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The pencil grip is a low- tech assistive technology for children and adults who struggle with writing and correct pencil grip. The device can fit on pencils, pens, crayons and all writing tools and has been said to be “easy to use and comfortable”. The Pencil Grip increases comfort, teaches proper hand positioning, and improves control. Its ergonomic design also provides relief of hand fatigue and pain. Both right handed and left handed individuals can use it. Students place their fingers on…

Television is considered to be an important invention of this century. Gone are the days when black and white TV first came into our houses, and we all look forward to our favorite shows and at that time it was considered just as the tool of entertainment. Today television has evolved so much that it has fundamentally transformed everyone lives. People can watch news, sports, soaps and various channels also offering children’s television series and educational programs on engineering, science,…

Confessions of a Teaching Junkie Throughout the decades of the thriving education profession, many misconceptions have arose; a misconception in simple terms identifies an incorrect statement given by anyone. A couple of these include “A teacher’s day ends at 3 p.m.” and “Teaching is easy, anyone can do it.” However, the main one that seems to be concerning is “Those who cannot do, teach.” Although society believes, “Those who cannot do, teach,” educators represent true individuals who create a…

Born on November 3, 1905, in Boston Massachusetts, Harlem Renaissance famous writer, Lois Mailou Jones was born not knowing the artistic, knowledgeable, and well-known lady she would become. Lois was an African American women who was a successful artist and teacher. She taught at Howard University, was the First African American to exhibit art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and received countless acknowledgements through her life and after she deceased. Despite the challenges Lois may…

On the other hand, Edvard Munch used oil paint, pastel, crayon and tempera which is the medium of powder pigment that consists usually with egg yolk mixed with water to paint “The Scream”. The romanticism paintings are basically focus on the emotions but also nature and ralationship with mandkind with it. The…

include motor skills, language development, decision making, visual learning, inventiveness, cultural awareness, and improved academic performance. Fine motor skills are developed in simple things such as holding a paintbrush or scribbling with a crayon. At age 3 children should be drawing a circle and using safety scissors and age 4 they should be able to draw a square and cut a straight line. These are essential for the development of fine motor…

military during the War of 1812. In 1815, Washington Irving traveled to England to help his brothers with the floundering family business. When that endeavor failed, he composed a collection of stories and essays that became The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Published in several installments over the course of 1819-20, The Sketch Book contained two of the author's most famous works, "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and made him a literary star both in England and the…

Elementary Teacher as a Dream Career 1 Picture this, you walk into your class room of third graders, and smell crayons and markers. You have a room full of kids waiting to be taught. They all have the ability and potential to succeed in life. You the educator just has to be the right person to supply them with the simple knowledge to get there. As you begin to take a deep breathe you realize something. This generation is in your hands and you’re one the teaching what’s wrong to what’s right.…

The center should be stocked with ample supplies of paper and writing implements such as, pencils, markers, and crayons. I would also make sure that there are writing-related materials, such as, envelopes, stamps, inkpads, etc. Having a bulletin board in this area is also great as it encourages children to share their creations with their classmates. I would make sure…

For this assignment, I chose to analyze a children’s book. “A Bad Case of Stripes,” by David Shannon. This book is about a girl named Camilla Cream, who loves to eat lima beans but does not want to eat them because all of her friends disliked the taste of lima beans. Camilla wanted to fit in and is very worried about others opinions of her. Her insecurity disguises itself by turning her body from head to toe into rainbow stripes. The theme of this to teach and bring awareness of…