Primary Music Curriculum Evaluation Tool
Working alongside our advisory group of primary music teachers we have put together a document to help you evaluate the music curriculum at your school.
This document aims to help you set development targets to improve music provision at your school. It covers all the aims set out in the National Plan for Music Education 2022 as well as linking to aspirations from the DfE’s Model Music Curriculum and of course the National Curriculum for Music.
The document descriptors are set at a high level, and should provide challenges for all schools, even those who already have very successful music teaching taking place in their setting.
We hope that this tool will be invaluable in helping you define your own school music development plan (as stipulated in the National Plan for Music Education 2022).
How to use the Primary Curriculum Evaluation Tool
- The Tool is a word document which you can edit. We would suggest highlighting descriptors which match your school’s provision and find the best fit level for your school in each development area.
- We would strongly advise looking at your schools provision with a reflective partner. This could be a member of SLT, a school governor, a music leader from another school, or a member Surrey Arts School’s team. Please get in contact if you would like help in finding an external reflective partner.
- When you have completed your own evaluation we would suggest sharing results with us at Surrey Arts so that we can compare outcomes for schools and help put in place support to help schools in their development goals.
We hope you find this document useful. Please get in contact if you would like to discuss any aspect of the evaluation tool. If you would like to offer feedback on the document please do so by completing the Primary Curriculum Evaluation Tool Feedback Form


Welcome to the world of participant observation collaborative research. This research model invites duplication and your responses. The page is co-sponsored by The NAEA Visual Arts Education Research Agenda for the 21st Century.
The purpose of this participant observation research is to describe, analyze, and interpret a collaborative research project, "Teaching Southwest CulturesThrough Art," which focuses on a vernacular architecture unit at the middle school level. The instructor imparts information on Hohokam and Anasazi architecture and its context and students explore clay construction techniques in groups. Due to limited space, this research explores questions 1)What did the master instructor teach? 2) How did he do it? 3) What did students learn? 4) How did they work cooperatively? and 5) How can cooperative learning in architecture be improved? From prequestionnaires, we discovered that middle school students do not understand the concept of architecture. This research describes their group working styles, analyzes their art orientations, and compares their postquestionnaire responses, especially students fondness for making tiny props. Reactions to the study from external readers are included. Finally, we discuss related issues, offer findings, and suggest improvements. Leading questions for discussion are included.
These web pages introduce a sample study, multiple research methods, participants & contexts, concepts, instructional methods, conclusions, problems, and opinions.
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at email@example.com
Contact the National Art Education Association


We’ve got quite a collection of activity ideas for learning about materials and their properties so I’ve brought them all together in one very long post. If you have any more ideas, I’d love to hear them, so do leave a comment below. You could also share photos to the Science Sparks facebook page. Don’t forget we’ve got 100s more great science investigations for kids you can try too!
These activities are perfect for Key Stage 1 Science in the UK, but also fun for children of any age anywhere in the world.
Materials and their Properties Experiments
Try placing different household objects into an opaque bag and asking children to guess what the object is using their sense of touch, which features of the object lead them to their guess?
Make different types of musical instruments, maracas, drums and maybe a guitar and ask the children to match the sound to the instrument.
Try gently banging wooden, plastic and metal items on a flat surface, how does the noise differ between each? Can you use this property to categorise the objects?
Test objects to see if they’re magnetic, you could even make a magnet maze.
Try sorting a group of toys into metal, plastic, wood and fabric. As a twist on this we sorted Ariel’s cave too!
Practice squashing, stretching and pulling different materials to change their shape. Try play dough, fabric, paper, soft balls. Do they break? Do they go back to their original shape?
Changing Materials – Science for Kids
Learn about how heat changes chocolate by making rice krispie cakes or chocolate leaves.
Find out what happens to ice when it melts, you could even make some slushy drinks.
Trying freezing different food materials, water, syrup, bread, milk etc. Do some take longer to freeze/defrost than others?
Melt sugar and make honeycomb.
Transform cream into butter. This takes a bit of hard work, but is worth it to see the change,
Properties of Materials
Investigate which materials make the best hockey puck.
Discover the best material for a superhero cape or a fairy wand?
Can you make a superhero float using materials from around the house/school? We used pool noodle bits to make Spiderman float.
Make your own marshmallow Olaf and test which substance sticks him together the best.
How about designing and building a wooden bed and a mattress for the Princess and the Pea.
Design and build a cardboard kitchen.
Discover how materials can be weak in some circumstances, but very strong in others. Egg shells are a great example of this!
Magnetism Investigations for Kids
Learn about the different poles of a magnet with these easy sugru cars.
Or, make your own magnet maze to test different materials.
Did you know you can use magnets to defy gravity?
Waterproofing Experiments for Kids
This save the dinosaur investigation is my favourite of all my waterproofing activities! The idea is you print the free sheet of dinosaurs, cover each dinosaur in a different material and spray with water to discover which material keeps the dinosaurs the driest!
Another very similar activity is my waterproof a boot investigation.
Find out which natural materials make the most waterproof roof for a lego house.
Submerge soft toys underwater wrapped in different materials to see which is the most waterproof.
Find out which materials make the best boat or make an umbrella for Incy Wincy spider.
This sugar cube investigation is also great for testing how waterproof different materials are.
Sound Science Experiments for Kids
Explore which materials work best at muffling sounds or try making a guitar and muffle the sound of that.
A bottle xylophone is super easy to set up and sounds amazing!
Did you know you can see sound? This fun investigation allows you to do just that!
A straw flute is another fun sound experiment perfect for learning about pitch.
Suitable for Key Stage 1 – Materials and their Properties
Can you think of anything we’ve missed?
Last Updated on August 26, 2021 by Emma Vanstone
Some brilliant ideas here – thanks 😀


Elementary School Visual Arts
The ACS Elementary Art Education Program is a sequential curriculum, developing interaction between each student’s creative expressions and their appreciation for art. This provides maximum opportunity for each student to have hands-on experiences in producing their art, enhanced by the integration of art history, art criticism and aesthetic critiques. Art education classes at the elementary level will encourage critical and creative problem-solving skills, as well as empathy for historical and contemporary art works. The program is designed to encourage perceptual awareness, through the involvement of all of the senses, and allows for the integration of other curriculums, as art readily relates to all educational experiences.


Musical Art and Education, 2021, vol. 9, № 3
METHODOLOGY OF PEDAGOGICS OF MUSICAL EDUCATION
Nikolaeva E. V.
Professionally Oriented Historical and Pedagogical Training Future Musicians-Teachers: Content, Structure, Implementation Features
Malinkowskaya A. V.
Pedagogical Aspects of the Performing Interpretation of a Musical Composition
Stulova G. P.
Objective Methods of Research in Vocal Pedagogy
MUSIC PSYCHOLOGY. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC EDUCATION
Gvozdevskaia G. A.
Methods of Maintaining the Mental Activity of Students When Learning to Play Musical Instruments Online (On the Example of Learning to Play the Piano)
MUSICAL HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL EDUCATION
Skhaplok G. A.
The Evolution of the Soviet Brass March in the Post-War Period as a Subject of Study by Future Military Conductors
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION
Koshkareva N. V.
Artistic and Pedagogical Interpretation of Polyphonic Letter of Avant-garde Composers on the Example of the Choral Cycle “Dedication to Marina Tsvetaeva” by Sofia Gubaidulina
Korchagina N. V., Polyakova A. A.
Content and Main Directions of Training Singers for the Professional Performance Activity of the Artist-Vocalist of Musical
HISTORY, THEORY, AND METHODOLOGY OF MUSIC EDUCATION
Babak E. A.
Musical and Pedagogical Views on the Emperor Nikolai Pavlovich Romanov’ Emotional and Value Attitude to the Music
Kislova O. N.
Russian Children’s Musical Folklore of the Second Half of the XIX Century in Historical, Theoretical and Pedagogical Aspects
Kornoukhov M. D.
Synergistic Approach in the Management of Diploma Works of Graduates of Musical and Pedagogical Universities
Rodina O. A.
Problem of Voice Register Adjustment in 5 to 7-Year-Old Children


Champion of African American History: The Honorable Shirley Chisholm of New York
“I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.” – Shirley Chisholm, in her book, Unbought and Unbossed
With her slight build, distinctly precise diction, and relentless energy, Representative Shirley Chisholm of New York will be forever remembered for the ground she broke in Congress, and the ground she laid for millions of women, girls, and African Americans in this country.
In honor of her contributions as the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, and a tireless advocate for women, African Americans, and folks who are all too often overlooked or underserved, the U.S. Postal Service has recognized Ms. Chisholm with the issuance of their limited-edition 37th Black Heritage Forever Stamp.
Born in Brooklyn in 1924, Shirley Chisholm's childhood was split between New York and Barbados, where she lived with her grandmother. Upon graduating from Brooklyn College in 1946, she pursued a career in teaching, eventually earning a master's degree in elementary education from Columbia University. She later served as a childcare center director, and an educational consultant for New York City's Bureau of Child Welfare.
Shirley Chisholm was elected in 1968 as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York as the first African American Congresswoman in that history. She spent seven terms in Congress fighting for social justice and access to quality education for all, while championing the rights and empowerment of women, African Americans, the poor.
In addition to serving on the Education and Labor Committee, and the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Chisholm was also one of the founding members of both the Congressional Black Caucus, and the National Organization of Women, while playing a key role the passage of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) legislation.
“Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.” — Shirley Chisholm
In 1972, Chisholm became widely known across the country when she became the first African American to seek a major party's nomination for president of the United States. In doing so, she challenged countless norms and shattered innumerable barriers which had stood since the dawn of our republic. And it was far from easy. She had to sue her way into televised debates, and survived multiple assassination attempts along the way. Ms. Chisholm did not earn the Democratic Party's nomination in 1972, but she did earn a place in history, along with the boundless respect of millions of Americans for her fundamental refusal to live life within the confines of society's expectations. Through her example, future generations gain a better appreciation for what it means to control one's own destiny.
When she left Congress in 1983, Chisholm returned to teaching, accepting a post at Mount Holyoke College. She died on January 1, 2005 in Ormond Beach, Fla., at the age of 80.
According to the U.S. Postal Service, the stamp was designed using a painting of Chisholm by artist Robert Shetterly. The portrait is taken from a series of paintings titled “Americans Who Tell the Truth.”
This article was published on February 28, 2014 in the Black Voices Blog of the Huffington Post by Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls. You can check out the original post here.


A holistic and inclusive approach involving subsidised internet access for those from disadvantaged backgrounds needs to be adopted.
Abhinav Mehrotra, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
One crucial area where the pandemic has played havoc with is in the education of children, the hardest hit being those from rural areas or poor families. Being a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), India had enacted the Constitution (86th amendment) Act, 2002, through Article 21A of the Constitution that deals with fundamental rights. Consequently, a separate legislation—Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009—came into being. Under Section 3 of the RTE Act, children in the age group of six to fourteen years have been granted the right to free and compulsory elementary education in a neighbourhood school.
What makes the RTE Act, 2009 significant is the phrase “free education”. That basically means that no child can be deprived of his/her right due to financial constraints. A provision of special training has been made under Section 4 of the RTE Act and schools run by the state government and local authorities have been given the responsibility to carry out the mandate.
Despite these safeguards, there exist issues regarding the quality of education being imparted; the gap in the learning level of students; lack of clarity on the area or limit for defining a neighbourhood school; insufficient funding, etc. These have been further extenuated due to the pandemic as online education has been adopted to mitigate the lockdowns imposed. The children belonging to the rural areas have suffered the most due to limited or no access to electricity and internet connectivity.
Published in: India Legal
To read the full article, please click here.


Graduate Project Title
Reading With Your Preadolescent Children at Home: A Workshop for Parents
Date of Degree Completion
Master of Education (MEd)
Carol L. Butterfield
Second Committee Member
Third Committee Member
Steven A. Schmitz
Reading comprehension is a continuous process of evolving thinking. When readers read, they carry on an inner conversation with the text. Readers respond with wonder, delight, and even outrage. They question the text, argue with the author, and nod their heads in agreement. They make connections, ask questions, and draw inferences to better understand and learn from what they read. Programs that involve parents in their children's education have been found to have a positive influence on a child's academic performance and cognitive development. Secondly, book-reading experiences have correlated strongly with success in reading, leading experts to conclude that preparing parents to read aloud to their children on a regular basis would support the children's success in school. Thirdly, the uses of Reader Response Logs are beneficial to preadolescent children to encourage vocabulary comprehension and writing. Finally, graphic organizers are used to assist learners' comprehension by highlighting main ideas and showing the relationships between the main ideas and supporting details.
Keefe, Elizabeth Jane, "Reading With Your Preadolescent Children at Home: A Workshop for Parents" (2003). All Graduate Projects. 813.
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons


I can identify goods and services within the school and community.
8,000 schools use Gynzy
92,000 teachers use Gynzy
1,600,000 students use Gynzy
Students learn how to identify what goods and services are, and which goods and services are present within their school and community.
Students will be able to differentiate between goods and services and be able to explain why they are important.
Ask students if they know what goods or services are. Discuss that goods are the things people buy that they need or want, whereas services are work done by others for a person, which can be paid for or given freely.
Expand on the definitions of goods and services and ask students to name what type of good or service each picture represents. Discuss that knowing the difference between goods and services helps them to understand the things happening around them in their community. Discuss that there are many different goods and services within their school and community! Show students the image on the interactive whiteboard and ask if they can name any goods in the image. Remove the covers to reveal some examples. Ask students to determine which images shown are goods and which are services by dragging a blue square or yellow star to the pictures. Students then write a G or S below the pictures and drag the words. Ask students to form groups and think of different goods and services that exist in the school or community.
Students are given a set of true or false questions to check their understanding of key concepts given in the lesson. They are then given multiple-choice questions in which they must determine which option is a good or which is a service.
Repeat the learning goal with the students. To close the lesson have the students create an imaginary business. They must come up with the name of their business, decide if they are selling goods or services (or both) and write why a customer would come to that business.
Gynzy is an online teaching platform for interactive whiteboards and displays in schools.
With a focus on elementary education, Gynzy’s Whiteboard, digital tools, and activities make it easy for teachers to save time building lessons, increase student engagement, and make classroom management more efficient.


The Whole Tone Scale (Single String)
The whole tone scale consists of 6 consecutive major 2nds.
The notes in the key of C are: C D E F# G# Bb/A#
Songs that use mostly whole tone scale harmony are extremely rare, because of the sameness of sound.
It’s really only in jazz–music that you would find tunes using this scale. (“One Down, One Up”, “Juju”).
The intro to “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” (Stevie Wonder) has a whole tone scale line.
Another great whole tone scale example is the main hook to “Coffy Is The Color” (Ron Ayers), the soundtrack for a 70’s movie with Pam Grier in the lead role.
The whole tone scale is a symmetrical, 6-note scale comprised of a series of whole steps.
“Symmetrical” means that all notes in the scale are equal distance from one another. The result of this is that all chords have exactly the same structure.
The scale formula is:
1 – 9 – 3 – #4 – #5 – b7
The C whole tone scale could be used over
Caug, C7#5, C9#5, C7b5, C9b5
Here’s how the C whole tone scale looks like mapped out on 1 string:
Shoot me an email at email@example.com if you would like me to email you backing tracks to jam with the whole tone scale.
In next week’s blog, we’ll cover the in-position fingerings.
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The role of music in our live.
Music constantly accompanies us as a background to our everyday life. We hear it at home, at work, in the shop, without thinking too often about how much it can affect our feelings about a particular place or our mood at a given moment. In the following article I will try to explain what roles music plays in our lives and how, therefore, it can be used to stimulate our minds.
Since the dawn of time, music has accompanied us in the form of songs, religious worship or folk songs, as well as in the form of intricately constructed works, which are able to evoke the highest aesthetic sensations in us. Subsequent eras gave more and more importance to the musical narrative. The business machine related to the creation of music and its distribution has also developed, making it a commodity. However, despite the fact that it has always been an extremely important element in shaping our culture and civilization, it still happens that its importance is neglected, especially in the field of education. Primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools offer a very limited number of hours of musical education in their class schedules. Not infrequently, the time spent on music education should also “fit” the teaching of fine arts. As a result, not only are both topics treated only superficially for obvious reasons, but often the teacher responsible for teaching them often has an education in only one of the above mentioned fields. There is also a problem at universities. Fields of study related to the humanities give the opportunity to listen to lectures on film, theatre, art, or philosophy – there is still not enough space for the musical context. This situation is all the more surprising when we realize how important functions music plays in our lives.


MATHS LESSONS Nursery
SAP Books are:
✅ Adopted and used by more than 90% of Singapore’s Schools
✅ Recommended by Teachers
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Maths Lessons Nursery introduces mathematics concepts and skill sets in numbers, shapes, patterns, measurements, data analysis, time and money.
Learning Objective: To provide preschool children with the basic fundamentals of early mathematics and thereafter prepare them for primary school mathematics learning.
Unique Selling Advantages (USAs):
• Specially designed curriculum that builds pre-numeracy skills;
• Targeted practice and activities to develop a sense of numbers, operations, measurements and data analysis;
• 35 STREAM activities throughout series to pique students’ interest in understanding and solving real-world problems through creativity, innovation and critical thinking.
Size: 190mm x 260mm
Author: Alan Tan K. H.
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“If a child has been able to play, to give up his whole living being to the world around him, he will be able to, in the serious tasks of later life, devote himself with confidence and power to the service of the world.” Rudolf Steiner
Early Childhood (0-7 years) is characterised by children actively learning through imitation, purposeful play and their own creative experience. At Silver Tree Steiner School, the child’s imagination and sense of wonder is fostered through stories, songs, creative play, interaction with nature and involvement in everyday human activity.
We provide environments that are warm and nurturing, where reverence, goodness and a sense of gratitude are cultivated. Foundational skills are grounded in the early years through rich oral and practical learning experiences to prepare adequately for the more formal learning environment of Class One.


Curriculum & Academics
Teachers and students at South End Elementary participate in state recognized curriculum and instruction. South End utilizes Common Core and N.C. Essential Standards as the guide for our planning, curriculum and classroom lessons.
Elementary Education at RCS
Thank you for visiting our website. This website provides users with an overview of the curriculum in kindergarten through fifth grade. This website reflects the state's standards that teachers are required to teach at each grade level. These standards are a combination of the North Carolina State Standards (English Language Arts and Math) and the NC Essential Standards (Science, Social Studies, etc.). These are the standards that are assessed on the Literacy and Mathematics Assessments in kindergarten through second grade and on the End-of-Grade tests in grades three through five.
Below parents of Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade students can locate information regarding the standards-based reporting system. K-3 parents can also access information on Read to Achieve implementation.
We hope that this information will be helpful to you and that you will use it as a reference throughout the year. If you have questions, talk with your child's teacher or principal.
Our Elementary Schools strive to:
Integrate math and reading throughout the curriculum
Develop character and work ethics
Forge strong relationships with students and parents
Ensure a safe, orderly, and caring school environment
Utilize 21st Century tools and technology
Focus on development of the whole child
We, as a school district, appreciate you as our valued partners in the education of our children.
Overdrive eBook Library
Rockingham County Schools is pleased to offer our eBook program on Overdrive. Our digital collection contains over 5700 titles available for checkout.
The web address for RCS' digital library is http://rock.lib.overdrive.com. Please see your school's Media Coordinator for log in information.


Elementary Education Resources
- National Energy Foundation is a unique 501 (c) 3 nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the development, dissemination and implementation of supplementary educational materials and programs. These low-cost resources for education relate primarily to energy, water, natural resources, science and math, technology, conservation, and the environment. All enrich and enhance teaching and learning.
- The National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) provides curriculum, teacher training, and student leadership. Educators know that attending NEED training and using NEED curriculum allows them to deliver a balanced approach to energy education in their classroom. NEED provides free teacher and student guides and other materials from grades K-12.
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Teacher and student resources including lessons, teacher guides, games & activities, career guides.
- Department of Energy site provides STEM resources for students, teachers and the energy workforce.
- Ford PAS: Next Generation Learning mobilizes educators, employers, and community leaders to create a new generation of young people who will graduate from high school both college- and career-ready–an emerging workforce prepared to compete successfully in the 21st-century economy. Free energy modules fall under the theme of Sustainability.
- TryEngineering offers a variety of free lesson plans that align with education standards to allow teachers and students to apply engineering principles in the classroom.
- Environmental Protection Agency provides an array of environmental and science-based lesson plans, activities, and idea for teachers. Select the Energy tab to see energy-related content.
- WhyCareers is a supplemental middle school energy program and curriculum based on the virtual power plant in Whyville, the learning-based virtual world for teens and tweens. Eight supplemental lesson plans provide integrated math, science and career education, covering energy jobs, energy science, and the math middle schoolers struggle to master, but whose mastery leads to success in energy and other STEM careers
- Project Lead the Way (PLTW) provides learning experiences for PreK-12 students and teachers across the U.S. They create an engaging, hand-on classroom environment and empower students to develop in-demand knowledge and skills. They provide teachers with the training, resources and support they need to engage students in real-world learning.
- Teach Engineering is a digital library comprised of standards-aligned curricula for K-12 educators to make applied science and math come alive through engineering design. Educators have FREE access to the collection of activities, lessons, units, maker challenges, sprinkles and living labs.
Energy Industry Curriculum & Teaching Resources
© 2021 Oklahoma Energy Workforce Consortium


Introducing Aurora and the Magical Toy Box
Take a tour of the resources and see how your school could benefit from the programme.
These resources are created by Aurora Orchestra’s team of world-class musicians and music education experts, working in collaboration with some of the UK’s leading designers, film-makers, directors and award-winning children’s poet Kate Wakeling. Bringing inspirational quality to the classroom, these resources are a treat for all the senses.
Everything you need to deliver the activities
These resources are designed to make life as easy as possible for busy teachers! The programme meets the requirements for:
- EYFS statutory framework
- KS1 National Curriculum for Music Programmes of Study
- KS1 Model Music Curriculum
Our SEND section is mapped against the engagement model and is designed to support individual EHCP targets. The programme can be used as part of a multi-tiered curriculum offer for pre-formal, semi-formal and formal learners.
Schemes of work mapped against the national curriculum
Supporting you with your Ofsted deep dives
Learning objectives listed for every activity and lesson plan
Schemes of work
All of our programmes offer 10-week schemes of work you can follow. Presented as a sequence of beautiful films, recordings and visual resources which can be displayed on a whiteboard, these schemes of work are easy to use with all of the planning and preparation already done.
Activity and audio libraries
Choose from over 100 activities in our library and build your own programme or simply dip in to choose 5-minute music breaks whenever you want.
The audio library also gives you access to all of Aurora’s recordings made specifically for these resources – your pupils can listen to beautiful arrangements of well-known orchestral works or have fun with a wide range of loops and vamps which can be used for all sorts of games and activities.
Put on your own show
Ideas, scripts and backing tracks to enable your class to put on their own performance and share their learning with an audience.
Sharing music at home
Families can access a Music at Home section with a unique link provided with each membership. Children will be able to share their learning at home with a selection of films, recordings and activities.


Science experiments are what make science come alive. Especially for young learners. If you aren’t engaging your children with hands-on activities and experiments they may think science is dry and boring. And without the experiments it sure can be!
If science can come alive to your child, they will start to get interested in it and want to learn more. Connecting experiments to book work will help your child to have a better understanding of what they are reading and learning about. Maybe even one day, they will want to go into a science field or career.
This post is part of the Easy Science Experiments Series
If we are going to do science experiments in our home, I like to prepare for them. They can get overwhelming sometimes with the mess and the fuss of gathering up materials. Many times I don’t have the time or ability to go out and pick up lots of strange supplies. This is why I like to choose the easy experiments and pair them up with what we are studying in science.
Most science curricula will include an experiment and a supply list, but that can get overwhelming too! This is where the internet can be a busy homeschool mom’s friend. I enjoy searching for easy experiments with items that can be found at home.
Earth Science is the study of the solid Earth, including the air, and waters that surround it. Since Earth science covers many different sub topics of science there are lots of fun experiments that you can do. If you enjoy unit studies you can break down your studies into even smaller topics such as: layers of the earth, geology, natural wonders of the earth and more.
Check out these easy science experiments for learning about Earth Science:
Learn about rocks and minerals by making your very own rock with things found around the house! How to Make a Rock – Fantastic Fun and Learning
How to Make a Crystal Geode with household items – Parenting Chaos
Beach Erosion Demonstration – Little Bins for Little Hands
Easy Water Cycle in a Bag – Playdough to Plato
How Do Folded Mountains Form: Science for Kids – The Chaos and the Clutter
How to Make a Cloud in a Jar – Homeschool On
Make Earthquake Waves with a cardboard box – Kids Earth Science
Teach Plate Tectonics with Graham Crackers – Playdough to Plato
Easy Rock Testing Science Experiment – KCEdventures
Use Acrylic Paint to Simulate a Colorful Agate Pattern – Ellen McHenry’s Basement Workshop
Easy Playdough Volcano Science Experiment – Life Over C’s
Geology Experiment: Stalactites and Stalagmites – Teach Beside Me
Make the Layers of the Earth out of soft modeling clay – The Chaos and the Clutter
How to Make the Layers of the Ocean – From Engineer to Stay at Home Mom
Rain Cloud Science Experiment – Beyond the Playroom
Make a Tornado in a Glass – Rookie Parenting
FREE Earth Science Printables and Resources: Archaeology, Caves and Geology
If you like the unit study method of science check out these awesome notebook companions:
The Geology Student Notebook – In this unit, students will use a combination of written narration and drawing alongside The Geology Book by Master Books to learn about our planet.
The Minerals Student Notebook – Students will learn what minerals are, where they are found, ancient and modern uses for minerals, mining, minerals in the Bible, how to identify minerals, and how to start or develop their own mineral collection.
The Caves Student Notebook – Help your students learn about caves and how they formed from a Creation science point of view with The Caves Student Notebook, a notebook companion for The Cave Book by Master Books.
If you love easy science experiments you may want to try these for an Astronomy theme:
Easy Science Experiments for Learning About Astronomy
Sarah is a wife, daughter of the King and Mama to 4 children (one who is a homeschool graduate)! She is a an eclectic, Charlotte Mason style homeschooler that has been homeschooling for almost 20 years.. She is still trying to find the balance between work and keeping a home and says she can only do it by the Grace of God, and Coffee!
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Have you ever wondered what somebody with a Ph.D. in Education thinks about music education? Well I'm here to tell you--your wait is over!
Okay, even if you've never wondered that in your life, my brother recently passed his dissertation defense and received his Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Irvine. If you want proof, to the left is a picture of him making his presentation in for the professors. As you will see, his writing is a lot more research-y than my blog posts, enjoy :)
What can music do for you?
If you are reading this, you are probably interested in learning something about music. To many people, namely parents, music holds this magical power that produces more benefits than just getting better at music. A popular marketing slogan from Taiwan says, “kids who learn music will not behave badly.” Let’s overlook the fact that this slogan doesn’t actually say your kids will turn out good, but merely not be bad. The selling point of this slogan is the added moral and behavioral benefits of music--as if learning music itself is not enough. You rarely hear people talk about how learning math can “make you smarter”, yet people do talk about taking music lessons as a way to “get smarter.” What exactly can music do for you? What are the facts and fictions about music? This post hopes to answer some of your questions.
The Mozart Effect
I, a music lover, take no pleasure in bursting the bubble that attracts so many into listening to Mozart, but regardless of what 1,733 products on Amazon.com tell you, listening to Mozart does not make you or your babies smarter. From the original study, the little benefit of listening to classical music only lasts 10-15 minutes, and it was only for college students completing one specific task. To my knowledge, there has never been a Mozart effect study done on babies. Parents and parents-to-be, instead of playing Mozart to your children, your children will appreciate you more if you just talk to them.
Music training, however, does help in other capacities. Researchers compared 32 children between 4 and 6 years old who received visual-art training to 32 children who received music training in rhythm, pitch, melody, voice, and basic musical concepts. They found that after only 20 days of training, the music group children showed better verbal intelligence. They reasoned that the effects of music training on verbal performance were products of enhanced attention and verbal memory (Moreno, Bialystok, Barac, Schellenberg, Cepeda, & Chau, 2011)
Auditory information processing
Another study published this year showed that music enhances children’s capacity to process auditory information. For this study researchers divided fifty 7-8 years old children into music or natural science group and gave them 45 minutes of weekly training over a period of 18 months. The researchers suggested that children in the music group might develop a greater storage capacity for sounds and more efficient rehearsal strategies to remember words (Roden, Grube, Bongard, & Kreutz, 2013). Both of these abilities are vital when it comes to language learning.
When I first moved to the U.S., I didn’t speak much English. Fortunately for me, I knew how to play the trumpet, so I joined the school band. I used music as a way to express and establish my identity at school. Music can be participated across all cultures, ages, gender, and abilities, and thus, positively influence children self-development. Indeed, a study by Costa-Giomi (2004) indicated that children with three years of piano instruction improved their self-esteem significantly more than children who did not receive instruction.
What is music good for?
Music can improve various areas of your life. Beside the cognitive benefits that were mentioned here, there is still much research to be done to empirically understand the side benefits of music. Yes, side benefits. Study music for the sake of music. Music is a beautiful instrument for people to communicate and express themselves. For once, instead of asking what can music do for you? Do more music, for yourself.
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Gaming strategies in the classroom are allowing teachers to expand their reach in the classroom and individualize learning for each student. Not only are they social and collaborative, but they are also built better for assessment.
Teachers are learning to align games with learning from the youngest students all the way to high school and across several subject areas including math, literacy, the arts, alphabet knowledge—even extending to making students better social citizens.
Four media partners in Pittsburgh—NEXTpittsburgh, WQED Multimedia, 90.5 WESA and Pittsburgh Magazine—have been reporting on Remake Learning initiatives like this in the region for the past year. Together we are shining a spotlight on everything from innovations in early childhood learning to making, STEAM and robotics.
The following are a few examples of schools and teachers in the region who have been highly effective in incorporating gaming and gamification in the classroom.
Gaming opens up cool new worlds of learning
When students walk into Daniel Harrold’s English class, they enter a whole new world that takes them deeper into the structure and meaning of great classical literature. His Baldwin High School senior English class is but one example of the ways that gamification, games and mobile apps are being used in classrooms throughout the region to facilitate learning.
What does a digital learning library look like?
Each week hundreds of teens pour through the doors of the Carnegie Libraries. They come for the games and stay for hours to learn new media technologies. Corey Wittig is the Teen Services digital learning librarian in charge of the program that is doing an outstanding job in opening doors to the underserved students who are served by the program. Through the lab students are learning design and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) skills. In this Q&A, Wittig discusses what the program is offering to the teens in the region.
Gaming teaches a wide range of skills at Propel
More and more educators like Matt Fuchs at Propel Braddock Hill’s High School are using gaming in the classroom to teach students a wide range of skills from tradition subjects, like reading and math, to cooperation, digital citizenship and time planning skills –things they’re going to need throughout their lives. Gaming will help students in the future to use strategy and critical thinking skills to solve problems—and all while having fun, teachers say.
Gaming for the tiniest of tots
Each episode of “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” is carefully crafted by The Fred Roger’s Company with the young child, two- to five-year-olds, in mind. The pace is deliberately designed so that it won’t overstimulate children. Pittsburgh-based Schell Games has partnered with Fred Rogers to create a musical game within the program as a way to extend the program’s social-emotional curriculum and teach children skills through play imagination. Children can also make up their own stories as they play with dozens of stickers in Daniel’s house and the neighborhood.


claVision: visual automatic piano music transcription
Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
One significant problem in the science of Musical Information Retrieval is Automatic Music Transcription, which is an automated conversion process from played music to a symbolic notation such as sheet music. Since the accuracy of previous audio-based transcription systems is not satisfactory, an innovative visual-based automatic music transcription system named claVision is proposed to perform piano music transcription. Instead of processing the music audio, the system performs the transcription only from the video performance captured by a camera mounted over the piano keyboard. claVision can be used as a transcription tool, but it also has other applications such as music education. The software has a very high accuracy (over 95%) and a very low latency (less than 6.6 ms) in real-time music transcription, even under different illumination conditions. This technology can also be used for other musical keyboard instruments. claVision is the winner of the 2014 Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition in the category of innovation in both Canadian national finals and world semifinals. As one of the top 11 teams in the world, claVision advanced to World Finals in Seattle to be demonstrated at the University of Washington, Microsoft headquarters, and the Museum of History & Industry.
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Our Kindergarten classes provide a safe and nurturing environment which encourages students to reach their God-given potential. Each lesson is designed to excite the child’s imagination, while developing intellectual skills and their ability to understand and grow in God’s grace.
Story time, group sharing, field trips, cooking lab, outside play, fifth grade buddies and many other fun activities combine to make Kindergarten a memorable experience.
A student must be at least five (5) years of age on September 1st of the school year for Kindergarten. SACS adheres to the Texas Education Agency guidelines for entrance age into Kindergarten.
The Bible program consists of Bible stories, singing songs of praise, reciting memory verses, and praying. While in Kindergarten, students discover that the Bible is God’s holy and inspired Word; explore how God made all things for His glory; recognize important Bible characters; develop an understanding of the concept of sin and that Jesus died for our sins; and conclude that Jesus has work for us to do and that He will help us.
Kindergarten students begin to establish identities as readers while building foundational skills for reading. Children develop concepts of print, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, and comprehension. As the year progresses, children use reading strategies to read with more accuracy, fluency, and comprehension.
Kindergarten students use manipulatives to explore mathematic concepts through hands-on learning experiences. Our program uses Saxon Math to focus on whole numbers, patterns, shapes, and problem solving.
During Kindergarten, students will explore their world through hands-on, engaging activities. Themed units in science and social studies help develop their understanding of the world. Seasons, Planting, Nutrition, Community, Family, Thanksgiving, and Traditions are just a few of the themes to be explored.
Our Kindergarten classrooms utilize Interactive Boards with their curriculum. Technology is used as an extension of classroom learning and encourages further development of reading, math skills, and other hands-on learning activities.
Our students participate in small groups to focus on the following areas of learning and development:
Our chapel services are fun, energetic and honoring to our Lord. Each chapel includes praise, worship and prayer. We sometimes invite guest speakers to share a story, testimony or skit.
Our hope is to bring a Bible story or age appropriate message to life for our students. Parents and family members are always welcome!


Gene Bluestein was a folklorist, educator, social activist and musician. He played music and taught around the world including in China, France, Japan and Finland. It was his belief that music was for everyone, not just musicians, and he advocated a philosophy in which music and the arts were central to life.
Gene was a self-taught musician inspired by the American folk music revival of the 40s, 50s and 60s. He was inspired by folk singer Pete Seeger of whom he saw at a concert that inspired him to buy a banjo and teach himself how to play. With a conviction to draw upon and include all sorts of folk music histories (not simply Anglo-American ones), Gene set about instituting educational programs in classrooms, on stage and on television.
While he was on sabbatical in France in 1974, from his job as American folklore professor at California State University, Gene formed a band with his four children called the Bluestein Family, which was active for over 20 years and went on tour around the world. Gene’s children still are teaching around the USA today.
Music was central to his teaching method even when the subject was not specifically music. To this effect, Gene Bluestein used song to teach classes on a variety of subjects including literature and history. He believed that certain material could be transmitted to younger people through music. The minute ‘Who Built The Ark’ is an example of this technique. It is designed to be sung with children with a call and response structure.
Eventually Gene went on to write a book ‘Poplore: Folk and Pop in American Culture’ in which he challenged the way in which folklore is understood in relation to music. He suggested a new term ‘poplore’ that took into account the changes in the makeup of society as well as technological advances.
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The Elementary English Language Arts courses provide students with a rigorous and comprehensive look at the ELA standards, focusing on reading foundational skills, reading comprehension strategies through informative and literature texts, writing, grammar, and speaking and listening skills. Students will be exposed to the five essential components of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary and fluency) through engaging text and interactive learning. Fourth and fifth-grade students will focus on reading to learn with the incorporation of more complex text and extensive exploration and use of vocabulary in reading and writing. Students will be taught grammar skills which will be implemented into the rigorous writing lessons and compliment various topics. Students will participate in informative, narrative, and opinion writing compositions throughout the course. Throughout the English Language Arts courses, students will explore a myriad of topics through integration across content areas. Each grade level of the ELA suite will surround student learning with an adventure filled theme, showing students that learning really is the great adventure.
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Information Education Campaign for Ecological Solid Waste Management
JIeian Mard M. Loseñara
College of Arts and Sciences, Cebu Technological University
Tuburan, Cebu, Philippines
Waste is an unavoidable by product of human activities. Economic development, urbanization and improving living standards in cities have led to an increase in the quantity and complexity of generated wastes. There is a growing need to evaluate whether lessons learned in the classroom are practiced at home. In connection, ecological waste management should be integrated in educational instruction. With that, the researcher determined the level of ecological waste management practices among Second Year Bachelor of Elementary Education(BSED) students of the Cebu Technological University – Tuburan Campus during Summer class of Academic Year 2016 – 2017, and its relationship with their performance in Ecology subject. To achieve the purpose of this investigation, the researcher utilized a quantitative, non-experimental approach specifically the descriptive – correlational survey method with adapted questionnaire; the weighted mean was utilized to assess the ecological solid waste management while Chi Square Test was used to test the association between the performance of the respondents and their practices on solid waste management. Findings revealed that the respondents “sometimes” performed what they have learned. Results showed that there is a highly significant association between the performance of students and their ecological solid waste management practices. Ten (10) least performed practices were identified and became the basis for creating IEC materials. The study concluded that the higher the students’ grades in the Ecology subject, the more likely they will practice what they have learned. Information Education Campaign materials are, therefore recommended to further improve their level of practices.
Keywords: environment, ecological solid waste management, practices, Information Education Campaign


Message to Students and Parents
Music makes students smarter by helping them develop language, reasoning, memorization, coordination, engagement in school, and emotions, among other skills, that contribute to improving their brain function.
At TAAS, students will learn how to perform, sing, listen, recognize and embrace music. Gradually, from grades 1 through 8, kids will have a unique and progressive experience with music. In addition, 5th-8th graders will have a chance to join either choir or band. They will also have the opportunity to participate in two annual concerts, Christmas and Spring, where they will perform and show what they have learned during the year.
Besides the general music classes and the instrumental and vocal ensembles, TAAS offers individual and private lessons for beginner students on wind and brass instruments. TAAS is also accepting students of all levels who would like to enroll in formal piano instruction.
I encourage all my students to adopt an optimistic spirit towards music by getting involved in all activities and games. The outcomes are astonishing when the students face any subject with a positive attitude.
Welcome to Music!
B.A. Music Education
M.A. Piano Performance
Interests and hobbies:
I am from the land of the Aztecs, Mexico, and if it weren’t for Spain, I would say I am from the land of gold… I like writing the chronicles of what happened in my life with as much detail as possible. When I feel inspired, I compose rhymes and rhythms for my little daughter. I love lap swimming in huge pools and my favorite dishes are spaghetti all’arrabbiata and quesadillas with guacamole. I am addicted to the news and the best way to read it for me is via Twitter.
I am looking forward to having so much fun at the Music Lessons. Feel free to express your ideas always in a good spirit and in a respectful way. Music should always be spontaneous, beautiful, and enjoyable; there should be no reason to miss this blessing. Ideally, students in my class will learn how to play an instrument or improve the skill they already have by playing one. We will get involved in ensembles like Choir, Band or Recorder Club so we can appreciate the value of teamwork. Through games, rounds, songs, and fun activities, students will also learn about composers and how they have impacted great civilizations with their contributions.
If my child is in 3rd grade and he plays clarinet, can he join the band?
No. Band and Choir are designed to be taught only to grades 5th-8th, regardless of the instrument and level the student plays.
Can a student switch to band if he/she doesn’t like choir or vice versa?
Any member who is registered in any ensemble should wait until next year to be able to switch.
How much are the individual instrument lessons?
Please ask the office for the invoice.
Is playing at the annual concerts optional?
Students are all required to take part in the annual concerts. They will only be excused under specific exceptions of medical conditions.
Is my child given credit for music class?
Music classes are graded the same as Math and Science are.
My child wants to join band but we do not have instruments. What can we do?
TAAS has a complete set of concert band instruments in perfect condition that can be rented at a reasonable price.
How much time should students practice at home?
Students are given a practice log and they are to turn it in weekly with a signature of a parent or guardian witnessing a personal rehearsal of at least 15 minutes every day, five days a week. Practice sessions cannot be accumulated. Students are given credit for this.


Last year the UK Government commissioned a pretty big survey called Skills for Life. The survey covered the two important skills that adults need – language and numeracy. The findings were pretty surprising and quite worrying for a modern nation. Here’s a clip from the infographic provided by the report -
As you can see the figures are quite surprising, in London for example 17% of respondents had a literacy level of a 9-11 year old. The same result was recorded for the North East, but throughout the country around 10% of Adults has a literacy level worse than a primary school child. The sample for this study was adults aged 16-65.
In Maths the survey found even more worrying results in many areas, 25% of adults who took part in the survey had the mathematics skills of a 9-11 year old. If these figures were transposed onto a national level that would mean 8 million UK citizens are lacking even basic numeracy skills.
This of course will cause many problems for those involved. They will be seriously disadvantaged in careers, in health and of course as parents. This latter role is likely to see these disadvantages in many cases passed down the generations through their children.
For those who may find themselves with adult literacy or numeracy problems – it’s worth checking out the BBC education site. There’s loads of online resources which can help people brush up on their skills in the basics of Maths and English. Most items are accessible internationally but some areas are restricted to UK only but you can use resources like this page http://www.theninjaproxy.org/tv/how-to-use-a-bbc-iplayer-proxy/ to show you how to change your IP address and access through a UK server very easily.


Running a marathon is exhausting. Quite literally. I ran my first marathon in 2013 after years of injuries, false starts, and failed attempts. I ran too much, I ran too little. I ran too fast, and I ran too slow. I finally got it right, but that process was not without its challenges, and I required a significant amount of support in order to get there.
Have you ever run a marathon? Or a race of any kind? How did you do it? Did you practice? Did you train? Or did you just hop off the couch and head out there?
Running a marathon is a scaffolded process. We don’t expect people to jump off their couches and run marathons. In fact, we design training programs specifically to prevent people from doing this. If a non-runner hopped off the couch and skipped outside to run a marathon, would they be successful? Almost unequivocally they would not. Running a marathon requires skill, focus, determination, dedication, and, most of all…training.
Marathon training programs start with the basics…several miles of easy running. They include long runs, hill repeats, interval training, and rest days. They include diet recommendations, stretching regimens, and strength building exercises. It is a carefully curated process designed to build skill over time, providing individuals with specific steps to take in order to reach a goal.
We should treat college like marathons. College success is a skill building process that happens over time, should be carefully curated, and needs to be tailored to each individual’s strengths, interests, and areas of need. Each new step of the process needs to be designed based on distance between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner, or what Lev Vygotsky calls the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).
With the ZPD, Vygotsky introduces the idea of instructional scaffolding, that students need support to get from point A to point B. Again, you’d never expect someone to jump off the couch and run a marathon, right? In the same way, it is important to provide students with scaffolded steps and strategies to achieve their goals, and to recognize the achievement of these intermediate steps as successes in and of themselves. Change and growth and processes that take time, intention, and support.
We’re all about scaffolding at Virtual Hall.
Our coaching model is specifically designed to meet students where they are, support them to identify areas in their life in which they want to build skill, and help them design a specific plan, full of scaffolded steps and supports, in order to get there. Much like scaffolds are removed from a building when it is ready to stand on its own, Virtual Hall scales back our supports when students have developed the skills necessary to be successful on their own.
That’s the whole point, right?
Author: Kyle Reardon
In addition to being a Virtual Hall Team Leader, Kyle is also a Ph.D. candidate in special education at the University of Oregon. Kyle’s scholarship emphasizes postsecondary accessibility for diverse learners and his work has been presented at numerous national and international conferences. He holds a B.A. in Music Education and an M.A. in Special Education, both from Northern Vermont University.


Literacy Framework Development
Have you got a number of literacy initiatives and programs already running at your school, but are working towards building an overarching and holistic approach to literacy in your school? One of the most efficient ways to connect professional development and build consistency in your literacy approaches is to build a whole school literacy framework.
This is a simple graphic that connects all the 'pieces' of literacy within your school into one central place. it allows you to represent how the pieces work together and you can use it to activate prior knowledge and connect with new learning for your staff over the years it takes to build consistency and understanding around literacy development in your school.
Each framework is individually designed, after consultation with the school, and presented with key areas of focus, scope and sequence for professional development and options for the development of a three-year action plan to go in line with the framework.


The Colors of Learning: Integrating the Visual Arts Into the Early Childhood Curriculum (Early Childhood Education) (Paperback)
Unique in its creativity and depth of understanding, The Colors of Learning will change the way that teachers think about and react to children's artwork. Promoting the integration of visual art into all early childhood curriculum areas, this volume will help early childhood professionals present in-depth art experiences to children so that they become engrossed in expressing their ideas and newly learned concepts through art media. This user-friendly volume features actual classroom dialogue throughout the text and many illustrations of children's art, including some in full color.
Based on standards endorsed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Art Education Association (NAEA), this important book focuses on:
- Lev Vygotsky's theory of social interactions in learning, showing how teacher-child and child-child relations become an important part of the art experience.
- Helping teachers to use more effective language to build children's conceptual knowledge and guide them in their art making.
- The use of many kinds of art media, providing examples of developmentally appropriate activities to improve children's thinking and learning.
- Moving away from art that is solely created to be "cute" and pleasing to adults to art experiences that develop the child's individual expression.


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Our Normal Vowels Worksheets are perfect for Grade 2 students to learn and practice their vowels! Students learn how to identify vowels and how to pronounce them. With multiple practice activities, such as tracing, filling in the blanks and sorting, these worksheets pair well with phonics instruction. Plus, great visuals to help your students better understand the concepts. Get these Normal Vowels Worksheets today and let your students start sounding out words!
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Vowels Worksheets are essential educational resources for any Grade 2 student. These worksheets help build students' skills in recognizing, memorizing and expressing vowel sounds, which are the building blocks of language. Vowels are some of the most important pieces of a language and forming their sounds correctly is an integral part of learning to read. Normal worksheets provide an important way to practice these skills.
Normal worksheets allow students to practice their vowel recognition and pronunciation skills in a fun and self-paced way. They focus on the different ways that vowels are used, allowing students to learn the rules governing their use and pronunciation. Normal worksheets are designed to break down the complexity of vowel sounds into manageable chunks, and allow the student to practice at their own pace. The worksheets can also provide a great review of vowels and speech after the student has already mastered the basic concepts.
Normal worksheets are typically created by experienced educators, designed to be fun and engaging for the student. Many worksheets contain a combination of activities, from fill-in-the blank exercises that allow the student to practice speaking the correct words to visual puzzles that allow them to make connections between letter sounds and their corresponding vowel sounds. The worksheets are designed to help the student not just learn the vowel sounds but internalize them, so that they can correctly discern the vowel sound even when they see it in a different context or with different words.
Normal worksheets can also be used to help students learn the spelling of different words. This is important in Grade 2, when the students are just beginning to learn the rules of spelling and vocabulary. Vowel-focused worksheets allow students to practice recognizing and spelling words with common vowel patterns. They can begin to identify patterns like “long a,” “short e,” or “silent i.” Over time, these patterns can become automatic for the student and help them generalize the rules.
Normal worksheets are an invaluable tool for helping a student in Grade 2 learn and practice the vowel sounds. They can help the student to reinforce the knowledge they’ve acquired from assessing the rules of vowel usage, while providing them with the opportunity to practice their knowledge in a self-paced and enjoyable way. Normal worksheets are easy to find, and easy to customize to fit the individual student’s needs
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Studying art teaches students to communicate ideas and feelings through visual art and design. Art History and Art Appreciation are the study of works of art and their connections to the social and political events of their time, and of the significance of art in society. In order to succeed in the Art Program students will need to develop strong critical thinking, problem solving, and technical skills as well as demonstrate creative ways to express ideas.
The Art Program at Skyline College
Skyline College’s Art Program ensures a creative foundation in the visual arts. Enrolling in studio courses provides opportunities to explore the diversity of methods and materials to make art. Drawing, painting, photography, digital arts and other 2-d arts, 3-d media like sculpture and ceramics, studies in film and video, are all accessible to the student. Art History and Art Appreciation courses let you explore art of many times and places, and to find their connections to your own life. We offer an Associate Degree in Art for transfer to four-year institutions.
An education in art fosters creativity, encourages independent thinking, and develops personal expression. Art is a broad field where one may apply training in visual foundations to a wide range of careers that include architecture, archiving, art conservation/restoration, art direction, art education, art history, art sales, art therapy, digital art, digital animation, commercial photography, courtroom sketching, curating, fashion design, fine art, fine art photography, forensic art, graphic design, illustration, interior design, industrial design, interactive design, museum/gallery direction, theater and movie set design, UI/UX, video game design, videography and cinematography, visual merchandising, web design, window design, and other creative job paths.
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
A child’s development is of the highest importance to any person that has the opportunity to teach them. Due to the impact of COVID-19, many people, especially developing children have struggled with their mental health development. With the lack of resources and outreach opportunities, some of them had to be left alone for a good portion of their time during their stay-at-home orders due to not being allowed to attend school. This senior capstone is to bring awareness of the toll COVID-19 has taken on children’s development in terms of their emotional, physiological, and physical well-being. The findings offer some insight from both the students and teachers on how they overcome the challenges during the pandemic years. Their mental health showed sign of slow development rate when compared to their previous years of COVID-19.
Ybanez, Taylor, "The Effects of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Mental Health Development" (2022). Capstone Projects and Master's Theses. 1279.
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There are so many ways you can use plastic spiders to create awesome learning activities and spider crafts. From crafts and books to fine motor skills and counting, your kids will love these spider activities.
Does your child think spiders are creepy? Do you? I can relate. The best way to overcome any fears or uncomfortableness is to read about them together, learn interesting facts, and talk about it.
The plastic spiders can be found at every store this time of year and they are inexpensive. Why not put them to use in some learning activities? Use these wonderful spider activities for Halloween fun in the month of October or as you learn about spiders in a preschool spider theme.
This spider bracelet craft is simple to make and super fun to wear using pipe cleaners and plastic spider rings. Make matching bracelets with your friend or include this activity in a Halloween party.
Spider Web Process Art
Paint with spiders using different colors just like they did at Fantastic Fun and Learning. Another idea is to use white paint on black construction paper for a spider web look. After the paint dries, add pieces of string and glue to your art.
These free, printable spider web counting cards from Miss Maes Days using plastic spiders is an awesome math activity! Put the number of spiders onto each web. This activity encourages number recognition and one-to-one correspondence.
PreKinders shows us how to use white yarn to wrap and unwrap spiders. Although this is not how real spiders spin webs, this spider activity is fantastic for fine motor skill development.
The Preschool Experiment has this invitation to scoop spiders using slotted spoons, rice, and plastic spiders. This is an excellent way to develop wrist strength and wrist rotation.
Have spider races like they did at Still Playing School using straws and plastic spiders. Help your spider get up the water spout the fastest. So fun!
Teaching Mama showed us how to turn a container and spiders into a busy bag for fine motor skills.
Make your own spider web using painters tape like they did at Hands on as We Grow, then toss spiders toward your web. How many will stick? This game uses gross motor skills and counting. Painters tape is just the best for making learning fun! Make roads for your child to drive their match box cars on, make an indoor hopscotch path, or even create an obstacle course!
Happy Toddler Playtime has this great fine motor activity of rescuing the plastic spiders from oobleck (you could use anything) with tweezers. I love the idea of the challenge of rescuing the spiders. She also included other objects and added the challenge of sorting the objects into different bowls.
Pre-K Pages shows us how to use spiders to make patterns. This is a great activity for matching as well as making and extending patterns.
Use a laundry basket, string, and plastic spiders to make this giant spider web game. It’s a great way to create a fine motor challenge for little hands like they did at Fun Learning for Kids. After you are all done with the activity, challenge your child to cut the string with scissors.
Make spider parachutes using a coffee filter, string, and a plastic spider. Experiment with your spider parachute by dropping it down from a high place. So much fun! What will happen if you use more than one coffee filter or attach more than one spider?
Add this to your lesson plans! Spider addition is a great addition activity using this free printable from Glued to My Crafts. This is a great visual for beginning to learn the concept of addition.
I love this DIY book and interactive craft from Teacher by the Beach. It uses a plastic little spider as a prop to manipulate as you read through the book. Brilliant!
Fun Games 4 Learning has a fun way of using two different colors of plastic spiders in a game of tic tac toe. This is the perfect game to put into your purse for travel, waiting rooms, and restaurants. You are never too old for a game (or three) of tic tac toe!
Check out this spider play dough invitation from Fantastic Fun and Learning. Including the googly eyes, pipe cleaners, and straws is the perfect combination for exploring and creating.
Don’t forget to sing Itsy Bitsy Spider and memorize the rhyme of Little Miss Muffet!
Two of our Favorite Books about Spiders (affiliate links)
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
I’m Trying to Love Spiders by Bethany Barton
This book will help you overcome any fear you or your child may have about spiders as you learn new facts about spiders and why they are important.
From counting and adding to painting and experimenting with parachutes, these spider activities are the perfect way to make learning fun! one of these fun spider activities will you try first?


Brain Training at Home: What, Why, and How?
Learn to use game-like activities for brain training at home to help improve cognitive skills and boost academic performance for all ages.
If your child struggles with attention, memory, auditory processing, visual processing, comprehension, or logical reasoning, brain training exercises can help!
What exactly is brain training and why would you consider it for your homeschool? Where do you start? What do you do? These questions and many others will be answered clearly, concisely, and practically during this masterclass about brain training at home!
Quite simply, brain training includes game-like activities to improve cognitive skills for all ages. The targeted activities help train the brain to focus for better understanding and faster thinking.
If your child struggles with any of the following cognitive skills, brain training exercises can help!
- logical reasoning
Brain training can be a game-changer for kids who struggle with ADD, ADHD, auditory processing, visual processing, comprehension of their assignments, remembering directions, solving problems, and even handling conflicts.
Imagine blessing your child with tools that will lead to less family stress and more academic growth when you give the brain visual and auditory tactics to maintain attention, remember things, process information, comprehend information, and think logically!
Basic brain training exercises can easily be done at home. These are good for any child who could use a boost in one or all of the cognitive skills. Children with significant cognitive functioning issues and learning disabilities will likely need to work with a trained professional.
What can you expect during this video training?
- You will receive a thorough overview of brain training and its benefits.
- You will understand the cognitive skills and how they each work in life and learning.
- You will learn how brain training at home differs from brain training at a professional facility.
- You will leave with tons of practical ideas to get you started in targeted brain training activities at home.
The best part…the activities are quick, easy, and fun!
Since every simple idea I will share with you is game-like, your children will beg for a daily brain training session. In just 5-15 minutes a day, you can see vast improvements if you stick with it for several weeks!
Please note that Cindy is just a mom who’s used these principles, games, and exercises to make a difference in the memory and attention of her children. She cannot promise the same results in your children. She holds a master’s degree in elementary education, but does not hold degrees in special education, psychology, or occupational therapy.
1 hour training + 30 minute Q&A
BONUS: You’ll have forever access to the video replay and can ask additional questions in a special Facebook group set up just for you!
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Creativity in the Classroom
“When was the last time you were creative?” Before I started working at XCL World Academy Singapore, I had the opportunity to attend workshops delivered by music teachers from all over the world. One workshop about creativity in music education really caught my attention. It’s interesting to highlight that it’s expected for us artists to be creative, but that is not always the case. After asking us to think about some of the creative moments in our lives (from childhood to the present moment), our professor asked us the big question: “When was the last time you were creative?” I was surprised to see how many of us could not answer the question. I’d like to invite you all to reflect about this topic and think about the last time you were creative and how important it is for you.
According to the IB philosophy, students in the Primary Years Programme (PYP) are “driven by their inquiry and creativity to develop deep understandings within their learning.” It’s known that creativity involves critical thinking, planning and focusing the attention. Children learn through this process as different parts of the brain jump into action. They might discover something they never knew before, learn how to solve a problem, or figure out a new way to look at or do something. Creating a safe environment for the children where they can move, play and explore is crucial for a young child’s imagination and creativity. Giving them time to experiment on their own or in groups opens up creative and learning opportunities they might miss out on when confined to their chairs for too long.
What does that mean for our students’ learning experiences? How does that happen in the music classroom for Early and Primary Years? Through the Orff methodology which was developed by the German composer Carl Orff, and has music creation by students as one of its main purposes. This approach of teaching music combines speech, movement, body percussion, folk dance, musical games and drama. Students are constantly encouraged to explore, improvise, and create something starting from the simplest ideas and going to more complex musical compositions. The methodology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orff_Schulwerk) is a “child-centered way of learning” used by teachers to encourage their students to enjoy the process of making music. I believe we learn something by doing something, and with the arts is no different.
In EY focus is given to movement, singing and unpitched instruments whilst in PY, children are not only working on the skills mentioned above but also developing their Orff instrumental skills. We can travel to the farm, sing with the animals, cook together, dance to the ‘Old Man Mosie’ groove, play the Dr. Foster game and so much more. The sky’s the limit to our imagination. And now, I can happily assure that I’m creative every day. I’m not only creating for the students but especially with the students.


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The Importance of Music in Early Childhood
Lili M. Levinowitz, a professor of music education at Rowan University wrote an article about something we LOVE to agree with!
Some things that she mentions include – “Making music is as much a basic life skill as walking or talking” and “just as all children are born with the potential to learn to speak and understand their native language, all children are born with the potential to learn to perform and understand their culture’s music.”
Click on the link to read more of this article.
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A machine with revolving blades that chop, mix, and de-air ceramic clay. The pug mill is used to consolidate clay masses. Pug mills are manufactured in many sizes. Pictured here is a small one that is extruding porcelain.The pug mill is important equipment in a ceramic studio, but it can also be appropriate in an elementary art classroom where there is a need to recycle clay that does not become pottery on its first use. Pugging clay by hand is tremendously time- and labor-intensive, and storing unusable clay can require considerable space. These are many other reasons using a pug mill to recycle clay may be advantageous for an art education program.Pug mills have design features that make them safe and easy to use in classrooms.


Stevie Van Zandt’s TeachRock project brings rich educational materials to teachers and students everywhere – at no cost. The lesson plans and resources at TeachRock allow a one-of-a-kind, multimedia experience that helps young people connect the history of popular music to classroom work across the disciplines. From social studies and language arts to geography, media studies, science, general music, and more: TeachRock has engaging and meaningful material for every classroom.
Steven Van Zandt founded the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation in response to a drop-out crisis he saw crippling American education. Believing that student engagement is a significant facet of the crisis, he conceived a curriculum based around popular music, a subject that connects with student interest and passion. Importantly, what he then created with his team is a curriculum that is not restricted to music departments alone, a truly interdisciplinary curriculum. TeachRock is endorsed by the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Association for Music Education, and the National Council for Geographic Education, with partners including Scholastic Inc., PBS, Reelin’ in the Years, ABC News, Rock’s Backpages, New York University’s Steinhardt School, and the Grammy Museum.
The more-than-120 lesson plans at TeachRock are divided into two categories. The Core Lessons explore the interconnected histories of popular music and American culture from the 19th century to the present. The Special Collections lessons are constructed alongside documentaries and feature films. Both categories are brimming with engaging resources and exciting classroom activities for teachers of all ages and disciplines.
Not sure where to start? Try a TeachRock-curated Suggested Path lesson set.
The “Welcome Teachers” section of the site is designed to help educators make the most of all that they provide. From professional development videos to standards and partner resources, this will be a home base for teachers who bring TeachRock into the classroom.
Lesson plans collections tailored to specific grade levels, subjects, and topics of study.


1st & 2nd Grade ELA Review Activities - Common Core Standards Holiday Activities
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This ELA activity bundle is filled with ELA activities for 1st and 2nd graders. There are themed activities for each of the six Common Core Standards domains (RL, RI, L, SL, RF, and W). Your students will practice their ELA standards while incorporating different holiday and seasonal themes as well. This will take some of the stress off of your plate by providing you with standards-based and Common Core aligned seasonal activities!
Check out the preview. It shows the Back to School pack in closer detail!
There are 6 Common Core English Language Arts Domains
- Reading Literature
- Reading Informational
- Speaking and Listening
- Foundational Skills.
Each domain will have 3-4 activities. There will be a mix of hands-on partner, whole group, and independent activities.
Themed ELA Units Included:
- Back to School ELA
- Autumn/Fall ELA
- Halloween ELA
- Thanksgiving ELA
- Christmas ELA
- Holidays Around the World Passages (Winter)
- Winter ELA
- Valentine's Day ELA
- St. Patrick's Day ELA
- Spring ELA
- Summer ELA
This resource is an add-on to the 1st and 2nd Grade ELA units I have created for Common Core. All of these activities are standards-based activities. What makes these unique is that they are themed to a holiday or a season!
- These activities were created to be used alongside the ELA curriculum! If you’re interested in checking that curriculum out, click here for 1st or here for 2nd!
This purchase is for one single classroom only.
If you're interested in sharing with other classrooms, make sure to buy the extra licenses for a discount through the TeachersPayTeachers tool. If you are interested in a site license, please contact me for a quote at email@example.com.


Numeracy and digital literacy skills are essential for navigating in and contributing to society. Yet, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), nearly a third of adults in the U.S. lack basic numeracy skills and even fewer have the basic digital literacy skills to complete important tasks in their daily lives.
In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education and World Education, Inc., WestEd is developing and evaluating Adult Numeracy in the Digital Era (ANDE), a 10-week technology-based numeracy course for adult learners. The project is part of the CREATE Adult Skills Network, a national initiative to build knowledge about using technology effectively to support adult learning.
ANDE Course Design and Professional Supports for Implementation
Building on WestEd’s evidenced-based Carnegie Math Pathways’ Quantway curriculum design and adaptive technologies, ANDE will provide a personalized learning experience for adult learners to develop numeracy and digital literacy.
To support these efforts, the ANDE team will create a professional development program with supports to help instructors teach the course and implement effective mathematics instructional practices.
Development and Evaluation Activities
WestEd and its research partners will work with adult numeracy instructors to create and refine the course and professional supports by conducting usability and feasibility testing. A quasi-experimental study will examine the impact of the intervention on adult learners’ math and digital literacy outcomes and instructors’ capacity and self-efficacy. The goal of the project is a final product that can benefit the field of adult learning at large.
This project is funded in full by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education through award number R305N210029.


Growing up in Ohio winters had me playing outside with siblings and friends in zero weather. Invariably, each winter I formed a bad case of chapped lips, including the skin above my upper lip. While licking my lips eased the pain, it also added to the problem, resulting in redness, chafing, and pain, akin to a burn.
Dry weather, lip biting, overexposure to the sun, sucking on your lips, ill-fitting dentures, and vitamin deficiencies can all cause chapped lips. Although most common in wintertime, chapped lips can happen any time. Prevention is always better than a cure, so here are some things that you can do to prevent chapped lips:
- Do not lick your lips, since saliva evaporates and leaves your lips dry. Instead, use petroleum based lip balm, such as the popular ChapStick brand.
- If you have a jar of Vaseline or generic petroleum jelly, coat your lips with it, since the petroleum will keep moisture in, and wind and sun out.
- Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids.
- On windy days, wear a scarf over your face, blocking the wind from chapping your lips.
- Use sunscreen on your lips. Purchase lip balms containing an SPF of 15.
- Use a humidifier to keep the air in your home moist, since dryer air commonly causes chapped lips.
While preventing chapped lips is always best, treating chapped lips is not difficult. Follow these steps to have your chapped lips silky smooth in a short amount of time:
- Hold a clean washcloth under running hot water, then hold the soaked cloth against your lips until the cloth cools. Repeat this step four times or more, depending on how rough your lips are. Soak your lips until the roughness is pliable.
- After you've softened your lips, wet your washcloth in hot water again, wring out the excess, then rub the cloth vigorously back and forth, exfoliating the dead, dry skin from your lips entirely. When you have finished, your lips will feel smooth.
- Rinse the washcloth in cold water, hold it to your lips for a moment, and then pat your lips with your fingertips.
- Apply a thick coat of petroleum jelly to your lips with your finger. Allow the jelly coating to stay in place for twenty minutes, or until it soaks into your lip skin. After twenty minutes, gently remove any excess jelly, then apply a medicated lip balm or beeswax.
- Repeat these steps daily until your chapped lips heal, and then use lip balm to maintain your smooth lips.
There are instances when chapped lips are a sign of a more serious medical condition. Persons with a vitamin deficiency develop chapped lips and cracks in the corners of their mouth. Loose-fitting dentures also can cause chapped lips. In either instance, see your health professional for advice in treating your chapped lips.
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I can recognize and name numbers up to 10,000.
8,000 schools use Gynzy
92,000 teachers use Gynzy
1,600,000 students use Gynzy
Students learn to recognize numbers from 1,000 to 10,000 and can write the numbers when given a spoken number. They learn and practice the written form, the spoken form and correct notation for these numbers.
Students will be able to recognize and name numbers up to 10,000.
Show the students the numbers on the interactive whiteboard. Ask students to say the given numbers out loud. You can select a student to say a number or ask the class to say the number together.
Point at the thousands numbers to 10,000 and say the numbers aloud. Ask students to repeat the numbers out loud after you say the number. Tell students that you can say thousands numbers in two ways. The number 1,500 can be spoken as one thousand five hundred, or as fifteen hundred. Practice with a few difficult thousands numbers like 6,230 and 8,487. Explain that you do say years differently, even though they are thousands numbers. Distinguish between years up to 2000 and after 2000. Check that students have understood by asking them to match the spoken number to the given numbers. Ask students to write the number on their own sheet of paper or mini whiteboard and then to say the number out loud. Next explain correct notation for thousands numbers. Use the numbers 4725 and 4752 as examples. Remind students that you start with the thousands, place a comma, then the hundreds, tens, and ones. Use the next two example questions to have students write the number. Erase the grey squares on the board to check the student's answers.
Check that students have understood and are able to recognize and name numbers to 10,000 by asking the following questions:
- Where might you run into these numbers?
- Can you give an example of this? (step counter, population of a city, number of visitors, number of objects...)
- Can you explain how you write down a thousands number? For example: 7,650
- How do you say the number 8723? Can you also say it a different way?
- Can you give an example of a year, and spoken like a year?
Students are given a set of questions in which they are either given a number written out that they must write in digits, an audio file that says a number which they must write, or they must take the number in written form from a short text and write the digits.
Discuss with students why it is important to be able to know and recognize numbers to 10,000. You see and can find numbers everywhere, and knowing these numbers makes you able to participate with these numbers. For example if you are part of a marathon and they call your number, you can then recognize it. Check that students have understood by asking them to say the numbers on the interactive whiteboard out loud and in their different spoken forms.
Students who have difficulty with this learning goal can be supported by spending more time on numbers to 1,000. Students who are ready to be challenged can already work on numbers to 100,000.
Gynzy is an online teaching platform for interactive whiteboards and displays in schools.
With a focus on elementary education, Gynzy’s Whiteboard, digital tools, and activities make it easy for teachers to save time building lessons, increase student engagement, and make classroom management more efficient.


Research-based vocabulary and comprehension support for early literacy and science.
WOW is designed to accelerate children’s oral language and vocabulary through fascinating topics that relate to the life, biological and physical sciences. As a supplementary program, World of Words (WOW), can be easily integrated into any existing curriculum. It’s a research-based, shared reading resource for PreK-2nd grade children.
About the Creator & Researcher
Susan B. Neuman, Ed.D. is a Professor of Childhood Education and Literacy Development at the Steinhardt School, New York University. She is the developer of World of Words (WOW) supplemental vocabulary program. She previously served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education from 2001 to 2003 where she established the Early Reading First Program and the Early Childhood Professional Development Education Program. She has authored over 100 articles, edited 11 books, and served as Editor of Reading Research Quarterly. Dr. Neuman has received two life-time achievement awards for research in literacy development and is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association.
You get to learn about a whole lot of cool science stuff that you never knew. Like, the Milky Way looks like it’s made out of milk, but it’s actually made of stars!”
Second grade child PS 29, Bronx, NY
WOW is the best program I have seen. WOW lessons only take fifteen minutes twice a week and my students’ vocabulary and curiosity of the world around them have increased exponentially.”
Kindergarten Teacher District 7, Bronx, NY
I love WOW! My daughter comes home talking about new words everyday. I have been able to learn these new words and ideas as well. It has created new and fun discussions between my daughter and me.”
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