Chess
Minecraft, Angry Birds and Popular Games as a STEM Activity Mine-craft is a great resource to teach kids STEM concepts. Mine craft has now become a craze among elementary and middle school kids. Science: Great way to teach gravity’s effect on sand, Mine craft can be used to teach scientific concepts to kids. Kids can […]
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Mother’s Day Coupon Book in Two Steps Instructions: Print the coupons, cut, and paste on cardstock/construction paper. Punch a hole to tie with a ribbon or staple on the left side of the coupon book. Voila… your Mother’s Day gift is ready. Mother’s Day Coupon Book Printable 2014
Happy Earth Day Freebie from SMARTS Club! On the occasion of Earth Day SMARTS club brings you a fun activity booklet for the kids. It is educational with variety of activities. Feel free to print it out and hand it to kids during week or weekend. The activities are based on math, science, writing, art and […]
Frisco Chess Club Thursday Swiss Tournament Good news for parents with chess champs in the family who want to compete in USCF tournaments in Frisco! SMARTS Club an award winning learning center and after school and enrichment program is proud to announce Chess tournaments starting this Fall. Please review the tournament information below and contact […]
More than 100 young artists visited 6 art stations sponsored by SMARTS Club at Ashley Elementary Art Night sponsored by PTA on Oct. 10, 2013. SMARTS Club sponsored art stations with different mediums of art. The kids learned about the six elements of art and various styles of painting like Impressionism. Kids enjoyed creating tye n dye […]
Halloween fun with Math Art Art and drawing always is a fun thing to do for kids. It becomes much easier if we can see art with underlying geometrical shapes which makes drawing less intimidating for kids. I believe drawing with mathematical shapes help activate both- the ‘right- brain’ learners and the ‘left- brain’ learners. […]
Chess develops your child’s reading and math ability, critical and analytical thinking skills and builds character and self-esteem. Many research papers have shown that there are benefits of learning chess and also how learning chess could enhance a student’s ability in solving math problems. Chess is an excellent conduit to encourage children to explore art, number […]
Revisiting STAAR The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, has increased rigor and critical thinking standards that won’t leave much room for being bored in the classroom. Cognitive Complexity The cognitive complexity of the assessment is raised higher. Students are expected to demonstrate “college readiness” skills in all grade levels. The test includes a higher […]
Goals for Afterschool Learning Ensuring the best use of the afterschool hours for increasing your kid’s desire to learn We have done the research for you and developed a premier afterschool program to optimize the use of available time to include academic as well as extra-curricular activities. SMARTS Club programs include thoughtful, fun, accessible and structured activities that […]