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What the contents of a flip file school project should be
Think of a school project, to be displayed in a flip file, as a real book. What do you find in a book, and which books are easier to read than others? Books that have a good layout are neat, easy to read, and more enjoyable. People studying a book will find it easier to learn, and understand the contents of the book, if the contents are not cluttered, or confusing. The Cover of the project It is often best to leave the decorating or designing of the cover of your project until last – a proud last effort at portraying what hard work you’ve done inside – and doing the cover later, once all the main work is done, will give you a better understanding of how best … Read entire article »
Filed under: project layouts
Jeepers, but boys go through school socks!
Well, mine do anyway. What on earth do they do with these socks at school? Do they take off their shoes and run around in just their socks? Do they take off their socks and clean the classroom floor with them? Black water is a commonplace thing in our home – after white socks have been soaking in a bit of jik to get rid of all that grime. Boys will be boys, I guess, but gee, those school socks don’t only get dirty and grubby so quickly, they also get stretched out of proportion – what are the boys trying to do, pull them up to their thighs? And, of course, I have to keep reminding them not to leave them all squashed up in their shoes over a weekend, in case I forget to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Aged 10 to 14
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