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Full STEAM ahead: Designing education for the future

 The STEAM movement aims to prepare children for success in the 21st century through project-based learning in key skill areas.
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Red, white and blue flip flop fun

 Fashion these fun & festive flip flops for the fourth!
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4th of July fruit kabobs

 If you want your kids to eat their fruits and veggies this 4th of July, simply put them on a stick!
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Flash math

 Sharpen subtraction skills with this technique teachers love.
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All in a dog's day

 Putting events in order by the time needed to complete them is an early math skill.
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Number search

 Use this activity when driving in the car or while on a walk to practice number recognition.
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Countdown for launch!

 Pretend to be rocket ships and practice counting down to blast-off by ones or multiples.
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Counting on Halloween

 Halloween gives kids a chance to exercise their imaginations, and to practice math skills, too.
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Kindergarten skills checklist

 Is your child ready for kindergarten? Refer to this skills checklist.
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Beach-themed play dough

 Make beachy, creamy coconut-scented play dough for fun summer learning.
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She sorts seashells...

 Is your child a collector? Turn those rock, shell or bug collections into a fun math activity. (OK, maybe not the bugs.)
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Bean math

 Try this trick to get the one-to-one connection between numbers and objects.
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