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	<title>The Home Education &#187; manipulatives</title>
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		<title>Some Sweet Lessons</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home Educator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Halloween is over and the little trick or treaters have a huge bundle of candy. Believe it or not, this can be a good thing! Instead of just rotting their teeth and giving them a sugar high, this pile of candy can be used in some sweet lessons. Sorting &#8211; create piles of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Game night &#8211; bring it into your school day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 10:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home Educator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is much talk about family game night, a chance to spend quality time with the family. But board games shouldn&#8217;t be restricted to game night, they can be part of your school lesson plans! Most board games offer learning through counting, matching and cooperation. There are also board games made specifically for their educational [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Math manipulatives &#8211; a houseful of ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home Educator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeschooling can get costly when you are buying all the books and materials needed for the lessons. But when it comes to math manipulatives, all you have to do is look around your house! Manipulatives are defined as &#8220;any of various objects designed to be moved or arranged by hand as a means of developing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping active children focused</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home Educator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children who can&#8217;t sit still for long periods of time won&#8217;t learn any better if they are made to. The advantage of homeschooling is to be able to teach to the child in the best way possible. For an active child this may mean a creative lesson plan. School is more than books and worksheets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drama in your home school</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home Educator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In high school, I took drama class. We acted out plays in front of audiences, memorized soliloquies and learned lighting techniques. As a home schooled student, your child doesn&#8217;t have to miss out on drama class! Of course, a group of kids can get together, dress up and play act, many times they do that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trick or Treat</title>
		<link>http://www.thehome-educationblog.com/home-educational-supplies/114-trick-or-treat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home Educator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a night of trick or treating and a belly full of candy, getting children to concentrate on school work can be a challenge. The trick is to incorporate Halloween into the lessons! A bag of Halloween candy is a great math manipulative. It can be used for counting, sorting, graphing and more. Even the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching the Active Child</title>
		<link>http://www.thehome-educationblog.com/home-educational-supplies/38-teaching-the-active-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home Educator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many active students are kinesthetic learners. That is they learn by doing. The key to teaching these learners is to keep them doing. A great learning tool for kinesthetic learners is manipulatives. Manipulatives are items that are used to enforce the lesson rather than worksheets and written work.  Other great tools for kinesthetic learners are [...]]]></description>
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