Simplify the Expression

Simplify the Expression There are different types of expressions in math such as algebraic expressions, rational expressions, irrational expressions, polynomial expressions etc. Expressions consist of one or more than one unknown variables with different coefficients and constant numbers. There are various mathematical operations which are used to simplify and solve the given expressions. Example 1: Find the solution by simplifying the expression 9 x2 / 2 + 3 x2 / 5? The given question is on Adding expressions. This question contains adding with the same polynomial x2. The first step of the question is to calculate the LCM of the denominators 2 and 5, is 10. Now 9 /2 and 3 /5 can be added with the LCM of the denominators as 10. This makes the solution 9 x2 / 2 + 3 x2 / 5 = 45 x2 / 10 + 6 x2 / 10 = 51 x2 / 10. Hence the solution is 51 x2 / 10. Example 2: Find the solution by simplifying the expression x / 3 + x / 2? The given question is on Adding expressions. This question contains adding with the same polynomial x. The first step of the question is to calculate the LCM of the denominators 3 and 2, is 6. Now 1 / 3 and 1 /2 can be added with the LCM of the denominators as 6. This makes the solution x / 3 + x / 2 = 2 x / 6 + 3 x / 6 = 5 x / 6. Hence the solution is 5 x / 6.

How to Sing Lead in a Band - Heres What it Really Takes

How to Sing Lead in a Band - Heres What it Really Takes Sign up successful Once you’re sure you can get through a full show, make your demo. You’ll also need a press kit (after all, it pays to be professional). Then it’s time to hit the pavement! Peddle your demos to every venue you can think of: coffee shops, bars, music venues, farmer’s markets, colleges, and so on. Create an online presence and build a fan base. Do more networking. When you start landing gigs, be reliable, honest, and as professional as possible so you build an impeccable reputation. Help promote your own shows â€" the better attended they are, the more likely you’ll be asked back. It also helps if you put on an amazing show. Lead vocalists are an essential part of this process, because like it or not, you’re often the face of the band, so what you do matters a lot! Don’t Become a Diva We’ve all heard the stories of outrageous demands  don’t be that singer! This advice is particularly crucial when you’re starting out. You can demand yourself right out of jobs, venues, and eventually the band. Remember, nothing is permanent, and there are plenty of bands who have replaced  difficult divas and gone on to become successful. Vocalists exist in abundance, and it’s not always about sheer talent. It is also about how they meld with the band. The best bands work together and compromise when necessary.  Excellent lead vocalists are able step out of the spotlight at times to let the rest of the band shine â€" and they acknowledge how incredibly lucky they are to be a part of a great band. They show up for practice, and they help out in any capacity they can. Like anything in life, the more effort you put into something, the more rewarding it is. The best lead vocalists embody class, talent and they have worked hard to polish their incredible voice. Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo  by Patrick Kilkenny

Kids Can be Taught Well if They Get Across With Efficient Teachers

Kids Can be Taught Well if They Get Across With Efficient Teachers Parents always want their child to receive the best in every single thing so that they are not lacked behind anything. Education is the most important factor that makes a parent think about a lot. Every single move made in the education line helps the child to land to a better and much prosperous future. It is very important that proper education should be provided to every child. Every child deserves this and to all extent it is very essential as well. Every middle class parent makes it a point to supply their child with all the amenities for a better living and a bright future. It all starts from the very first day of their child’s education process. Good school, proper diet, adequate amount of books, notebooks and pens, pencils and all those small things that are needed are provided by every parent. Apart from all these it is very essential that as a responsible parent one should look after who much the child can grasp the lessons taught at school. Kids face lots of problems during few initial years of their learning process. Every year new subject, everyday new chapters becomes very difficult for any child to intake. Some of them who are smart and dynamic can cope up with the subjects and the changing chapters, while others have to work hard to survive. If survey is conducted then it becomes clear that weak students are more compared to the smart and intelligent student. These weak students need to provide extra effort and also need a special backup who will help them to cope up with the subject. Today the availability of good private tutors are rare and those available charges high rates that is abrupt and middle class parents have to face lot of hurdle to provide their child with a good teacher. Some private tutors teach the students in a group and due to presence of many other kids, some shy and introvert kid cannot land up in solving their queries. For them the easy and effective way to lessen their tension is none other than the newly emerged online teaching institutes. The online teachers many be new concept to many but in the present era it is considered as the best and the most convenient way through which a child can be given the most. The teachers that are present in any online institute are hard working and attend every child with care and concern. These institutes provide every child the best way to learn and grow. Not only this, the institutes have teachers for every single subject who are efficient and can handle the subject with utmost care. Mathematics is one of the main subjects that are needed by each and every child from the time they start their education career. The subject needs special attention and utmost care as it is considered as one of the tough subjects but also an important one. There are very few eligible teachers who can help you in this matter. For a good and proper base, you need the help of quality based teacher who will help you to get the best out of a weak student as well. Benefits of applying for an online tutor Kids need a teacher more than an adult. Adults can sometime cope up with the subject as they know the base of the subject. But for a child, it is very important to construct the base and this is possible only when he or she is handled with care. Online math tutor  for kids can be a savior in many ways. It can help your child to fetch the best and the easiest way through which your child can grasp the subject well. The teachers are very caring and also know how to handle a child. They first get to understand that what are the weak points of a child and what is the strength of a child, then only it becomes possible for any teacher to graph a structure as how to read the child and how to make him or her get accustom with the subject. The teachers are efficient and this helps in making the subjects pretty easy for each child. They make the subjects far better for a student and the student develops a kind of interest over the subject. It increases self confidence in the psychology of every child. The child performance gets increased within very less time. The online tutors provide one-on-one service to every student. This means that every student is attended by each single teacher. Every single teacher comes up to every single student and helps in giving you the best and the most beneficial way to teach them. Through this process the student do not hesitate to ask the teacher as in many cases students feel shy to ask if many other students are available. The charges in many institutes may be high, but in many institutes it is less as some institutes believes in providing clean education to a child that will drag them towards a better future. The charges are less and are kept to such an extent which can be easily paid by the middle class parents without any tension. The online teachers’ helps in bringing in the best and the most comfortable way of making the student attend the classes. The teachers conduct the whole class through the help of online chats tele conferencing and video conferencing. The video conferencing helps the child to have direct conversation with the teacher who will help in clearing all the doubts of a student. Online search will land you to a list of many types of online tutor’s organization. But if you want to have the best teacher for yourself then you can come across TutorPace. TutorPace will help you to bring in the best way through which you will get good and efficient teachers along with better communication way and not only this, as a student you can utilize the comfort zone of your home and get the tuition classes.  

A Day in the Life at University of Southern California

A Day in the Life at University of Southern California The tutors behind Varsity Tutors are not just here to teach theyre sharing their college experiences as well. Chris graduated from University of Southern California in 2010 with a Bachelors degree in Theatre. He is an Atlanta tutor specializing in Algebra tutoring, Spanish tutoring, Grammar Mechanics tutoring, and more. See what he had to say about his undergraduate experience: VT: Describe the campus setting and transportation options.How urban or safe is the campus?Are there buses or do you need a car/bike? Chris: USC is three miles from downtown Los Angeles, so its about as urban as schools get. The neighborhood in the few blocks around campus is not great, but isnt as bad as it was 20 years ago, and the school is constantly working on improving the area. LA has an extensive public bus system, but only a few subway and rail lines. The campus itself is very small. Everyone walks or bikes. For the most part, the students live within a few blocks of campus, so they walk or bike to and from school as well. There is a bus system that connects the satellite campuses. A great transportation service is Campus Cruiser, which are cars run by the university that you can call for a ride at night. If youre going to or coming from the library, or just from house to house and dont want to venture into the sometimes-imposing urban night, Campus Cruiser will give you a free lift. VT: How available are the professors, academic advisers, and teaching assistants? Chris: I studied in the Theatre department, which is very small and based on interaction, so I was always able to get ahold of my teachers. My academic advisor, Leon, was extremely helpful, available, and open. In the few classes with TAs that I had, they were usually reachable by email. I never tried to set up a meeting, so I cant testify to how that goes. VT: How would you describe the dorm life rooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students? Chris: Dorms are at the corners of campus. I lived in Birnkrant, which is right near both Leavy and Doheny Libraries and Everybodys Kitchen dining hall. Parkside is the international dorm (though it also serves native students). Flour Tower is mostly made up of athletes, as its near the athletic facilities. Webb Tower has apartment-style dorms.Off campus are some university-run apartments, usually occupied by upperclassmen. The school only guarantees housing through sophomore year, so many upperclassmen find private housing nearby.There are a couple of different dining plans, which mix meals at the dining halls and dining dollars, which can be used there or at the fast-food style establishments on campus. The plans balance the two types differently.The two main dining halls are Everybodys Kitchen (EVK) and Parkside. Parkside tends to be better and more diverse, but is on the opposite side of campus from about 70% of the dorms. Below the Flour and Webb Tower dorms are a few take-out s tyle places. The centerpiece of campus is the Ronald Tutor Student Center, which Im told has food, but I graduated the year before it opened, so Im not sure about it. Definitely, my favorite place is Ground Zero. Its a student-managed coffee shop and performance venue that makes the absolute best milkshakes in the world. VT: Which majors/programs are best represented and supported?What did you study and why? Did the university do a good job supporting your particular area of study? Chris: I was in the Bachelor of Arts program in the School of Theatre (now called the School of Dramatic Arts). I do Theatre because I love it. (And, clearly, for the embarrassingly large stacks of money it will make me.) The university did a pretty decent job supporting us, as far as Arts support goes. The SoT management was not particularly great. VT: How easy or difficult was it for you to meet people and make friends as a freshman? Does Greek life play a significant role in the campus social life? Chris: USC does have a pretty active Greek scene, located on The Row on 28th Street. I wasnt in that scene, so I cant tell you much about it. VT: How helpful is the Career Centerand other student support services?Do many reputable companies recruit on campus? Chris: I never visited the Career Center, because a career in the Arts has such an unconventional, circuitous path that I never felt the need to. There were job and recruitment fairs on campus with some regularity, though I never paid them much mind. I expect that the best companies in the world come to USC, given our high national ranking, our location in a world business hub, and our large graduate and undergraduate student body. VT: How are the various study areas such aslibraries, the student union, and dorm lounges? Are they over-crowded, easily available, spacious? Chris: Leavy Library and Doheny Library are the main general-use libraries on campus, and both are huge and deep. Theres always room to read and there are large computer labs, as well as conference rooms available for reservation.Dorm lounges vary by building. Birnkrant had a fishbowl on each floor, but it was pretty small.The student center got torn down pretty early in my schooling, and the new one wasnt completed until after I graduated. From what Ive seen of it, though, its massive and beautiful. VT: Describe the surrounding town. What kinds of outside establishments / things to do are there that make it fun, boring, or somewhere in between?To what extent do students go to the downtown area of the city versus staying near campus? Chris: Los Angeles has to be the most diverse city in the world. Theres no question in my mind. If it exists in America, you can find it in LA. The range of food, cultural attractions, and even natural settings is unrivaled. Were 10 miles to the beach, two hours to Joshua Tree, a few hours from mountain skiing all while being in the middle of a metro area of 14 million. We have Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Little Armenia, Little Ethiopia, Little Thailand, West Hollywood Los Angeles has everything. VT: How big or small is the student body? Were you generally pleased or displeased with the typical class sizes? Chris: When I was there, USC had about 15,000 undergrads and 15,000 grad students. A large part of the grad students were on satellite campuses (the medical school is not on the main campus, for example), but it never felt crowded. The School of Theatre had pretty small classes, since most of it is participatory. My general education classes tended to be large lectures, maybe 150-200 students, but never more than that, and most or all of them had TA-led discussion sections that were usually 20-25 students. VT: Describe one memorable experience with a professor and/or class. Perhaps one you loved the most or one youregretthe most. Chris: Advanced Movement for the Actor with David Bridel in the spring of my sophomore year. He used the class to teach us clowning, which is the most freeing, joyful thing I have ever done. We learned that mistakes are not only inevitable and permissible, but can be beautiful as well. We learned that ones natural, authentic impulse is vital and vivid and moving. We learned that the truth about ourselves, in this moment, with these people, in this place above all else, is the most important thing to an actor. That class didnt just make me a better actor, it made be a better person. Check out Chris tutoring profile. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Varsity Tutors.

LSAT Analytical Reasoning The Brainteasers Inherent in the System

LSAT Analytical Reasoning The Brainteasers Inherent in the System LSAT Law School Blog Logic puzzles. You probably ran across them back in elementary or middle schoolâ€"those weird brainteasers that asked you to do things like sort out which five kids lived in which five houses and liked which five fruits and that sort of thing. And you’d get cluesâ€"like “Alice lives next to the boy on Maple street”. Or “the girl who likes pears has never met anyone who prefers citrus fruits” (some great examples are in this video by The LSAT Trainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7mUPexyLZE) Games like these have a way of generating enthusiasm or dismay, and while some people can happily spend hours on them, others tend to shred the paper in cognitively contorted frustration. So what on earth are such puzzles doing on a law exam? And how can you navigate your way through them? Logic is, of course, fundamental to the study of law. Whether publicly arguing a complex case in a criminal court, or navigating arcane caselaw, you’ll need to understand clearly the logical premises, fallacies, strengths and weaknesses of the arguments and cases you’ll encounter. Law requires you to construct and deconstruct legal puzzles, place events in logical order, draw inferences and make associations. When you’re presented with a logic puzzle, you’re asked to demonstrate your ability to master the fundamentals of this kind of reasoning. There are myriad puzzles such as these that you’ll encounter on the LSAT, but let’s take a look at solving one of them. You have 6 obstacles to arrange in order in an obstacle course. These are a rope swing, a slide, a tunnel, a vault, a wall, and a zipline. The obstacles are arranged according to the following rules: The slide must be in position 3 or 4 The wall is placed just before the zipline The rope swing and vault cannot be placed right next to each other. Which of the following are possible setups for the obstacle course? R T S W V Z T R V S W Z T R W Z S V V T S R W Z W Z S V R T Puzzle modified from Powerscore https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/logic-games/ This one is fairly straightforward, but it will get you a feel for how these puzzles work. To tackle them, you’ll want to lock down the easiest bits of information first. If you can find a rule that fixes something in place, you’ll make your life easier by eliminating possibilities for the more complicated clues. The most basic clue here is the first oneâ€"S must be in position 3 or 4. Write it down to visualize: _ _ S? S? _ _ Even though we can’t definitively place S in a position yet, we’ve narrowed the possibilities, and can definitely rule out any answer choice in which S doesn’t occur in position 3 or 4. So, for the above problem, we can rule out choice 3. Next, work with the “W and Z” clue. The words “just before” indicate that the wall immediately precedes the zipline in our sequence of obstacles, as opposed to saying “before” which would give no information about the spacing between the two. Because they occur right next to each other, we can treat it as a W/Z block. And because we’ve narrowed down the location of “S”, there’s only a few options for the W/Z block: 4 to be precise. Let’s write them out: WZS _ _ _ _ W Z S _ _ _ _ S W Z _ _ _ _ S W Z Looking back at our answer choices, we can see that only choice 1. separates w and z, and we can therefore rule that one out. Now for the most involved of the threeâ€"the non-consecutive V/R clue. It’s not particularly complicated, but if we had started there, we would have almost no information to restrict our starting point. But now that S is almost locked down, and we’ve narrowed down the possible locations for W/Z, there’s only so much that can be done with V/R, knowing that they CANNOT occur next to each other. But remember that V and R can switch â€" we know they cannot be next to each other, but we don’t know which comes first. So, going back to our remaining answer choices 2, 4, and 5, both 2 and 5 have V/R next to each other. Rule them outâ€"our answer is Choice 4 (that’s it--you don’t even need to worry about T, the tunnel). In the actual LSAT, this would only be the starting point in a sequence of related questions in which various parameters may be modifiedâ€"perhaps T is given an initial location, or perhaps V and R must be separated by exactly two spaces. But once you’ve reduced the puzzle to spaces and symbols, the rest becomes much easier. Once you’ve mastered a few of these, it’s easy to see how the same kind of thinking and manipulation translates into real world applications, and hopefully by learning and applying some of these tactics, you’ll be able to make the arcane world of legal theory and practice that much more accessible! About the Author This article was written by Steve M., one of our most experienced test prep tutors in the Boston area. For more information on MyGuru's top LSAT tutors, click here.

Understanding Boredom and ADHD

Understanding Boredom and ADHD Kids with ADHD thrive when they are engaged in activities that are exciting, interesting, and challenging. In fact, sometimes it may seem like their ADHD has practically disappeared when theyre doing something that they enjoy. On the flip side, when activities are more routine and less interesting, kids with ADHD quickly become painfully bored. They struggle to focus, and will try just about anything to escape the boredom. At school, youll find them jumping up to sharpen their pencil even though it already has a perfect point, asking to get up and get a drink of water even when theyre not thirsty, or asking for the bathroom pass just so they can leave the room. Why do everyday tasks seem so boring to kids with ADHD? Kids without ADHD might not enjoy these activities, but they dont seem to be tortured by them. Much of the boredom and difficulty focusing that kids with ADHD experience has to do with individual differences in the amount of mental stimulation that they require before their brain will click into gear and become engaged. Everyone has an optimal level of mental stimulation that they need in order to focus and learn. If something is too mentally stimulating, it will hard to stay engaged for very long. If something is not mentally stimulating enough, then it will be hard to focus right from the start. For kids (and adults) without ADHD, the amount of mental stimulation that they need for optimal focus and engagement would fall somewhere in the average range (about a 5 on a scale from 1-10). For individuals with ADHD, their brains work a bit differently. In order for their brains to click into gear, and focus without a great deal of effort, an activity or task needs to be more interesting than average. It may need to fall around a 7 or an 8 on our scale. Take a look at the graphic above. The student in this picture is presenting a pretty interesting book report - its about a 6 on our scale. Most kids in the room arent having a problem staying engaged, and the teacher isnt expecting anyone to find the presentation boring. Unfortunately, for the typical students with ADHD, this presentation is just not interesting enough. Their brains arent clicking into gear and they arent naturally engaged like most of the other students. They find the presentation boring and may find it very uncomfortable to stay seated and listen. Research has shown that many kids with ADHD use physical movement as a strategy for increasing mental engagement, since movement actually stimulates the brain. So, the students with ADHD will probably start fidgeting, and some may even try to find an excuse to stand up and get out of their chair. If the presentation was just a bit more interesting, either because of the topic area or because it included pictures or interactive activities, then it would cross the engagement threshold for the kids without ADHD and the kids with ADHD. If you observed the students listening to this more engaging presentation, you might not be able to guess which kids in the room had ADHD. They would not seem bored, they would probably be sitting pretty still, and they would be listening attentively. These differences in the level of mental stimulation required for kids with ADHD lead to the perception that they can focus when they want to or when something is interesting to them. It confuses parents and teachers who struggle to understand why a child with ADHD can focus so well on videogames but cant stay engaged when he or she is completing school assignments. Even outside of academics, it frustrates everyone when a child with ADHD complains that he or she is bored when everyone else seems to be having a good time. Its important to remember that kids with ADHD dont choose to be bored. There are very real brain-based differences that make many everyday situations actually feel very boring for kids with ADHD. While the world cannot change to accommodate the mental engagement needs of all kids with ADHD, there are some strategies that parents, teachers, and kids can do to help their brains click into gear more often. Ill be talking about those strategies in my next post, so stay t uned! ABOUT DR. MARY ROONEY Mary Rooney, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco. Dr Rooney is a researcher and clinician specializing in the evaluation and treatment of ADHD and co-occurring behavioral, anxiety, and mood disorders. A strong advocate for those with attention and behavior problems, Dr. Rooney is committed to developing and providing comprehensive, cutting edge treatments tailored to meet the unique needs of each child and adolescent. Dr. Rooney's clinical interventions and research avenues emphasize working closely with parents and teachers to create supportive, structured home and school environments that enable children and adolescents to reach their full potential. In addition, Dr. Rooney serves as a consultant and ADHD expert to Huntington Learning Centers. ABOUT HUNTINGTON Huntington Learning Center is the tutoring and test prep leader. Its certified tutors provide individualized instruction in reading, phonics, writing, study skills, elementary and middle school math, Algebra through Calculus, Chemistry, and other sciences. It preps for the SAT and ACT, as well as state and standardized exams. Huntington programs develop the skills, confidence, and motivation to help students of all levels succeed and meet the needs of Common Core State Standards. Founded in 1977, Huntington's mission is to give every student the best education possible. Call us today at 1.800.CAN LEARN to discuss how Huntington can help your child. For franchise opportunities please visit www.huntingtonfranchise.com. This website does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The material on this site is provided for educational purposes only.

Encourage Creativity and Imagination through the World of Poetry

Encourage Creativity and Imagination through the World of Poetry Encourage Creativity and Imagination through the World of Poetry From Dr. Seuss to Mother Goose, nursery rhymes are often the first introduction to poetry.  Most infants and toddlers are instantly drawn to the rhythm of the words. The repetition of rhymes are not only fun and stimulating for young children, but they are critical to the development of early  literacy  skills. As children get older, that same love for rhymes and rhythm can continue to develop  through poetry. Did you know that April is National Poetry Month?  The celebration was created to highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets and to encourage the reading of poems. Poetry is a form of expression and opens a new door of creativity through language. Encourage your children to express their creativity this April by exploring the world of poetry. Types of Poetry. Introduce your children  to the  many  different forms of poetryâ€"haiku,  limerick, acrostic and  rhyming  are just a few.  Here are  short descriptions to help familiarize your children with the different forms. Haiku â€"  A  traditional form of Japanese?poetry.?Haiku poems?consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a?Haiku?have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme. An old silent pond (5) From leaf to leaf hops a frog (7) Looking for a meal (5) Limerick â€"  A limerick is a silly poem with five lines.?It is  often funny or nonsensical.  The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same  number of syllables (typically 7  to 10).  The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically  5 to 7). There once was a wonderful star Who  thought she would go very far Until she fell down? And looked like a clown She knew she would never go far. Acrostic â€"  A form of poetry  where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an?acrostic poem?is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase.  This type of poetry is very fun for kids. Easter is a great time of year And everyone likes to each chocolate   So make sure you don’t eat too much Together we can hide   Easter eggs and find them Remember not to eat too much candy Rhyming â€"  There are different kinds of rhyming poems to explore. Couplets?are made up of two lines whose last words rhyme. They are often silly. My cat ate a mouse? And  then brought it in the house. Triplets?are made up of three lines. The rhyming pattern can be AAA or ABA. What a fine day To go out to play In the month of May. Quatrains?are made up of four lines. The rhyming pattern can be AABB or ABAB. I never saw a purple cow,? I never hope to see one:? But I can tell you, anyhow,? Id rather see than be one. Family Poetry Challenge.  Now that you’ve  introduced your children to  different forms of poetry, find out which form they find interesting and encourage them to give it a try. Make it a family activity and share your poems with each other.  Having trouble getting started? Here are a couple of ideas to get the creativity flowing. Brainstorm  poem themes and topics.  Sometimes it can be difficult to start writing a poem, but remind your children that poems can be about anything. They can be about their family, a dream they had or even something as simple as what they had for dinner. Creating a rhyming list.  One way to start writing poetry is by creating a list of rhyming words on a piece of paper. Using a mixture of rhyming nouns, verbs, and adjectives, your children can create simple sentences that can be used to create a poem. Discover even more  parenting tips and student success stories! You might also be interested in: Soaring Imagination Fuels This Young Writer’s Creativity Kumon of West Chester Students to Compete in the First Lego League World Championship 8 Must-Read Collections of Poetry on Kumon’s Recommended Reading List Aspiring Food Critic Hopes to Travel the World One Day Encourage Creativity and Imagination through the World of Poetry Encourage Creativity and Imagination through the World of Poetry From Dr. Seuss to Mother Goose, nursery rhymes are often the first introduction to poetry.  Most infants and toddlers are instantly drawn to the rhythm of the words. The repetition of rhymes are not only fun and stimulating for young children, but they are critical to the development of early  literacy  skills. As children get older, that same love for rhymes and rhythm can continue to develop  through poetry. Did you know that April is National Poetry Month?  The celebration was created to highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets and to encourage the reading of poems. Poetry is a form of expression and opens a new door of creativity through language. Encourage your children to express their creativity this April by exploring the world of poetry. Types of Poetry. Introduce your children  to the  many  different forms of poetryâ€"haiku,  limerick, acrostic and  rhyming  are just a few.  Here are  short descriptions to help familiarize your children with the different forms. Haiku â€"  A  traditional form of Japanese?poetry.?Haiku poems?consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a?Haiku?have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme. An old silent pond (5) From leaf to leaf hops a frog (7) Looking for a meal (5) Limerick â€"  A limerick is a silly poem with five lines.?It is  often funny or nonsensical.  The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same  number of syllables (typically 7  to 10).  The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically  5 to 7). There once was a wonderful star Who  thought she would go very far Until she fell down? And looked like a clown She knew she would never go far. Acrostic â€"  A form of poetry  where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an?acrostic poem?is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase.  This type of poetry is very fun for kids. Easter is a great time of year And everyone likes to each chocolate   So make sure you don’t eat too much Together we can hide   Easter eggs and find them Remember not to eat too much candy Rhyming â€"  There are different kinds of rhyming poems to explore. Couplets?are made up of two lines whose last words rhyme. They are often silly. My cat ate a mouse? And  then brought it in the house. Triplets?are made up of three lines. The rhyming pattern can be AAA or ABA. What a fine day To go out to play In the month of May. Quatrains?are made up of four lines. The rhyming pattern can be AABB or ABAB. I never saw a purple cow,? I never hope to see one:? But I can tell you, anyhow,? Id rather see than be one. Family Poetry Challenge.  Now that you’ve  introduced your children to  different forms of poetry, find out which form they find interesting and encourage them to give it a try. Make it a family activity and share your poems with each other.  Having trouble getting started? Here are a couple of ideas to get the creativity flowing. Brainstorm  poem themes and topics.  Sometimes it can be difficult to start writing a poem, but remind your children that poems can be about anything. They can be about their family, a dream they had or even something as simple as what they had for dinner. Creating a rhyming list.  One way to start writing poetry is by creating a list of rhyming words on a piece of paper. Using a mixture of rhyming nouns, verbs, and adjectives, your children can create simple sentences that can be used to create a poem. Discover even more  parenting tips and student success stories! You might also be interested in: Soaring Imagination Fuels This Young Writer’s Creativity Kumon of West Chester Students to Compete in the First Lego League World Championship 8 Must-Read Collections of Poetry on Kumon’s Recommended Reading List Aspiring Food Critic Hopes to Travel the World One Day

Baraem Rowad AlKhaleej International Kindergarten

Baraem Rowad AlKhaleej International Kindergarten Baraem Rowad AlKhaleej International Kindergarten Our Early Elementary school follows the Comprehensive Common Core Curriculum from the US. We use our own Pingus Kindergarten Program in our Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes. Starting in Grade 1 we use Pearsons Reading Street, Envision Math and Interactive Science programs to provide scripted direct, whole group, small group and individual level instruction to our students. Our school is comprised of mostly Saudi students who are eager to learn and have extremely supportive parents. We strive to adhere to our schools mission of creative thinking, valuing diversity, instilling a passion for education and respecting diversity while respecting Saudi Culture and the Islamic Values of the community in which we serve. We combine the American Curriculum in English, Math and Science with the Ministry of Educations Arabic and Islamic curriculum. We also employ Saudi teachers to provide ancillary subjects such as Social Studies, Art, Library, P.E. and Computer classes. Our school ranges from Nursery to Grade 3. Our KG classes are assisted by a Saudi Assistant and our Grade 1 teachers share an assistant between two classes. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are excited about teaching, willing to differentiate instruction and activities based on students needs, as well as have flexible and cooperative personalities. We hope our recruits are looking to join our team are willing to work together to meet the needs of our students as well as their colleagues. Our teachers will be responsible for groups of up to 20 students between the ages of 3 (Nursery) to 9 years old (Grade 3). The students are assessed before entry, however, each class may have a range of English proficiency. We value the use of technology and project-based learning. We want staff with strong classroom management skills but are also nurturing. The most important characteristic for any recruit is her willingness to take responsibility for her students education, by demonstrating a high competency for problem solving and independent thinking.