I am teaching English to a 4 and a 7 year old (separately) and I am looking for tips, games, ipad apps, or resources.
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posted by saul wright
on Mar 16, 2013 -
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My five year old son is obsessed with Angry Birds. Suggest some ways that I can use the obsession to teach him a little tiny bit about physics.
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posted by anastasiav
on Sep 21, 2011 -
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My ten-year-old daughter is entering the gifted and talented program and she is a little anxious about her math skills.
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posted by mecran01
on Jun 21, 2011 -
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What is the best way to structure a resume to apply for preschool teaching positions, especially when I have little actual training in this field?
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posted by wansac
on Jun 13, 2011 -
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I am looking for an interesting or exciting video that would, in some small way, get Grade 7 kids excited about electronics or science in general. The video will be one part of a talk by Skype I'll be giving to a teacher friend's Grade 7 class. Ideally, the video would be less than 15 minutes and deal with electricity or electronics directly.
posted by sirsteven
on Apr 8, 2011 -
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Curriculum recommendations for teaching English (ESL kids, ages 3-5, 6-7, and 10-11)
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posted by sdis
on Sep 7, 2010 -
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I'd like to learn about jobs that involve working intensively, one-on-one, with preschool or elementary-aged kids, to help them learn or develop. But, I have so many constraints that I'm not sure any role fits. Could you point me to any possibilities?
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posted by Other
on Aug 5, 2010 -
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Advice on making reading palatable to a disgruntled ESL 10-year-old.
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posted by sdis
on Apr 22, 2010 -
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What are some fun classroom activities for middle school students (ages 12-14)?
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posted by canadia
on Dec 5, 2009 -
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Advice on teaching programming to math genius 11 year old girls? I've agreed to teach an informal programming class for some neighbor kids who all attend an advanced math+science school. I'll be using processing as the platform. I have a fair amount of successful experience teaching processing to adults and college students, so I'm looking for tips on how to adjust my teaching for talented preteens. I'm taking it for granted they'll be better than me at math.
posted by puppy kuddles
on Sep 15, 2008 -
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I thought it would be fun to volunteer to help out with my son's first baseball team. Now I'm the coach, and twice a week I have about a dozen 4-6 year olds looking at me, expecting to learn how to play the game. I'm rapidly running out of ideas here. How do I keep the very basics of the game fun, interesting, and instructional?
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posted by GhostintheMachine
on Jul 3, 2008 -
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I need help writing a puppet show to teach the importance of literacy to kids k-5.
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posted by magikker
on Apr 4, 2007 -
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How can I be a good substitute teacher with elementary schoolers? I need tips on classroom management, keeping kids busy and engaged, or other general advice.
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posted by HotPatatta
on Mar 3, 2007 -
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I'm looking for Askme threads -- or other blog/conferencing threads -- that I can show my fifth graders as examples of what's good about this (conferencing) medium.
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posted by carterk
on Feb 5, 2007 -
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I found out today that starting tomorrow, I'm teaching a kids' book club once a week. I've never done this before. Help!
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posted by BuddhaInABucket
on Nov 7, 2006 -
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My sweet son has many disabilities--type 1 diabetes, ADHD, depression. At 15, he just confessed with great pain that he doesn't know his multiplication tables very well. Explains a lot.
Any really wonderful suggestions that don't infantilize and humiliate him. Ones that work? Any personal success stories and moral support will make me heart you.
posted by wordswinker
on Jul 21, 2006 -
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Howdy! I've got to keep 50 8-year olds entertained for an hour while I teach them about a local endangered species tomorrow. Any teachers out there with some general tricks of the trade to help maintain control and keep their interest?
...I'm scared.
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posted by stray
on Jun 12, 2005 -
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