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		<title>Literature Lapbooks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted at the National Writing For Children Center Lapbooks are very popular in many homeschooling/educational circles, and for good reason. Children who create something tangible after reading a particular book or learning about a certain topic are far more apt to retain that knowledge. It is motivating to be able to hold in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal Identification: What’s In A Name?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Animal Identification – What’s in a Name? Baby Names A calf is a baby cow, right? Yes, but it is also what we call a baby whale, antelope, elephant, and giraffe! In addition, while a baby bear is called a cub, the same infant identity belongs to a fox and a lion. Moreover, while almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look At Labor Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Labor Day: A Look At How It Came To Be by Amy M. O’Quinn When most of us think of Labor Day, we automatically associate it with a long holiday weekend and time off from the job. It is a day to relax, spend time with family, say goodbye to summer and hello to autumn, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journaling Nature</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Journaling Nature by Amy M. O’Quinn Keeping A Nature Journal by Clare Walker Leslie and Charles E. Roth Charlotte Mason’s Ideas I have written before about Charlotte Mason, a nineteenth-century educator, and her views on the importance of giving children a well-rounded education. Therefore, in addition to presenting the regular core academic subjects, she also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look At Lady Liberty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Statue of Liberty! One of America’s most well known landmarks, Lady Liberty has stood on her own island in the New York Harbor just southwest of Manhattan Island since 1886, and she has welcomed countless visitors and millions of immigrants to a new life in a new country. She has witnessed changes, joys, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Awesome America: Historic Symbols</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Awesome America: Historic Symbols by Amy M. O’Quinn/Originally posted at the National Writing For Children Center website Picnics, parades, patriotism and fireworks are on everyone’s mind as the Fourth of July approaches, and Americans everywhere will proudly fly the Stars and Stripes to commemorate our country’s quest for independence and freedom! Yes, Old Glory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nature at Night: Learning After Dark</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Children love the unusual! So why not surprise them with a science exploration after dark? Discover Nature at Sundown by Elizabeth P. Lawlor There are all kinds of enjoyable learning opportunities just waiting in the shadows, and everyone will have fun—all while experiencing the nocturnal side of nature! Time for Kids: Spiders by the Editors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids In the Kitchen: Fun AND Learning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kids in the Kitchen: Fun AND Learning by Amy M. O’Quinn/Originally posted at the National Writing For Children website Children learn by doing! This age-old maxim is certainly true, and the theory works in the kitchen as well as in the classroom. Almost all children, especially when they are young, enjoy helping their parents cook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Learning Guides and Instructional Activities for Trade Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Written by Amy M. O&#8217;Quinn/Originally posted on the National Writing for Children website Why Learning Guides Are Important Authors write books. Educators purchase many of those books to use in the classroom or for other instructional purposes. It is a wonderful partnership, and everyone benefits—the author, the teacher, the students, and the publisher. But there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sylvan Dell’s Great Offer for TV Turnoff Week/EarthDay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received the following press release from Caroline Harris, publicist for Sylvan Dell, and wanted to share! To celebrate TV Turnoff Week and Earth Day, Sylvan Dell is giving schools, libraries and families free access to their 50 eBooks for the week of April 19-25. What a great opporunity&#8230;so check it out and spread the [...]]]></description>
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