We found a site called The Goodwill Librarian that shares a wide range of puzzles for kids. Check them out: 2023 Puzzles Archive (goodwilllibrarian.com) Or how about Jigsaw Puzzles (small)? Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids | Online Simple Puzzles (roomrecess.com) Do you remember the Highlights Magazine? Games & Puzzles | Highlights Kids How about games for Grandma? Free, no registration...Games4Grandma Hidden Object Games offers some free: 🕹️ Play Hidden Object Games: Free Online Hidden Objects Finding Video Games for Kids and Adults (plays.org) Finally, for today, Hidden Object Zone offers free games, nothing to download and no registration: Free Hidden Object … [Read more...]
Hidden word searches for kids
Looking for ways to stimulate the kids? Here are a number of links to sites that offer hidden words from easy to hard. Thanks to the Spruce Crafts! These word searches for kids are all free for you to print and hand over to your kids or students. The kids will have a great time hunting for the hidden words and you'll love that you know they're increasing their problem solving and vocabulary skills. There's a lot of word searches for kids below and you can find more holiday word searches, math word searches, and online word search games for kids that are great for kids. You can also make word searches for kids so you can cover the exact topic or use just the right words you want them … [Read more...]
Education’s Armageddon: Homeschooling
The growth in homeschooling continues. Private school growth continues. Charter school growth continues. Public school enrollment continues...to FALL. There are lots of reasons why parents are abandoning the public sector. We came across an article written by Denis Ian that we think you will find interesting. Drop by his website and see what else he has to say about K-12 education. Homeschoolers … you’re next. The feds have captured the public schools … and now they wanna make sure you can never escape. Orwell yourself and come to terms with what awaits your children on the horizon of government controlled education. Huxley yourself into the world of tomorrow when they will be … [Read more...]
Colorado School District to Begin Distribution of Satanic Materials to Children
From an article at Breitbart .... After coming under fire from atheist groups for the distribution of free Bibles, the Delta County School District (DCSD) has approved the circulation of atheistic, secular and Satanic literature to middle and high school students. Several atheist organizations, including The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), Western Colorado Atheists and Freethinkers (WCAF) and the Satanic Temple, applied to distribute their literature as a challenge to the school district’s “open forum” policy that allows any group to distribute non-curricular literature to students, as long as it conforms to policy guidelines. Kurt Clay, the Assistant Superintendent of the … [Read more...]
New High School Graduation Requirement?
Ok...this is intended to be "tongue in cheek" so please don't get mad at us. This is NOT YET true...but could it? Community Newswire: As part of the curriculum of Common Core a "new" Class High School Seniors must take to graduate is titled "Navigating the Maze of Public Programs". This class will be required to be successfully completed in order for the student to graduate. The class will require each student to show that they can complete government social service enrollments for the following: Food Stamps Unemployment Insurance Medicaid (for healthcare) Filing for disability Accessing pre-K "early learning" services Student Loan bankruptcy Section 8 housing choice … [Read more...]
This State Offered Free College Education. Here’s What Happened.
From an article in The Daily Signal..... Several politicians have recently been offering free goodies to voters. One of the most popular of these, oddly enough, is something that several state governments have already tackled: free college tuition. The details vary by state, but Oregon, Tennessee, Georgia, Michigan, and Louisiana (among others) all use tax dollars to pay for at least some of their residents’ college tuition. Louisiana provides a great case study for advocates of similar federal policies. Louisiana provides a great case study for advocates of similar federal policies. Louisiana just so happens to be in the news right now because the governor is threatening to suspend … [Read more...]
Personality Test – What are your traits and how does it affect your relations with people?
Click the picture on the left and you'll be taken to the START page This is a version of the Meyers-Briggs personality test Even though some of the questions and possible answer choices may not seem perfect pick the best After you finish (it will take 10-15 minutes) stop back by and share your profile. You will get a detailed breakdown explaining what it all means … [Read more...]
The Worst Argument for Common Core Ever!
From The Pulse 2016! > > > > > > Exxon Mobil Exec Wants Your Kids to Be His Widgets > > > > By Jane Robbins on December 28, 2015 > > > > > From Fortune magazine come two stories about the saga of Common Core and the presidential candidates’ approach to the national standards. One piece identifies four candidates — Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, and Mike Huckabee — who have flipped from supporting to opposing the national standards. Bush really shouldn’t be listed here, because the only change he’s made is to stop using the term “Common Core” when describing what he supports. In any … [Read more...]
Free Online Courses
Are you interested in learning more about economics, the Constitution, education and a host of other topics related to the heritage and operation of the United States? Click the Hillsdale picture and it will take you to their page where you can register for FREE...that's right FREE...courses. Do them at your own pace online. The courses are intended for high school and above but if you have an ambitious 7th or 8th grader they will probably do just fine. Here are just a couple of examples: "A Proper Understanding of K-12 Education: Theory and Practice" Economics in 3 minutes? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0ovn3vzxMAZfktLDrctfyrsfR8p_1IF9 US Constitution: … [Read more...]