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Home-based Learning: Popular Elementary Video Lessons

Concordia Elementary School teacher Miss Melissa Swartzkopf and her trusty companion, Gus, a plush green and gold dragon are creating popular home-based learning videos for her students. Together they go on learning adventures helping students as they grow in their understanding of language, spelling, and grammar conventions. Her virtual lessons and informative videos have been highly acclaimed by students, parents and even her fellow teachers.... Read More

Helping Young Children Develop Conversational Skills

Well-developed conversational skills are extremely important for adults. They help us to communicate thoughts, opinions and information in the workplace and in our personal lives. Through conversation with others, we exchange ideas and express feelings and emotions. The same is true for children, and there are many things we as parents can do to help our young ones develop their verbal and conversational skills. Read More