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    Halloween Decorations Your Kids Can Make!

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    Let’s have some fun and save some money at the same time! Check out these easy to make decorations and try them or your own ideas!!
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    Halloween Learning Activities

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    Amy James from Knowledge Essentials shares some learning activities you can do with your pumpkins before you carve them into Jack-O-Lanterns!
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    Thanksgiving Decorations Kids Can Make!

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    Need a centerpiece and an hour of peace and quiet? These activities may be perfect for both!
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    Using Glogster and Editorial Cartoons for Learning

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    Amy James, Education Expert on CBS News 9, of Knowledge Essentials explains how parents can use Glogster.com as a tool to create editorial cartoons.
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    Could Using Facebook Mean Lower Grades?

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    A recent study conducted at Ohio State University has students squirming because it claims that social networking sites like Facebook can result in lower grades. CBS News educat...
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    Knowing the Technology That Your Kids Use

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    Facebook is all the rage with kids. CBS News 9 education expert Amy James says it’s important that parents to learn how to use the same technology and social networking si...
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    Parent Essentials: Teaching Your Kids Media Literacy

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    Recent studies have shown that exposure to television increases a child’s tendency to be obese, violent, and withdrawn. Additionally, television is often blamed for such ills as...
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    A time for everything and everything in its time

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    Ask The ExpertsAthabasca University students and their tutors are busy people; these ideas will help both of you successfully integrate AU courses into your weekly 168 hours. F...
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    Worksheet: Percentage (Grade 8)

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    Rename each number as a percent  1. 0.05                      &nbs...
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    Worksheet: Similes (Grade 6)

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    Simile  Underline the word or phrase that is being described by each simile. Put parentheses around the word or phrase it is being compared to. The first one has been...
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    Worksheet: Similes (Grade 4)

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    Similes: a comparison of two things using like or as. Directions: Match the first part of a simile with the second half.  1.  happy as a _____   &nbs...
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    Activity: St. Patrick's Day Word Search (Grade 4-5)

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    St. Patrick’s Day SpellingSubject: Holiday, ReadingGrade: 4-5 St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, which means that he protects and loves Ireland. Shamrock is a sym...
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    Vocabulary: Spring Words (Grade 2-5)

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    Spring WordsSubject: English, SpellingGrade: 3-5 Directions: Unscramble the letters to make spring words. 1. sten ___nest____________ 2. inar ___rain__________ 3. irdbs _...
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    Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids

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    Amy James from Knowledge Essentials shows parents some fun and easy Valentine’s Day crafts for kids.
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    Activity: Air Pollution

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    Air Pollution  Directions: Read, “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss. Discuss how the smogulous smoke produced by the THNEEDS factory made the Lorax cough, whiff, sneeze, snuff,...
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    U.S. Civil Rights: Desegregation of Schools (Grade 2-5)

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    Emancipation Proclamation (Grade 7-9)

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    Activity Sheet: Martin Luther King (Grade 3-5)

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    Civil Rights: Rosa Parks (K-2)

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    Activity Sheet: Presidential Oath (Grades: 6-8, 9-12)

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    Activity: President's Day (Grade Pre-K, K, 1)

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    U.S. Civics: Dear President Obama (Grade 3-6)

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    U.S. History: Compare & Contrast Presidents

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    US President: Abraham Lincoln (Grade 1-4)

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    U.S. History: President's Day

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    Activity Sheet: Valentine's Day

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    Going Back to School Green

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    Back to school is the perfect time to start some earth-saving habits! What can you and your child do to go back to school green?
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    A new building for Athabasca University

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    The ARC project contract signing took place at the offices of Manasc Isaac Architect in Edmonton on Dec 5th, 2008.The University President, Dr. Frits Pannekoek signed the ARC Co...
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    What is an Open university?

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    An open university is one which has an open admissions policy; that is, one which admits students without regard to their previous educational background or achievements. To ent...