Green City Students Get a Reality Check
Green City Students Get a Reality Check Students in grades 9-11 participated in a financial reality fair on May 14. High school students took on the role of an adult in futuristic “Mad City.” They’re given jobs, income, a family, and debt. Each student must then visit merchants to select housing, transportation, food, household necessities, clothing, day care, and other wants and needs all while building a sensible budget. Students soon realized that sometimes you can’t buy everything you want and that children are very expensive. This project was sponsored by the Missouri Council of Economic Education and . . . read more
Third Grade has Field Trip to Sullivan County Hospital
Students in third grade received the opportunity to go to Sullivan County Hospital in Milan, MO. read more
New Ways To Play
Playing with your child is how they learn so when your child begs for another Skylander or Lalaloopsy, it should be easy to say no, but families spend more than $6 billion on learning toys every year. Of course, there's nothing wrong with those toys, but all toys can be educational. In fact, it's been proven the most educational ones are usually the simpliest, like cars and dolls. It's really not how they're marketed, it's how you play with them. Every child can build a tower from legos or blocks. You can suggest something else for your . . . read more
