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GET MOVING! GET GROOVING! We beat drums, sing tunes, shake bells! We move and groove! We keep the beat and move our feet! WE EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF MUSIC! Music helps optimize the early years, providing children with a unique creative experience that allows them to express themselves and develop skills beyond the world of […]
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. […]
Making vocabulary fun for kids The easiest way to include the vocabulary in kids’ after school activities can be through providing vocabulary based puzzles and games. Word search, word maze, crossword puzzles, word chop are few of the examples that can be used creatively by parents to improve spelling skills in kids. One cannot emphasize the importance of […]
What is critical thinking and why is it important to develop it in kids? Critical thinking is the mental process of objectively analyzing a situation by gathering information from all possible sources, and then evaluating both the tangible and intangible aspects, as well as the implications of any course of action. As parents, when we […]