A few more images from the Mermaid world we are building…
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Homework: Your Child Can Practice Life Skills as well as their Lessons 2
Posted on April 30, 2009 by JumpStart
Life Skill #2: Prioritization and Time Management Didn’t get to read about Life Skill #1? Click Here to read the first article now! Your kids have finished their to-do list… but there are about ten thousand things on it. It’s making you go cross-eyed, and you wonder how they’ll ever get it done. You again [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2009 by JumpStart
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Homework: Your Child can Practice Life-Skills as well as their Lessons!
Posted on April 29, 2009 by JumpStart
You stand frozen in place, staring into the faces of your kids. They have just asked one of those dreaded questions that are almost as bad as “Jimmy says there isn’t a Santa Claus…” or “Where do babies come from?” Your eyes dart around frantically for an escape. Maybe the window? You could do a [...]
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More Maya and Mermaids
Posted on April 29, 2009 by JumpStart
- From the Desk of Chris Williams, Art Director – I’m back with a few more shots of what we’re building for the Mermaid Town! Enjoy…
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Maya and Mermaids
Posted on April 28, 2009 by JumpStart
Hi Gang, In the previous weeks, I showed you some initial concept sketches for our cool new underwater world. The feed back has been great, especially with all the creative names submitted for the Mermaid Village. Having so many good suggestions was like Christmas for our writers. Enough about words, names and such, lets talk [...]
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Kiss Your Brain! The Adventure of Learning
Posted on April 25, 2009 by JumpStart
– From the Desk of Heather Tuttle, Curriculum Writer – Sometimes, the best and most effective learning occurs when kids don’t even know they’re doing it. In my years as a classroom teacher, there wasn’t anything I loved more than learning from my students. Not a day went by without my students providing some kind of learning [...]
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Puzzle Me This…
Posted on April 23, 2009 by JumpStart
– From the Desk of Glenn Seidel, Game Designer– Can a puzzle be more than a puzzle? This week, I’m going to show you how we are integrating simple puzzles into deeper and richer experiences for our players. Puzzles that are too easy can feel like a chore; but if a puzzle is too complicated, [...]
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Test Your Art Smarts
Posted on April 22, 2009 by JumpStart
- From the Desk of Chris Williams, Art Director – Hi Gang, I know that you were looking forward to the next step in creating a 3D world but today I have something even more fun… a quiz! Don’t worry if you didn’t study, this is more of a test to see how well we [...]
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Easy Bird Feeders
Posted on April 20, 2009 by JumpStart
It’s the perfect time to enjoy a little nature with your kids! Try making these quick and easy bird feeders to bring nature flocking to your window…literally! Popcorn Pinecone (a classic with a twist) What you need: Pinecone Peanut Butter Bird Seed Popped Popcorn String What to do: Hunt around your yard or a local [...]
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