Here’s a fun Halloween activity to help your child gain grammar and reading comprehension skills, while seeing the hilarious effects of putting words together that may not necessarily match!
To get started, print out the story template here. Then, ask your child to provide each of the word types you see in white (adjectives, nouns, etc), [...]
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Halloween is quickly approaching! Ghosts, spirits, and ghouls are leaving their haunted mansions and coming out to party! Here is an eerie experiment that will scare the socks off your friends. The ghost of static electricity will help you!
Floating Spooks
What you will need:
Balloon
Wool sweater, or hair
Scissors
Coffee filter
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This Halloween, you are invited to celebrate the spookiest time of the year at JumpStart.com!
To start the fun, grab your friends and head to the Jumpee Creator to design the perfect Halloween get-up. A swashbuckling pirate? A pretty princess? A stylish cat? A spooky ghost? The possibilities are endless!
Then it’s time to select the perfect [...]
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The JumpStart team is hard at work getting ready to release our next world for JumpStart.com. Here is a sneak peek at the up and coming FutureLand compliments of the art department!
The Sea Lab will be the main portal that you enter in FutureLand. Our artists gave us a quick sketch as to what the [...]
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Ever notice how when you grab some change from your pocket that some of the older pennies are darker and greener compared to their shiny new friends? You and your child can try this easy science experiment with items you have around the house to learn how pennies get their darker color and to help [...]
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Going to the beach before the end of summer? Keep an eye out for sand crabs!
These cute little crustaceans hang out in large groups, right on the shore line, in the “swash zone” or area of breaking waves. They burrow under the sand a little ways and poke their antennae out to munch on plankton… [...]
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Listen, look, feel, taste, and smell. We go through the day without thinking twice about the five senses that drive our life. We hardly question them and their importance is often overlooked. However, it is extremely important for your child to learn the basics of our five wonderful senses. Here are some great activities to [...]
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Looking for a way to keep your little ones’ minds sharp and the boredom at bay? Try this fast-paced game to keep them on their toes and at the head of the class!
You will need:
Two or more clever kids
A flyswatter for each player
Poster board, white board, or an overhead projector
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“Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read.”
-Marilyn Jager Adams
You can’t argue with that logic! We all know that reading to young children is essential for their development. But how old is too old to be [...]
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At a London girls’ school in April, Michelle Obama spoke passionately to students about the importance of education. Education, she said, is the key to closing the gap between “the world as it is and the world as it should be.” Now there’s something we can all agree on! Check out the video here:
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