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Family Education: Outdoor Activities
Outdoor Activities that also help children learn. But, just in case, there also some Rainy Day Activities listed.
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Family Education: Math
This site provides 60-75 math tools designed to help students with basic math skills, such as adding, fractions, and bar graphs. Spanish versions of 10-15 of the printables are provided as well, including several with letters for parents...
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Family Education: Testing
Standardized tests are an important assessment tool used in schools. Find links to numerous topics associated with these tests. Getting ready, expert advice, and test tips are just a few.
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Family Education: Fifteen Minute Reading Activities
What can you do with your child in fifteen minutes to improve their reading skills? This site has a list of reading activities.
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Family education.com: Raising Children Free of Prejudice
An informative article on how parents can raise their children to be free of prejudice.
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Family Education: School Safety
Lengthy list of articles and resources on school safety from perspectives of school, parents, and students. Includes checklists of things to look for or to work towards.
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Family Education: Book Lists
Family Education publishes age-appropriate lists of books, with brief plot summaries, on themes of interest to children and teens.
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Family Education: Improving Your Child's Thinking Skills
This article explains that by asking the right kinds of questions, you can help improve a students' thinking skills. This site lists several ideas and types of questions that can help develop a child's critical thinking skills.
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Family Education: 10 Tips for a Successful Parent Teacher Conference
You have some issues to discuss with your child's teacher. How do you put your best foot forward so that you can accomplish your goals? The authors of this site have put together some ideas to help you make the most of every minute spent...
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Family Education: Teach Your Kids How to Talk to Strangers
Parent-directed article with guidelines about teaching kids how and when to talk to strangers.
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Family Education: Democracy Begins at Home
This article outlines the child's development in learning democratic principles and political attitudes.
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Family Education: Music Making Activities
Bring music-making activities home or to school. Check out how to guess instruments by their sounds and learn how to make a rain stick at this resource. It gives great directions on what you'll need and what to do.
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Family Education: Top Ten Ways to Explore a City
Use these tips when you are planning a family trip to a new city, or when you realize that you don't know your children don't know your own home town very well.
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Family Education: Is Retention Beneficial for a Gifted Ld/add Child?
Learn about the option of holding back a gifted student with a learning disability and why it is not beneficial.
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Family Education: Improving Your Child's Thinking Skills
By asking the right kinds of questions, you can help improve a students thinking skills. This site lists several ideas and types of questions that can help develop a child's critical thinking skills.
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Family Education: Books for Ages 7 8
Selection of age-apppropriate fiction for seven- to eight-year-old children. Plot summaries included.
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Family Education: Books for Ages 7 8
Selection of age-appropriate fiction for seven- to eight-year-old children. Plot summaries included.
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Family Education: Family Vacations: Visiting Farms
These farms may not be close to you, but will give you some good ideas about visiting family farms in your area. It will do your heart good to see your kids doing farm chores.
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Family Education Network: Is the News Bad News for Children?
This article provides tips on how to monitor children's exposure to current affairs which could potentially be upsetting to children.