Children love toys. From the colorful mobile overhead that attracts a baby’s attention to the tower of LEGOs built by your little architect, well-designed toys stimulate your child’s mind. Young ones absorb messages from toys through all stages of their growth. The kinds of toys selected and how your youngster plays with them will influence
Most good spellers aren’t born; they are made. Good spellers are simply those people who learn the most effective spelling strategies and apply them on a routine basis. If your student masters effective spelling strategies, she masters spelling altogether. There are four categories of spelling strategies: phonetic, rule-based, visual and morphemic. A successful and effective
Students are going to make spelling mistakes. Making mistakes is all part of the learning process. It’s your job to correct those mistakes without interrupting the learning process or creating other difficulties. Here are some specific techniques to correct spelling mistakes both during the lesson and at other times. Correcting spelling mistakes during the lesson:
Haiku provides an opportunity to work with several important elements of poetry: visual imagery, pleasing sounds, line breaks, symbolism, and form. Because a haiku is short–only seventeen syllables–the writer has the opportunity to hone it to a highly polished state. A form of Japanese poetry, haiku has existed for hundreds of years. A haiku consists
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The first chapter here tries to show both sides of the evolution controversy “fairly.” For instance, here are the two sides presented on page 8 of this book: These scientists [who reject evolution] cite multiple “lines of evidence” that evolution did not occur, including gaps in the fossil record, problems with the big bang theory,
Do real scientists believe the Bible? Could a scientist still do good science if he believed that God created the universe in six real days, about six thousand years ago? It has been my privilege to work alongside Dr. Emil Silvestru at the Canadian office of Creation Ministries International (CMI). He is one of many