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Learning Adventures for 3rd Grade Math: Make a Hundred 4 Oct 2012 | 02:52 am
Get ready for a fast, lively game that uses basic math facts. In this card game, you use your addition and multiplication facts to add numbers to try to reach one hundred. Don’t be fooled by how simpl...
Learning Adventures for 3rd Grade Math: Groovy Graphs 5 Sep 2012 | 11:34 pm
Graphs are a handy way of showing mathematical information in a visual, easy-to-grasp style. In grade three, your child is learning to read both bar graphs and line graphs---a skill useful to her not ...
Learning Adventures for 3rd Grade Math: Three Fracts in a Row 14 Aug 2012 | 03:41 am
Here’s a variation of the familiar game Tic Tac Toe to help your child practice equivalent fractions, and have fun trying to beat you at the same time! Getting Ready: Make your Fee Fie Foe gameboard t...
Summer Reading Club: book review #19 – “The Higher Power of Lucky” (for grades 6-8) 11 Aug 2012 | 09:44 pm
The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron is a fantastic book for a middle school child seeking a great read this summer.
Summer Reading Club: book review #18 – “Life of Pi” (for grades 4-5) 8 Aug 2012 | 10:43 pm
Pick up the book, Life of Pi, by Yann Martell to read an engaging story that will also be a film in 2012 starring Tobey Maguire! It is perfect for 4th and 5th graders.
Summer Reading Club: book review #17 – “Number the Stars” (for grades 2-3) 7 Aug 2012 | 12:42 am
Take a break from your summer activities, and learn some history in a fun way to help get your child’s brain going again before school starts! Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a historical fiction no...
Summer Reading Club: book review #16 – “Curious George Goes to a Costume Party” (for grades K-1) 6 Aug 2012 | 01:12 am
The next book in our series of book reviews for the Kaplan Kids Summer Reading Club is Curious George Goes to a Costume Party, by H.A Rey. This book tells the tale of one of the many adventures of our...
Summer Reading Club: book review #15 – “The Black Pearl” (for grades 6-8) 5 Aug 2012 | 12:38 am
The Black Pearl, by Scott O’Dell, is an action novel fit for 6th-8th graders to read this summer.
Summer Reading Club: book review #14 – “Aquamarine” (for grades 4-5) 2 Aug 2012 | 12:37 am
As part of our free Kaplan Kids Summer Reading Club, we've had the good fortune of hearing about the books our kids love the most. Aquamarine, by Alice Hoffman, is a fun novel that would be perfect to...
Summer Reading Club: book review #13 – “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing”(for grades 2-3) 31 Jul 2012 | 01:36 am
Today’s Summer Reading Club book review is definitely a fan favorite! Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume, introduces a recurring character in her future novels: Fudge. About the book: ...
