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Resources for co-ops: Use Synchtube to watch videos and chat in real time

Synchtube is the ONLY place you can watch YouTube Videos in real time while chatting online with your friends or
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How to color code your Firefox browser tabs

Apparently I’m not the only one with a color coding obsession! Thanks to Free Technology for Teachers for alerting me
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Why we chose Singapore Math as our math curriculum

The 2008 National Mathematics Advisory Panel cited Singapore Mathematics as exemplary for its lean curriculum which allows fewer topics to
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It’s official: Kids need to play more

Play is on the minds of many educational researchers these days. According to the Scientific American “Free, imaginative play is
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Homeschool Forms

I wanted to share these forms that I use in my homeschool. I hope they are a help to you
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Google Books

Have you discovered Google Books yet?It is a wonderful resource for public domain and full copies of online books. When
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Non-standard measurement & estimation

Balancing Animals was developed for interactive whiteboards, but you can play it online for free using just a computer and
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Geography: Reading a Map

Geography is fast becoming one of our favorite weekend subjects. Pumpkin, G-man and Bear have all learned the 7 continents
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Birds of Prey

“Birds of prey—powerful eagles, hawks, and owls—have very different lifestyles from Florida’s backyard songbirds. Also known as raptors, they are
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Field Trip: Green Cay Farm

Today we took a field trip to Green Cay Farm. It was a wonderful opportunity for the kids to see
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Introduction to Florida State Symbols

Activities:Print out the Florida State Symbols PDF and include in your notebook Suggested Reading:Florida Facts and Symbols by Emily McAuliffe
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How to use YouTube in your Classroom or Home Education program

Making your classroom or homeschool high tech has probably never been easier than it is today. Finding quality content and
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Ten Thousand Islands: An estuary field trip

For part one of our study on the Everglades we went on a field trip just outside of Everglades National
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Christmas came early

Christmas came early at Passport Academy. First there was the interactive whiteboard and now the prizes from HSBA post. Here
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Bird Beaks

Lesson PlansEduplace.com Bird Beak LabRanger Rick Naturescope: Birds, Birds, Birds lesson plan Online Resources:Backyard Nature Bird Beaks PageTeacher’s Domain Bird
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