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            <title>Build a Snow Person ... Indoors!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/paper-mache-snow-people/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.artsandcrafts.jpg" /><p>This winter, try building your child's very own snow person indoors. Instead of freezing cold snow, this activity uses fun (and messy!) art materials to build a cool sculptural creation that explores the art of three dimensional form.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Start a New Mistletoe Tradition!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/74201_74300/74228/file_74228.jpg" /><p>Why not enlist your child's help in counteracting the holiday hustle-bustle with this family-affirming activity? Every time someone walks under your child's homemade mistletoe, he or she will express kindness or appreciation to someone.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Create a Holiday Gift Budget</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/making-christmas-gift-budget/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.math.jpg" /><p>Use the gift giving season as a teaching mechanism for your child, giving her a no-pressure lesson in planning a holiday budget. By the time she has her first job and a bank account, she will be a professional money managing whiz!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Choosing the Best Average</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.math.jpg" /><p>Practice finding the mean, or average, of different data sets in this math card game. It's a great way to work on division and improve your fifth grader's understanding of statistics. All you need is a deck of cards, a score sheet, and a pencil, and you'll be ready to play!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Diamond Draw</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.math.jpg" /><p>"That's not fair!" is a phrase parents often hear. This game takes a mathematical approach to that statement. Introduce probability to your third grader with this fun card game! Use a deck of cards to play this game of chance, then evaluate the odds of winning.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Elevens</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/74301_74400/74376/thumbs/file_74376_75x75_scale.jpg" /><p>Get out a deck of cards and practice finding sums of 11 in this one-player math game! You'll lay out nine cards, then try to find sets of cards that add up to 11. This is excellent practice for any first grader working on their addition facts. </p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Face Cards Around</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/74301_74400/74380/thumbs/file_74380_75x75_scale.jpg" /><p>Practice finding sums of 10 in this one-player card game. Try working together with your first grader and talk through the best moves. You'll be working on strategy and addition facts at the same time as you place and remove cards from your game board.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Getting Even</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.math.jpg" /><p>Memorizing addition facts is an important step in a first grader's learning. Teach your child this fun card game in order to squeeze in a little extra addition practice. All you need is a deck of cards, and you are ready to get started!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Lucky Number</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.math.jpg" /><p>In this math game, the lucky number is 13! All you need is a deck of playing cards to begin practicing your addition facts in this fun activity. Use cards to create a game board, which you will scan looking for sums of 13.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Box Shot</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.math.jpg" /><p>Become more familiar with decimals and multiplication while tossing playing cards into boxes. This fun math game will get your child actively learning the values of decimals. Every fourth grader needs to master work with decimals, and they'll love practicing in "Box Shot!"</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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