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Klaus Teuber and the Creation of Settlers of Catan
Explore the origin of Settlers of Catan, created by Klaus Teuber in Rosdorf, Germany, a game that transformed the board game industry and united families and friends.
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Kingsway House Shelter Gives in to Public Pressure
Kingsway House, a shelter for the homeless in Liverpool, enters its tumultuous final days. As Lawrence navigates the complexities of its fate, we learn that the responsibility for the closure does not lie with the city council, but...
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Outdoor Activity: Anti-Gravity Water
Alex knows that every time we do an experiment the result should be different from what he normally expects to happen. This time he said that water would not spill if we turn the cup upside down. So I asked him to do just that and water...
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Outdoor Activity: Tin Foil River
Water play is always a hit with my boys. The weather was perfect for making a river in our own garden using aluminum foil.
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Simple Mixing Colours Activity For Kids
This is a great activity for developing those fine motor skills while having fun mixing colours. We used kitchen paper towel and water coloured by food colouring.
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Art Activity: Paint on Ice
It was so much fun to paint on ice! When boys stopped painting for a bit, water from melting ice run washing all the paint away and they were presented with blank canvases again.
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Letter Recognition: Words Activity
Max loved clothes pins activity last time, so I made this simple activity for him today. By now, he is quite familiar with his name letters, but have a look how good he is with more challenging words. I do not know where he learns all that.
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Letter Recognition: Name Activity
Max loves this simple letter recognition activity covering letters from his name with clothes pins.
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DIY Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt
Glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunt is so much fun and super easy to set up. I used glow stick to light eggs up.
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DIY Craft: Cardboard Laptop
A quick craft using kitchen foil to make a dream come true toy for Max.
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Hammering Activity for Preschoolers
What child doesn't like to bash things with a hammer? So I made a surprise activity for Max this morning and he loved it. I used a piece of foam packaging from last night delivery, wooden sticks and a toy hammer.
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Outdoor Activity: Ping Pong Ball Launcher
Easy to make craft for a fun outdoor play. For this craft you need paper caps, balloons and ping pong balls. The only thing to be aware of is to use cheap balloons without a white powder inside them, otherwise they slip off.
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Blowing Activity for Preschoolers
I am not sure how to call these things we have made from straws, but we had a lot of fun with them.
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Coming to America
Dr. Forrester describes how immigrants from all over the world came to America to make up what is now a melting pot of American people. She describes why many of the immigrants came and what they found when they immigrated to the New World.
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Autobiography: Brainstorming
Mr. Griot describes the characteristics of an autobiography. He also brainstorms and uses a graphic organizer to begin writing his own autobiography.
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Pronouns Produce Interesting Paragraphs
Mr. Griot explains that pronouns can make writing a lot more interesting. Then he describes different types of pronouns: singular, plural, object, and subject.
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Fables by the Campfire
Mr. Griot describes the elements of a fable by reviewing the fable "It’s a Dog’s Life."
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Reinvesting Tourism Profits into Local Programs
The eco-lodge on Cholé Island donates part of its revenue to the village, funding a solar-powered hospital and new classrooms. There is an assocation that supports children's education from kindergarten to university, providing...
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Modeling Sustainability: A Family's Eco-Friendly Home in Quebec
Benoit Lavigueur, an eco-constructor who has dedicated extensive research and effort to build a beautiful, ecological house for his family in Quebec. The house showcases innovative techniques such as solar energy utilization, water...
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My Family and My Community
Dr. Forrester discusses different kinds of families and the roles and responsibilities of individual family members. She also provides examples of how families interact with other members of the community.
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Living in Ireland
Dr. Forrester compares the lives of families in the United States to those in Ireland.
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Living in India
Dr. Forrester compares the lives of families in the United States to those in India.
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Living in Australia
Dr. Forrester compares the lives of families in the United States to those in Australia.
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Pioneer Families and Their Children
Dr. Forrester compares the difficult lives of pioneer families in the 1800s to the lives we live in modern times.