Education

Let’s Reward Teachers Through the Hilton HHonors Teacher Treks Travel Grant Contest

April 19, 2013

I was a bit of a bookworm when I was a kid. I loved learning and I loved school. I remember making my mom buy me an alarm clock so I wouldn’t be late for my first day of Kindergarten! Over the years, I had a few favorite teachers. I loved all of my elementary [...]

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ABC Mouse is Great for Homeschooling Preschoolers and Toddlers

April 3, 2013

Since we are planning to homeschool and Zoë will be starting Kindergarten in the fall (gasp), I have been trying to incorporate more educational activities into our routine now so we can prepare for what’s to come. Last year, we got a subscription to ABC Mouse. I really liked that I could pay one subscription [...]

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Learn a Language Free Online Spanish Course

March 6, 2013

Have you always wanted to learn another language, but couldn’t stomach forking out the cash for an expensive course you didn’t know if you could stick with? Learn a Language is a website that offers free online language courses in 7 languages: Chinese French German Italian Japanese Russian Spanish Since my Spanish has started getting [...]

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How do Zoos and Safari Parks Help Endangered Animals?

February 21, 2013

Since time immemorial, animals have been kept under lock and key, whether it’s for entertainment or religious reasons. However, the modern zoo, as we know it today, wasn’t commonplace until the 19th century. With its immense popularity, zoos continued to evolve with time, and became not only a place to see animals from all over [...]

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Free Month of Online Pre-School Curriculum

September 27, 2012

ABC Mouse offers a full online curriculum for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten in the subjects of reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. Children can start anywhere and move through the curriculum at their own pace! ABC Mouse has won numerous awards, including the Parent’s Choice, Teacher’s Choice, and Mom’s Choice GOLD awards! Get [...]

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Scholastic Printables Third Grade Math Worksheet

September 11, 2012

Do you have a school-age child that needs a little extra attention on math? Scholastic Printables offers more than 15,000 worksheets and other printable resources for students that range from Pre-K all the way up to 8th grade. Their Printable Worksheets cover all subjects and topical themes through the year, and provide everything you need [...]

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Did You Know You Can Rent College Textbooks?

August 30, 2012

I remember how much I dreaded the beginning of each and every semester because of how much money I had to fork out for textbooks. I was able to sell some books backs, but sometimes I was stuck with a textbook I no longer needed or wanted at the end of the semester. Did you [...]

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How to Find Tutoring Help Online

August 27, 2012

Summer is slowly coming to a close, and back to school time is at hand. Very soon, families everywhere will be dealing with daily schoolwork, homework and everything that comes along with that. If your child needs help in school, where will you turn? Do you have the knowledge yourself to help them work through their [...]

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Reading Horizons Intensive Phonics Program {$299 #GreenSchool #Giveaway}

August 21, 2012

Welcome to A Very Green Back to School Giveaway Hop hosted by Simple City Life and Mommy’s Favorite Things. We have teamed up a group of bloggers to bring you some fabulous green back to school items valued at $20 or more! You will find the list of participating blogs at the bottom of this [...]

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Teach Your Child to Read in 40 Hours with Higgs Phonics

July 22, 2012

Since we plan to homeschool, I’m trying to implement more learning activities with Zoë now, so that she gets used to it and so do I (she is 4). She has been showing a lot of interest in learning to read, so I was excited to receive Higgs Phonics, a scientifically based reading instruction system, [...]

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