STAAR
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 […]
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 […]
Making Kids Happier and Smarter all through school year All parents want their kids to be happy and successful in life. And why not, that is our purpose in life as parents, right? To fulfill that end Dr. Meenakshi Singh created SMARTS Club. It is an enrichment program tailored for each kid. It is a […]
SMARTS Club Spelling Bee Winners Our annual Spelling Bee event on Jan 25,’13 went amazingly well where kids outdid each other and awed all the parents in the audience. It was incredible to see all our participants so excited about the Spelling Bee and striving to win the first position. Each winner went through rigorous […]
Annual Spelling Bee Competition at SMARTS Club Calling all the spellers from Kinder till Grade 8 to come and particiapte in SMARTS Club Annual Spelling Bee event at our Frisco location. The event will be conducted by Dr. Sharmishtha Bose, an Associate Prof. in English from University of Texas, Dallas. The format would be very […]
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 […]
SMARTS Club strives to be the best educational institute serving students at both ends of academic skill spectrum from challenged to advanced students. We pride ourselves in improving the study skills of the students and making them successful academically as well as helping with their overall development. Our programs have been developed by Dr. Meenakshi Singh who has […]
We have decoded the language of Texas Education Agency’s rhetoric regarding the impact of STAAR on your kid’s assessment. We received several inquiries as to how STAAR is different than TAKS. So we did the research for you and here is the scoop. The main emphasis of testing now is on high level of thinking, problem-solving, complex […]