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The Order Of Operations
You need to get your priorities straight in math too, this is how you do it! Mnemonics are often used to help students remember the rules, involving the first letters of words representing various operations. Different mnemonics are in use in different countries. In the United States and France, we typically use PEMDAS. It stands…
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Strategies to Teach Sight Words
Boost kindergarten reading skills for young children with these simple activities that teachers and parents can use. Strategies to teach sight words have been challenged recently with the emergence of the Science of Reading. Many educators have had to take a long look at the strategies for teaching sight words that we have used for…
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The Science of Christmas
Ever wondered how Santa gets around the whole world in one night? Why does no one see him delivering presents? How does he fit down the chimney? Or how Rudolph's nose came to glow? Auckland University of Technology’s Professor Steve Pointing and his colleague Professor Allan Blackman use modern science to solve these mysteries and…