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Jan MacWatters
Jan 12, 20224 min read
Home schooling, Micro-schools etc.
Home School, Micro School, Private School..... What are my choices?
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Jan MacWatters
Mar 20, 20215 min read
Homonyms, homographs and homophones... oh my!
Why your 3rd grader should be familiar with these… and how to develop that awareness. It is important for everyone to be able to read...
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Jan MacWatters
Dec 10, 20204 min read
Reading Recommendations for Christmas
Need recommendations for your family stocking stuffers? Choose a book that they will enjoy but that will also help to develop skills...
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Jan MacWatters
Dec 8, 20201 min read
Can we define the skill of reading?
What does a successful high school graduate actually need to know? Ill students should be able to read. But what is the skill of reading,...
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Jan MacWatters
Sep 15, 20203 min read
"Bloom where you are planted" - The Cat Man of Aleppo.
I just finished reading "The Cat Man of Aleppo" by Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha and this phrase came to mind. It's a old adage...
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Jan MacWatters
Aug 16, 20203 min read
Reading For Multiple Grades
This week, we'll look at a great book that can be a good read aloud for all elementary children.
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Jan MacWatters
Aug 7, 20203 min read
Avoiding Procrastination... And Developing Study Habits
It's fair to say that most people, but especially teens tend to procrastinate.
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Jan MacWatters
Aug 1, 20203 min read
Pandemic Pods..... and Stress Free Learning
Well here we are again. The start of a new school year. Where we would normally be shopping for school supplies, we now seem to be...
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Jan MacWatters
Mar 13, 20202 min read
Copyright and Online Teaching
If you're like most teachers, you're probably pondering how to get your classes online.
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Jan MacWatters
Dec 31, 20191 min read
Optimism and Success: YA Literature that Highlights the Connection
This book came highly recommended and I couldn’t wait to read it over the break.
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