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Free STAAR Practice Worksheets SMARTS Club is offerring another set of free STAAR Worksheets for your kids! These worksheets are designed to help your child get extra practice for the STAAR test. We have tried to simulate and meet the criteria for STAAR as closely as possible. The time to complete each reading and math section should not […]
Our Winter Camp Creates Great Memories For Kids Our Frisco Winter Camps include activities like, kids’ yoga, chess, robotics, programming, science projects, art, and STEAM worksheets. Your kids also get a chance to take free SMARTScore (academic) and robotics diagnostics assessments during these camps (value $100). All the activities are in accordance to the grade and skill […]
Free Thanksgiving Activity Booklet for kids Thanksgiving is a time for coming together, which means more than one family in a house. In most situations, this also means that there will be more children around as the Thanksgiving dinner is organized and prepared. This Thanksgiving, rather than switching on the TV, take control of the […]
Thanksgiving Camp SMARTS Club is holding a fun and educational Thanksgiving Camp at their Main location. Explore the Fall and participate in the Fall science experiments, thankful gifts, crafts, arts, movies and more. In short, we create pleasant Thanksgiving memories for your child at SMARTS Club. Best Camp in town at a great value! These camps are […]
Free Mom and kids Yoga in Frisco and Plano Yoga is trending as a favorite family activity to spend quality time with your kids and due to the popular demand, we are bringing back our FREE Mom and Kids Yoga classes. Whether you are a homemaker or part of the corporate world, join us to unwind and connect with […]
What you’ll need Brown paper lunch bag Construction paper: black, white, tan, yellow, brown, green, gray, orange Black fine or medium tip marker white acrylic paint Paintbrush 1-2 cotton balls Glue stick Scissors Stapler Newspaper or treats for filler Pattern How to make it Open the paper bag and lay it with the bottom as the […]
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 […]