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	<title>LessonSense.com: Worksheets, crafts, lessonplans, printables, flashcards, games and other free resources for kindergarten, primary / elementary school teachers and esl learners</title>
	
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		<title>Mexican swine flu prevention in schools</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2009/09/mexican-swine-flu-prevention-in-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeroen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently the United States government unveiled their guidelines aimed at stopping the spread of &#8220;2009 H1N1 influenza&#8221; (a.k.a. the Mexican or Swine flu) in schools. Now that school is starting again in most countries in the Northern Hemisphere, there is a growing concern about what&#8217;s going to happen.
What does all this mean for people working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring crafts, flashcards and worksheets</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2009/03/spring-crafts-flashcards-and-worksheets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s springtime! Make sure you checkout all the spring materials on this website. On the spring downloads page there are flashcards, coloring pages and worksheets. For some creative fun go to the spring crafts page, where you can find flowers, animals and other stuff related to the spring season. The spring lessons page has games, circle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama’s stimulus bill: good news for education?</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2009/02/obamas-stimulus-bill-good-news-for-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeroen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lessonsense.com/?p=46</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A big portion of president Obama&#8217;s stimulus bill for the US economy is reserved for education. So is this good news for everyone working in education? In the new plan, education gets about $150 billion in new spending, including $79 billion for state education aid and billions more for (much needed) school modernization.
I personally think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy new year</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2009/01/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy new year everybody! Our batteries have been recharged during the holidays, and we&#8217;re ready again for a fresh start of the year. We wish you all the best in the coming year!
 
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		<title>Christmas worksheets and crafts</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2008/12/christmas-worksheets-and-crafts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanne</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lessonsense.com/?p=44</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And we have filled our Christmas pages with lots of worksheets, printables, crafts ideas and more.
So go and have a look at these pages to find some inspiration on the Christmas theme:
The Christmas crafts page is filled with creative ideas to make your own Christmas trees, bells, stars, a stable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All-day kindergarten in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2008/11/all-day-kindergarten-in-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeroen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lessonsense.com/?p=43</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In February of this year, British Columbia&#8217;s education minister Shirley Bond announced that her ministry would investigate the cost and feasibility of offering all-day kindergarten.  At this moment in B.C., all-day kindergarten is only available for aboriginal, ESL and special-needs children. The plan would mean that full day kindergarten would be available to all five-year-olds by September 2009 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and McCain on education</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2008/10/obama-and-mccain-on-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeroen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lessonsense.com/?p=41</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Coming Tuesday is election day in the US, I don&#8217;t think anyone failed to notice that.  Both Obama and McCain are mainly focussing on the financial crisis and the war in Iraq. These are also what most voters claim to be the most important issues facing the US at the moment. With the campaigns hardening, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween and autumn ideas</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2008/10/halloween-and-autumn-ideas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanne</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lessonsense.com/?p=40</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year, autumn is here again: The leaves come falling down and Halloween is also around the corner! This is just a short reminder that our autumn and Halloween pages are filled with fun stuff to do during this time of year. 

So if you want lesson suggestions or just some general activities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer games and childrens’ math skills</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2008/10/computer-games-and-childrens-math-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lessonsense.com/2008/10/computer-games-and-childrens-math-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeroen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lessonsense.com/?p=39</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can playing computer games improve childrens&#8217; math skills? Researchers in Scotland (link) found out that playing Nintendo DS&#8217;s Brain Trainer significantly improved the students&#8217; test scores.
Students aged nine and ten completed math tests before the nine week project, and then again afterwards.  All the childrens&#8217; scores were higher, but those using the trainer improved by 50 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autumn photo flashcards</title>
		<link>http://www.lessonsense.com/2008/09/autumn-photo-flashcards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are new autumn flashcards available for download on the autumn worksheets page. The flashcards are made with real photos. Have fun!

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