second in an administrative role as a Resource Teacher at Sandston Elementary. Previously, he was an Instructional Technology Resource Teacher for two years, and before that, he was a 3rd grade teacher. In his last year as a classroom teacher, he was honored by being nominated and selected as one of the Henrico Citizen’s Top 20 Teachers in Henrico County.


We Teach Your Child Discipline that can Provide Valuable Life Skills: Music Classes for Kids
If you want to support your child’s development, musical education is ideal. Music classes for kids are truly a wonderful gift for them.
Your child will gain knowledge that extends beyond singing or playing an instrument. Music lessons can help engage a child’s cognitive, sensory, and motor reward systems.
With Kellymusicworks, your kid can receive a musical education at our music studio, with a professional teacher who will be focused on student growth.
Benefits of Music Lessons for Kids.
Music lessons offer numerous benefits for your child that transfer to other areas of their lives. Take a look at the benefits of music education started at an early age.
When we listen to music, three areas are working together: motor, visual and auditory. Each area is active and as your child participates in music-making, his/her brain is being exercised neurologically.
Music classes for kids can cultivate creativity, attentiveness and abstract reasoning. Music can also promote skills such as self-discipline, listening, coordination and much more while boosting self-esteem in children.
With the right music teacher, you can ensure that your kid will obtain the most out of their music lessons. Kellymusicworks should be your number one choice.
Piano Classes for Kids.
Our piano lessons offer a musical education that both you and your child will be proud of. As a parent, you will observe not only weekly progress but gain an appreciation for the joy that a child experiences when playing and performing music.
Singing & Voice Lessons for Kids.
We can instruct your child in the elements of singing and performing. Gene Kelly has conducted choirs, coached a cappella choirs, and sang himself in the Bucknell Bison Chips in college. With over 20 years of musical teaching experience, you will have the peace of mind knowing that your child’s education is in expert hands.


– Theme: Promoting the science of learning and teaching
– Format: Lecture
– Primary language: English
Annually, more than 4000 students are taught at hospitals in Moscow either in hospital school if they can attend it or in wards or cubicles if students cannot leave them. Long absence from classes, interrupted schooling, reduced social contacts and unstable emotional status cause learning problems and decline in academic achievements. An educational gap between in-patients and their healthy peers is often 1-3 years. To make matters worse some surgical treatment and medicines impair children’s cognitive functions and form more barriers to learning.
The Project “We Teach/They Learn” has set the task to improve children’s lifestyle by providing quality literacy development and advancing equity.
The Project showcases an innovative model of hospital school that has been rolled out to other regions of Russia. Since the launch of the Project in 2015 new hospital schools have been opened in 34 Federal children’s hospitals in Russian cities and towns outside Moscow.
To meet the task a completely new type of full-fledged school in hospitals (“hospital school for long-stay patients”) as an innovative model in its structure, organization, administration, and methodology has been created.
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National Literacy and Numeracy Week will be held on the 29th August - 4th September 2016 highlighting the importance of developing literacy and numeracy skills in children.
I have created a list of activities to try out in your classroom.
- Six Word Stories. For some of you who, like me, are not sure what Six Word Stories are, they are literally a made up story using six words. Six Word Stories are a great way to get your students to practice their writing without actually having to write much and explore just how much can be understood with only a few words. They can also be used as writing prompts once the class has written a few each. While doing a bit of internet scrolling I came across this great website that has used really interesting and eye catching designs to tell their Six Word Stories.
- Participate in Read for Australia on Friday 2nd The 2016 Read for Australia book is My Two Blankets, written by Irena Kobald and illustrated by Freya Blackwood. Get your class to make a blanket by each doing their own quilt pictures and joining them altogether!
- Often you’ll hear adults saying “I was never very good at maths when I was at school”. This makes it important to be creative when it comes to teaching maths. A couple of ways to get your students motivated and having fun whilst learning include;
- Going for a maths walk. Plan a route where students stop to explore maths outside. Students can investigate symmetry, measurement, angles and patterning and much more. Use our Measuring Length Kit to practice measuring length and distance.
- Using drama to enhance learning. When forming groups tell students to imagine they are a 5 cent coin. The students walk around the classroom and call out different amounts. The “coins” have to join with other “coins” to make the correct amount. If any of them can’t make a group then they are the “change.” Use our coin pack for more enhanced learning.
If you have any other great ideas to promote literacy and numeracy learning we would love to hear them!
Written by Angelique Cocco


There has been tweets by Jeff Bowers on Tweeter for a few days on his response to Jennifer Buckingham’s post entitled: “The grass is not greener on Jeffrey Bowers’ side of the fence: Systematic phonics belongs in evidence-based reading programs”.
This is another example of what these so-called educators write on without knowing what they are talking about.
We all have been told that most educators and educational researchers agree that phonics instruction is a critical component of early literacy instruction.
Both Buckingham and Bowers are talking nonsense without realizing what they are talking about.
Bowers says in his article the following:
This means that the following claim by Torgerson et al.’s regarding whole language is unjustified. “Systematic phonics instruction within a broad literacy curriculum appears to have a greater effect on childrens’ progress in reading than whole language or whole word approaches”.
I believe that Dr. Joe Torgeson et al. must have evaluated students who did systematic phonics or whatever phonics that was taught the way it ought to be taught and had therefore concluded that it is more effective than whole word approach.
Bower further said the following:
There are no good scientific grounds to argue that the NRP or the Camilli et al. meta-analyses provide good support for systematic phonics.
What is his basis for making such a statement?
I have taught so-called dyslexic kids over 15 years using phonics and seen my students begin to read fluently within a short period of time.
Recently Sue Lloyd had tweeted that all her students in his school read fluently. I believe Sue Lloyd as she teaches phonics the way it should be.
The question one should ask both Buckingham and Bowers is how many schools teach phonics the way it ought to be taught.
If phonics is not taught correctly, then how can Bowers comment that phonics is not effective.
Does Buckingham know what she is talking about? I doubt it.
If phonics is taught in the UK and all other countries the way, it is taught in the following video, can we say that the fault lies on phonics and not the silly way it is taught?
Do Bowers and Buckingham know that the main cause of kids being unable to read is because of the way pronunciation of phonemes are taught.
Listen to the above video and tell me if the child will not be confused when he is told the pronunciation of phonemes as per the video for the word ‘fan’ is fur- ah- nuh.
Until and unless the educators begin to accept that the teaching of the pronunciation of phonemes of consonants are wrong this reading war will continue.
You may ask as to how a majority of kids are able to read. The answer is simply that a majority of kids somehow figure out by analyses of how to read.
I have done a little ‘research’ by asking high school students in Australia to pronounce the phonemes of a few consonants which they all sounded out as in the video above. Then I gave them a list of nonsense words from David Kilpatrick’s book ‘Equipped for learning success’ and they read it fluently and with ease.
In conclusion, it is easy to figure out that the reading war will continue going on because most of these so-called educators do not know what they are talking about.
They are barking at the wrong tree and have been doing it for decades.
Note: How do the kids figure out how to read? If cuh- ah- tuh is cat and buh- ah- tuh is bat they figure that out by learning it as a whole word. Then when they are taught the word catch, for instance, they will figure out how to pronounce words such as batch, patch, match etc.
This is why kids predisposed to shutting down disengage from learning to read during both the whole word and phonics period.


1 Warm Up and review 3/4 time signature
Warm up and review 3/4 time by doing the Echo Rhythm exercise.
In this lesson you will:
Use the worksheet or save paper and ink by using what you have already!
Illustrate your favourite verse in the song.
What makes the verse in your drawing your favourite?
Repetition is one of the ways that we learn something well.
Children improve singing on pitch, learn the lyrics and melody better with each repetition.
Children will develop their musicality if you sing, move, play more often!
Keep a list of the songs and activities that you like.
Assessment may not be required for your school or district.
Your teacher may ask you to email one of the suggested assessments
Parents, Teachers and Administration:
Music education is important for children.
Whether in class or at home, keep our children singing, playing, moving, listening and creating music!


Earning Your Teaching Degree
Obtaining a teaching degree can lead to a fulfilling and rewarding lifelong career. But to simply state that one is a “teacher” is incredibly vague. There are many different specialty areas and levels of education, and considering which one you would like to pursue is an important first step in obtaining a teaching degree.
Specialties and Subjects
Elementary education is defined differently in different areas, but understanding the general age group you are interested in teaching is important.
Secondary education tends to become more specialized by content. Those who want to teach middle school and high school obtain their license in a specific content area, such as English, mathematics, music, and family and consumer sciences.
Those interested in teaching on the post-secondary level, such as at a college or university, will find it necessary to obtain multiple advanced degrees such as a master’s degree, education specialist degree, or a doctoral degree.
Special education is very important within the teaching field, and it requires its own particular certification.
Obtaining a teaching certificate generally requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a particular area of education. Make sure you consult with admissions counselors at prospective schools to find out what is offered. Typically, students will take four to five years to meet all of their requirements for a bachelor’s degree in education.
States generally require that special education teachers have a master’s degree. Teachers who want to enter fields such as administration or counseling will also find that a master’s degree is required for proper licensing. Colleges and universities don’t often require teaching certification but rather have more stringent requirements on post-graduate degrees.
Job Prospects and Salaries
Each state has a list of shortage areas in the area of education. Many states offer special incentives such as student loan forgiveness, signing bonuses, or even added stipends to teach in these shortage areas. The fields of special education, foreign language, and sciences are just a few of the areas where shortages exist nationwide. Teachers with degrees in these shortage areas have a great deal of job opportunities. Even in non-shortage areas, licensed elementary and secondary teachers can often find several employment options in most areas of the country.
Until recently, teacher salaries in the United States have been considered sub-par. As of 2014, the national averages for teacher salaries are generally around $40,000, which is a substantial improvement over the past few decades. The push to increase teacher salaries continues nationwide and is expected to continue growing.


Art Education enables children to use, understand and enjoy visual forms of communication.
At St. Charles we emphasise the importance of careful observation as the key to an appreciation of line, form, shape, pattern, tone and colour in the environment.
The skills of drawing, painting and craft work are taught at appropriate stages and also the use of a variety of tools and materials so that the children can use their developing knowledge and skills in increasingly challenging contexts.
Children are encouraged to enjoy their work and to develop their creativity and critical awareness through constructive consideration of their own and other artists’ work.
We encourage visits to Art Galleries and Museums and take advantage of the specialist educational facilities they offer.


When my kids were young, they had no issues with their fine motor skill development. I attribute it to the fact that they loved Cheerios and were always playing tug-of-war with the dog :)
But once they hit elementary school, they both began to have issues with their printing and writing. I always thought that fine motor skill development was important when kids were younger but I never realized it was a skill they would need to work on after preschool.
Fun Ways to Improve Fine Motor Skills
There were a number of reasons this was happening -- both kids were really active and would much rather spend time doing large motor activities (running, climbing, etc) than coloring, doing crafts or other activities that would help hone their fine motor skills.
And if there's any genetic influence on handwriting, they'll have an uphill battle overcoming some of the scrawl that they may inherit from our families.
When we began to see some issues -- for example, it was taking them a really long time to complete their writing papers and they had odd pencil grasps -- we talked to an occupational therapist (OT).
My biggest concern was that the kids were beginning to avoid writing. They would construct two word sentences and write the bare minimum on the school papers. I really don't care if my kids have gorgeous handwriting but I was very concerned that they were avoiding such an important skill and one that they would need throughout their lives.
The OT and their teachers both recommended the same thing -- give them fun ways to build their finger muscles and enhance their fine motor skills.
Yea! I totally love the fun thing! So we made a list of activities and fun items that kids could use on a more frequent basis and it wouldn't even feel like they were 'practicing' :)
Here are a few of the items we began to use more frequently and they really helped along with their affiliate links for more information --
Play dough! Not kidding at all -- think about all the rolling and molding kids do when they play with this. We also have the Melissa & Doug Shape, Model and Mold play dough toys to use with it. Lots more fine motor practice when they are using the rollers, cutting the dough and making shapes too.
One of the odd items that was recommended was the TWIST N' WRITE Penagain Children's Pencils. They remind me of a UFO for some reason (don't ask me why, I can't quite place it) but they were really helpful with correcting the pencil grasp! The kids can only hold this pencil with the correct grasp - it sort of just fits their hand (obviously some super smart OT must have created this).
Another fun alternative was to let the kids use chopsticks to eat. You can find kid-friendly ones like the Fred & Friends Chimpsticks Chopsticks or get the Chopstick Helpers which attach to any regular pair of chopsticks to make them easier for the kids to use. Lots of pincher grasp practice happens with these.
And the Lacing & Tracing Cards were also a big hit. Holding the laces and weaving them in and out of the holes is a great activity. The cards come in a variety of shapes and themes so it's easy to find a set your child will enjoy.
They also suggested that we find fun ways to get the kids to use pencils and write more often. In our house, that seemed to be sketching and drawing animals, comics and funny pictures. When the kids were absorbed in activities that they enjoyed, they were less likely to worry about their writing and thus, got in more writing practice.
More Fine Motor Activities
How do you encourage fine motor development with the kids? What fun activities do they enjoy? This week's Discover & Explore linky is all about fine motor activities so please share your ideas with us!
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EDUC 6945T - The Effective Reading Teacher
(3 sem. cr.)
Self-Paced Course for Educators (in partnership with Canter): K–6 • Print & DVD and Online
Become a more effective reading teacher with a course that lays the foundation for literacy instruction. Learn the stages of literacy development and the core concepts that support effective literacy instruction, such as language development and the five pillars of reading. Teachers will also explore a new mindset for reading that examines a developmental approach to literacy instruction, new literacy’s, and the factors that influence reading motivation. Develop the knowledge and confidence to help students become more proficient readers.
Learn how to:
- Identify a student’s stage of literacy development.
- Apply foundational literacy concepts, including the five pillars of reading.
- Analyze literacy assessments, including cognitive and non-cognitive assessments
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Education is the major fundamental right of every citizen. It is one of the issues in Pakistan due to the fact that the state of education keeps on receiving criticism as there is a lack of funds for it. Unequal distribution of the country’s resources is an issue that is always ignored. Moreover, there is no organization in Pakistan that works for the betterment of the poor education system and no promotion of the rights to education is observed. Now it is the need for Universal Primary Education being an imperative part.
According to Nelson Mandela; “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. The people of Pakistan are becoming aware of the importance of education and many poor people are observed to be working hard to make their children seek education in Pakistan. But due to the fact that education in Pakistan is being taken as a way to business these days and fees of all educational institutions are too high that no poor can afford in the lower salary which shows that a child of poor is bound to seek no education, but to start working in as early age.
The government of Pakistan is least concerned about the fact that private sectors of education are earning beyond the limit and they have set such rules of institutions that only upper class can follow.
More than half of the population falls in the lower middle class and this class is unable to afford the high fees of education. Scholarships are also provided to needy students, but even that scholarship does not enough to take the place of the high fee. United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948; article 26(1) gives everyone the right to education and education shall be free in elementary and fundamental stages and elementary education was set to be compulsory for everyone.
In the convention of the rights of the child adopted by the general assembly on 20th November 1989 was; primary education would be compulsory for every child and it would be free. Also, encouragement for the development of different forms of education with general and vocational education and making them accessible and available to each child of the country and free education would be introduced in case of need.
Luckily, in 2014 free education became the law. Punjab governor Chaudhary Sarwar made the implementation of the necessary provisions for the article 25-A which says to provide every child of 5-16 years of age the compulsory education for free. This rule was supposed to implied in 2010 by the Punjab government to legislate free education in Pakistan.
The right to free education is stated in Pakistan law, but there is an utmost need to implement it as a necessary part for the betterment of the future of the country.
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Using some ordinary, dry butter beans (sold in the bag at the supermarket), I wrote on the letters of the alphabet using a black Sharpie marker to create a set of alphabet beans for literacy play! We recently used beans to make a colour sorting game and these were left over and ready to use for more fun.
The beans are lovely and tactile, making a kinaesthetic learning resource for other possible literacy games too. By making another few sets of each letter they would be perfect for using to spell out small words, practise name writing or to select initial letter sounds to match objects. Adapt these for any stage of literacy development!
The children are currently 5, 4 and 2.
What they are learning as they play:
literacy: recognising letters by name and sound (grapheme and phoneme), matching letters together by sight and by sound
See our other Alphabet Play Activities here


Lewis and Clark
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress for an expedition west. He hoped to find a river that would run to the Pacific Ocean. He asked his secretary, Meriwether Lewis and Lewis’ friend, William Clark to head the expedition, with an initial budget of $2,500.
Lewis began preparations in the fall of 1803. He spent several months buying provisions and equipment. Among his purchases were gifts for the Indians – 2,600 sewing needles, 12 dozen pocket mirrors, and 288 knives – as well as medicine, tents, hunting equipment and tools. In May, 1804, the Corp of Discovery, which is what the group was called, left St. Louis and headed up the Missouri River in a keel boat and two smaller boats.
For the next four years, the group traveled explored the west. They found over 300 species of plants and animals never seen before by white men. They met 50 Indian tribes and sent back hundreds of notes, maps and plant and mineral samples. But they did not find the Northwest Passage as they hoped.
Fun Facts about Lewis and Clark for Kids
- Along the way, the company met many Indian tribes. Most were friendly and traded horses and supplies with the men. A few, such as the Teton Sioux and the Blackfoot Indians, were hostile.
- The men had heard about grizzly bears from the Indians, but they weren’t worried. They figured their guns would protect them. They discovered that the grizzlies were much bigger and fiercer than they had expected. One chased Hugh McNeal, one of the members of the corp, into a tree as he was out hunting. The bear sat at the bottom of the tree all day waiting for the man to come down. Finally, at sundown, the bear left and McNeal was able to return to camp.
- Only one man died on the trip and he died of an appendicitis.
- The men were often hungry, cold and tired – living on nothing but dried roots and dried fish.
- When the men made it back to civilization, they were surprised to learn that everyone thought they were dead. When they landed in St. Louis, the people of the city came out to cheer for them.
Lewis and Clark Vocabulary
- Provisions: food, tools, clothing and other items necessary for an expedition
- Hostile: unfriendly, fierce
- Appendicitis: a serious condition that occurs when the appendix becomes inflamed
All About Lewis and Clark Video for Kids
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Lewis and Clark Q&A
Question: Why was this expedition important to the United States?
Answer: The Lewis and Clark expedition opened the way for the colonization of the western United States. Their maps and journals helped many other explorers and groups of people come west.
Question: Who was Sacagawea?
Answer: Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, acting as an interpreter and guide, in their exploration of the Western United States.
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Phonics is the study of symbol-sound relationships and their application in decoding words. This popular approach to reading instruction is used primarily for pre-readers and initial readers. Students learn about letter sounds, groups, syllables, and letter-sound relationships.
Phonemes and Graphemes
Phonemes are the sounds of spoken language, while graphemes are the letters and spellings that represent the sounds in written language. In reading instruction students learn about predictable relationships between phonemes and graphemes and then learn to apply them to word decoding. Children learn the sounds and symbols of letters first, and then how letters combine to form words.
Sight words are words found in the English language that do not follow phonetic rules of decoding and therefore need to be recognized by 'sight'. The most well-known and widely used list of sight words in known as the Dolch List. This list of high-frequency words was compiled in 1948 by Edward William Dolch, Ph.D. The list is made up of 220 of the words most frequently used in print. Students who learn to read through a phonics approach are likely to study these words in isolation in order to recognize them quickly in print.
Vowels and Consonants
A vowel is a phoneme or a speech sound characterized by an open configuration of the vocal tract. Vowels are A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y and W. Vowels can make both long and short sounds. A consonant is a phoneme or a speech sound characterized by some degree of closure of the vocal tract. Consonants are B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z, and sometimes W and Y. Learning to recognize vowels and consonants is an important stage of phonetic instruction.
Once early readers have learned to recognize the sounds of the vowels and the consonants, they can learn to recognize common vowel and consonant digraphs. A digraph is two adjacent letters that make up a single speech sound. An example of a vowel digraph is the 'ea' sound in the word 'seat'. An example of a consonant digraph is the 'th' sound in the word 'think'.
Blends are the common sounds that are made up from two or more phonemes. Some blends are 'st', 'bl', 'cr', 'str', 'br', and 'fl'. Blends can be found at the beginning of a word, in the middle of a word, and sometimes making up an end sound. Students who study phonetically practice recognizing common blend sounds.
Syllables are often referred to as the phonetic building blocks of words. A syllable is a unit of sound containing one vowel, or a vowel-consonant combination making up all or part of a word. A syllable must always contain a vowel or a vowel speech sound. Recognizing syllable is important for learning to decode words. Syllabication is the ability to break words up into their individual sound groups or syllables.
Advanced Phonics Skills
Although instruction in phonetics is primarily used to teach early reading skills, there are more advanced skills that can enhance the reading instruction of readers in the fluency stage of learning. Such skills include understanding prefixes, suffixes, and root words, word stress, compound words, homophones, synonyms, antonyms, and contractions. Many reading programs rely less on phonics instruction as the reader becomes more proficient and moves from the decoding stage to the reading for meaning stage of learning.
Phonics Programs and Sites
One of the most well-known programs available for both teachers and parents is Hooked on Phonics. This award winning approach to reading instruction breaks reading into bite-sized lessons and utilizes a learn-practice-play approach to instruction. To review and purchase other reading education programs, visit How To Learn.
Balanced Reading Instruction
The phonics approach to reading instruction should be only one part of a balanced reading instruction program since it primarily teaches decoding skills and word-study in isolation. It does not provide for reading comprehension instruction. Print that has been created to teach a particular reading skill is not the same as print found in literature as the rich quality of meaning is often lacking. Any successful reading program teaches both phonics and comprehension skills and includes exposure to good, classic literature.


This article addresses some of the factors that contribute to low achievement observed in African American students. It is common that either schools or school districts are unable to fix the problem or they are unaware about how the beliefs and attitudes about African American students can contribute to their low performance in school. Furthermore, this article encourages school institutions to examine themselves and change school environments to align to the identities of African American students. African American students must be liberated from negative assumptions about them and to do that, individuals and the institution of school as a whole, has to stop assigning blame to students and families and get serious about reconceptualizing school to meet the needs of all learners.
Johnson, Aaron M.
"Scholastic Liberation: Schools' Impact on African American Academic Achievement,"
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1, Article 8.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.9707/2168-149X.2198
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