Dad's Worksheets.com

9/27/2017

This is a provided post. :)

DadsWorksheets.com is a Great Resource for Math Fact Practice and More!

You may not think of math as a language, but it truly is the way we communicate about science, engineering and many other advanced disicplines. Like building fluency in any language, math is a critical skill that requires practice to become excellent and the best practice is often paper and pencil. All of the printable math worksheets include answer keys...

Multiplication

Division

Addition

Subtraction

...plus you will find a collection of visual online calculators perfect for classroom instruction to explain basic math concepts while work on projectors or SmartBoards...

Fractions

Prime Factorization

Long Division

Roman Numerals

The resources at DadsWorksheets also include a huge number of printables that support learning and teaching math topics...

Printable Charts

Times Table

Coordinate Planes

Place Value Charts

No matter if your a parent, teacher, or home schooler, if you need math materials you'll find some of the best free content on the internet over at DadsWorksheets.com. Please stop by!

For Sale, part two

9/23/2017

Books in new condition unless otherwise noted.
Prices on pictures.

Resources

Parenting, how to, devotional, bible, crosswords... you know.. resources. :)

Fiction for Youth

All worth reading, give me a couple bucks each book and I'll be delighted! :)

Non-fiction

The ones missed in the other post. :)

For Sale Part One

9/23/2017

Art Books

Prices on pictures. Willing to negotiate on prices if reasonable offers. These are all in like new condition.

Picture books

In new or like new condition unless otherwise noted. Will negotiate.

Non-fiction

In like-new condition, unless otherwise noted.
prices are negotiable, see prices on pictures

In new condition, unless noted. Prices on pictures.

For Sale, part three

9/23/2017

In New or like new Condition unless other wise noted.
I'm good with negotiation, so let me know if you are interested and we'll talk eh! :)

Activity and work books

No pages done in these books, used as resource material only.

Educational aids and games

In New or like new condition, unless otherwise noted.

Miscellaneous Items

Language Learning Wiki

7/15/2017

This post has been provided for me. :)

Free Language-Learning Videos

When a new language is learned, one of the biggest challenges is understanding native speakers. Here is a great website that has hundreds of videos, in 10 languages, that help you learn to understand native speakers. Basically, this website includes the best language learning videos from YouTube organized in an easy-to-use format. Just visit https://www.languagelearningwiki.org/ to learn a language free online.

The website not only has videos with native speakers in many languages, there are also beginning, intermediate and advanced courses in 10 foreign languages. This is a great resource that I recommend wholeheartedly.

Cram: Studying with Flashcards

5/15/2017

This post has been provided to me by Cram, perhaps you may find it useful?

Cram: Studying with Flashcards

Flashcards have traditionally been used by teachers to help students memorize and understand hard concepts. Students use flashcards to make notes, revise, and test themselves as they prepare for their exams.

Today, there are many online flashcard tools available for students but most of them promote rote memorization. Some tools have improved upon this shortfall by prioritizing the ‘Active Recall’ or active memory stimulation during the learning process.

Cram is one such free study tool that integrates fun with learning and makes it easy for students to both memorize and understand the concepts. You can create your own flashcards, add pictures, share it with others, and study together in a classroom environment.

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How is Cram different?

Cram has an amazing collection of flashcards on different subjects in various languages, helping millions of students easily memorize historical dates, facts, numbers and other useful information by using the Leitner system.

Unlocking the ‘Cram Mode’

The Cram Mode or Leitner’s system is a spaced repetition study method. Here, there are 5 different levels which the cards have to pass through starting from level one to complete your revision. Every correct answer moves the card one level up and the wrong answer pushes it back to level one. Eventually you will have to study and memorize all cards before they reach the final level.

To start the cram mode, you have to select the flashcard set, click on the memorize tab and select the cram mode on the right hand side of the screen under ‘Memorization Style’.

Fun way to learn

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Learning something new may sometimes be tedious and boring, but flashcards can make it a fun activity. Cram has added two games ‘ Jewels of Wisdom ’ and ‘ Stellar Speller ’ to every set of its flashcards to keep the students interested in what they learn. Once you open a set of flashcards to study, you can click on the ‘Games’ tab and select either one of these games.

Add Ons

Test Yourself

Every set of flashcards has the test mode where students can test what they have learnt. You can select between four testing formats: Matching, Written, Multiple Choice, and True/False.

Audio assistance

Cram has an audio assistance feature attached to every flashcard to help learn pronunciation and sound. This helps to remember difficult words that have many syllables and to learn a new language.

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Mobile App

The Cram App is downloadable on both Google Play and iTunes for free.

If you have any further questions, visit the FAQs and feel free to contact alan@cram.com. Have fun learning. All the best!

Studymode: Essays, Research Papers and More

4/18/2017

This is a post provided to me by Studymode. :) A link will be in the language arts tab.

Do you ever feel confused before you start writing an essay? Do you feel clueless about what to write, how to start your paper, what to include in it, and how to end it on a strong note? Don’t worry; you are not alone. These are common problems faced by students all over the world. You don’t need to put off working on your assignments till the last minute, looking for inspiration or waiting for some magic to happen.

Many students resort to using essay writing services to complete their work, which is wrong. Such practices should never be promoted. Instead, students should learn to be good writers and should understand the importance of doing their own research.

So, how do you write a good essay that’s interesting to the readers, explains your point of view and presents your argument in a convincing way?

StudyMode helps you do that.

The first impression you get by landing on the homepage is that of a website that offers you tons of example essays and research papers that help you complete your research, get ideas and finish your assignment much before your deadline.

If that is indeed your impression, you’ve got it right. But that’s just scraping the surface here. StudyMode goes far beyond just housing these documents. It is a complete package of study help tools. So, what can you expect by signing up?

Let’s start looking at the free services first.

Studymode Answers
Studymode offers many free services starting with ‘Answers’, where you can get your academic questions answered by experts.

Studymode Drive
The Drive allows students to share files, documents, study guides, tests, etc., with their classmates. Start by typing in your school name into the search bar and you can sign in with your email id and start sharing with your peers. You can also add more schools if yours is not already present in the list.

Studymode Texty
Studymode makes buying and selling textbooks to your peers from within your school easy by providing the Texty platform. There currently are 17 schools launched on Texty and you can add yours by simply clicking the Request your School button on the page.

Free Essays
You can explore some free documents on the “Free Essays” page and unlock many more high- quality essays by typing in a free code that you can find at the bottom of this page.

[The essays on StudyMode (both free and paid) are meant only for the purpose of research and in no manner promote plagiarism. So students should only use them for doing their research and reading up (like on Wikipedia)]

Other freebies

Essay writing help
In this section, you can browse through tips and guides to help spark new ideas for your next paper.

(Advanced Placement) AP study notes
AP test scores can impact your college experience. Before you buckle under the AP pressure, look through the suite of study tools, course notes, study guides, sample tests, videos and more to help you learn the most important information needed to excel on your AP tests.

Book notes
Find free book notes on the most widely read books in high school and college curriculums. You'll also find quizzes, discussion questions and suggested reading lists to enhance your understanding of the material.

Citation generator
Once you’re done writing that amazing essay, you’re faced with the tedious task of creating a bibliography. This easy-to-use citation generator automatically create bibliographies in the format you want, including APA, MLA and Chicago styles.

You can find the links to these pages at the bottom of the Homepage.

Subscription
Now looking at the bigger picture, Studymode has a large collection of high-quality essays, research papers, and case studies which require students to pay a small subscription amount as given below.

To categorize the research further, there’s a section that divides the documents (currently over 19 million) into categories like business, entertainment, history, writing, science, literature, etc., giving a wider scope and simplifying the research.

StudyMode also offers discount codes, VIP Access codes, and free essay codes to help students download the documents at a much lesser cost. You can find them at the bottom of the site’s homepage.

Give StudyMode a try and share your experiences.

Credit Card Fraud Stats - Protect Yourself from Being Scammed

2/12/2017

Hey all, this is a guest post by Marina.
She's here to talk about Credit Card Fraud.

It’s common for families nowadays to use credit cards with their various purchases and transactions. From shopping and dining out to paying the monthly bills, all these are now typically done using credit cards. With the continuous increase of their use, the number of fraudulent activities concerning credit cards has also increased.

The use of email and the Internet is also very common for family members, even with the children. It’s vital to take extra precaution in using them, as according to statistics, they are two of the most usual initial point of contact of credit card frauds.

Learning about these statistics will make you more knowledgeable about frauds with credit cards. There are ways on how to protect yourself and the entire family from this and one of them is by being more careful with the use of your credit card details online. You should also install security software on your computer, which will protect it from hackers that may steal your credit card information and use it without your consent.

There are more things that your family can do to combat credit card fraud. We created an infographic that contains these tips, as well as statics that will give you more insights regarding this matter. Share this with every family member, and to other families as well so they too can be protected.

Do not fall victim from credit card fraud by checking the colorful image that we have below:

Field Trip: Fort York

12/1/2016

Oh how I enjoyed this field trip. We all did. The cannons, the stories, the walking around. This was a great field trip that I would happily do again. Fort York is a great story about the people at the start of Canada as a country.

I have to admit, I took so many pictures here it's hard to choose which pictures to share with you all. :) When we arrived we were greeted by a friendly lady who gave the boys an activity/remembrance token for coming, she directed us to an information area and told us about a movie that they played.

We first took in the museum information area. There we saw the first stamps of Canada, the coins, learned about First Nation involvement, learned how both sides of the War of 1812 declared they were winners because neither side lost.

After this we took in the movie. It was played over three screens and was quite interesting, giving us lots of information. This led us to part three of the museum, a walk through history. I thought this section really well done.

This walk through history led us to the pathway that led to the restored Fort York. Some buildings were erected from stones found, others were built according to original specs. Almost all held artifacts, and each building had an introductory plaque at the entrance.

Isn't this tree magnificent?

The boys thought it would be fun to pose in the guard house.

Hmm.. let's see what else can I share with you?

We saw the stark difference between the enlisted men and the officers quarters. I found it quite amazing in fact...

enlisted men bunks and eating area.

Officers room and eating area.

Different buildings were dedicated to different pieces of information, from seeing how the officers and soldiers lived, to observing the placement of cannons, learning about the different weapons and uniforms, and bugle calls all had meaning as well.

One of the things that happened in the battle at Fort York was when they blew up the magazine, it killed so many of the attacking Americans, the devastation was so sudden. One of the last areas we visited walked us through the attack and blow up of the magazine. They couldn't let all that gunshot end up in enemy hands.

I appreciated reading the first hand reports of the men involved.

One of the last places we visited was the well. My son was so disappointed as the well didn't work. It was sealed off.

And check out this beautiful tree!!! Yes, the colours were changing and this tree was just so very lovely I couldn't pass it up

I hope you enjoyed this brief look at Fort York. There is so much yet I could show you but why would you have a reason to go visit it yourself? We did a self-guided tour and it was interesting and great exercise transversing the yards.

Price to get in:
Adults: $9.00
Seniors (65+): $5.50
Youth (13–18 yrs.): $5.50
Children (6–12 yrs.): $4.25

Hours of operation vary, so check the website before you go.

Field Trip: Guelph Civic Museum

11/24/2016

One day I had to run up to Guelph. I had two or three rabbits to sell, and the folks could meet me there, so the lad and I decided to make a day of it. Do you know that Guelph has very little in the way of museums to visit? Oh my. BUT we did make it to two museums, I talked about the McCrae House already, so today I will talk about the Guelph Civic Museum.

The Guelph Civic Museum is given over to telling the stories of Guelph. It has a variety of exhibits, from static information, to wildlife displays and more. It is a somewhat larger museum...with I think three floors. If you pay entrance to the one museum, you gain entrance on the same day to the other. It did take us a while to figure out where it was... but obviously we managed.

So if you go, this is the building and location for you. :)

One of the first things we saw upon entering the museum was this neat piece of art work. The lad and I both said "WOW" when we saw it. Isn't it neat? All the swirling motion that gets you all caught up.

One section of the building was given over to clothes designed by a person I can't remember. AH See.. this is why I take pictures... clothes for a wedding back in 1905.

Guelph is a town built on an agricultural background, much in it's current production still reflects that...housing one of Canada's vet colleges, having a research station and what not.

They had this lovely set for a garter snake that my son was quite taken with.

They had this interactive area which my son and I spent a lot of time in. Levers to pull, cranks to turn, dials to spin and they all did something. They didn't all work exactly the way they were meant to due to abuse by other visitors, but it was fun none-the-less.

Guelph Civic Museum. Filled with agricultural tidbits and lots of information about the founders and First Nation relations and interactive elements.

Go on, have fun, learn some local history.