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Home & Garden > Home Interior Best ways to keep your house warm on a winter's day
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Keeping the house warm on a winters day.It's a common problem in the winter in our area it happens around 3pm. The day has been lovely in that bright winter sunshine kind of way. The weather is calm, the sky is blue and outside the wind is brisk, but not painful. You've already done all the outside things for the day, and now... More..

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game reviews: Skin and Bones
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Skin and Bones is a colourful game that looks like it should be a lot of fun. Until you start playing it. The music is irritating (but can be turned off) and the controls are clunky (but can be changed.) However, the basic problem of this game would seem to be that it has taken retro gaming that step too far. Whilst the idea ... More..

Education > Early Childhood Ed How to teach preschoolers to read and write
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No one knows how children learn to read and write. No matter what the educational professionals say, no one knows! However, what we do know, is that there are lots of things that parents can do to help their children learn. The most important one is exposure.From when the baby is 16 weeks in the womb, he or she can hear. Read... More..

Education > Primary School (Other) Classroom management techniques for elementary school classes
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There are many different schools of thought about how to manage a classroom. In fact, there are as many as there are classrooms. Because I have taught in a variety of different schools, and a variety of standards of needs of children, I have developed a few basics which I always apply.1) Honesty - I am always honest with my c... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Tips to keep your energy bills under control
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In these days of heightened environmental awareness and tighter home budgets, one of the places that people commonly forget to look at cutting costs is in their home energy usage. A simple way to save energy can be just by turning down thermostat. 1 degree can equal 10% saving in energy over a year. It is important to make su... More..

Education > Primary School (Other) Ideas for bulletin boards in the elementary school classroom
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In my room I am lucky enough to have 4 large boards and a washing line. This means that I have a Literacy working wall, a numeracy working wall, and two topic boards. The washing line is string that goes from one side of my room to the other and currently has the numbers 1-20 on it. Each day I take off 2 numbers and the child... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Toddlers Tips for avoiding tantrums in toddlers
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Toddler tantrums are a fact of life for many parents. The stiff backed, red-faced child screaming at the top of it's lungs, with a equally stiff backed, red-faced parent, often shouting at the child, is a common sight across the supermarkets, parks and play groups of Britain. However, it doesn't always have to be so.The major... More..

Health & Fitness > Pediatrics Head lice home remedies
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Headlice avoiding and exterminating!As a teacher I am aware of headlice. As a female teacher of young children I come across a fair few of them. As a teacher with waist length hair, headlice are high on my list of things to be avoid like the proverbial plague. Currently in my class I have several children who I know are carry... More..

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